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Read article: Beyond the monoculture: why we need biodiversity in agriculture
Beyond the monoculture: why we need biodiversity in agriculture
Driving through the country this time of year, you’re likely to see two things: corn and soybeans.  In 2023, 11.2 million acres of land in...
Brent Fowler standing in blooming prairie with a corn field in background
Read article: Quail comeback
Quail comeback
By Carla Rich Montez, Extension Master Naturalist serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell counties   Almost everywhere you look...
Sow, grow, rotate: how crop rotation promotes gardening success raised garden beds with variety of annual vegetable crops
Read article: Sow, grow, rotate: how crop rotation promotes gardening success
Sow, grow, rotate: how crop rotation promotes gardening success
With a new year comes opportunities for a new start… especially in the garden. As we look through seed catalogs, past garden records, and develop...
aerial view of a field
Read article: Farm Drones: Getting a bird's eye view to increase yields
Farm Drones: Getting a bird's eye view to increase yields
As a teenager, one of my farm duties was cultivating the weeds out of the corn and soybeans. I preferred to drive our bigger tractor because it was...

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A person flying a drone above a herd of beef cattle standing in a pasture for grazing management.
Explore cutting-edge agricultural technology with I-FARM Learning Series
URBANA, Ill. — Identifying on-farm needs to increase efficiency, safety, practicality, and overall profitability is where ideas for adapting technology begin. From there, advancing technology for productivity and sustainability seems to be more within reach in a changing agricultural landscape....

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Farm Management: Pre-plant Spraying

Before the seed goes in the ground, farmers spray the ground. For this particular filed the farm is using 28% nitrogen and a preplant herbicide. Thanks to technology, the farmer can utilize GPS and other onboard technology to better control the amount of spray being used.

Staff

Travis Burke

Travis Burke

Assistant Dean, Agriculture/Agri-Business Program Leader
Germάn Bolero

Germάn Bollero

Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences