- Cover crop management
- Grazing or harvesting cereal rye in corn-soybean rotations
- Local producer experiences with Precision Conservation Management
- Fertility management and water quality
- Improving nitrogen use efficiency from field to watershed
Lunch will be provided. This meeting is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required by Friday, Jan. 31.
2025 Winter Meeting Agenda
9:00 a.m. – Registration
9:25 – Welcome
9:30 – Optimizing cover crop management
Nathan Johanning, Commercial Crop Educator, University of Illinois Extension
10:00 – Ongoing Dudley Smith Farm research project: Evaluation of grazing or harvesting cereal rye in corn-soybean rotation
Dan Shike, Professor and Interim Head, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois
10:30 – Precision Conservation Management overview and producer panel
Moderators: Andrew Hiser, Precision Conservation Specialist, PCM; Travis Meteer, Extension Educator Commercial Agriculture, University of Illinois Extension
11:00 – Break
11:15 – Ongoing Dudley Smith Farm research project: Evaluating the impact of cover crops and fertility treatments on water quality and nutrient loss
Giovani Preza Fontes, Assistant Professor, and Kristin Greer, Senior Research Specialist, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois
11:45 – Bridging nitrogen budgets from field to watershed scales for region-specific solutions to achieve Illinois nutrient loss reduction targets
Bin Peng, Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois
12:15 p.m. – Lunch