Blog Posts

Large clouds and thick dust limits the visibility of a road going between two farm fields.
Read article: Dust storms in Illinois: Identifying farm solultions
Dust storms in Illinois: Identifying farm solultions
This is article two from a two-part series.Dust storms have become an increasing concern in Illinois, prompting investigations into their causes and...
A large corn planter works in a field with blue sky and a road visible in the background.
Read article: Dust storms in Illinois: Examining roles of weather and farming practices
Dust storms in Illinois: Examining roles of weather and farming practices
This is article one from a two-part series.Recent dust storms in Illinois have raised the question of the cause of these events. In the last few...
The sun beats down over a partially harvested cornfield with two combines and a white pick up truck in foreground.
Read article: Landowner series - Using a flexible cash farm lease
Landowner series - Using a flexible cash farm lease
A flexible cash lease is an alternative to a straight cash lease. The flexible cash leash protects the farmer and landowner from economic loss. This...
Field of corn
Read article: Addressing nutrient loss through conservation: Precision Conservation Management
Addressing nutrient loss through conservation: Precision Conservation Management

News Releases

Three crop researchers stand posed in a knee high soybean field
New land grant research detects dicamba damage from the sky
URBANA, Ill — Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate — simulating vapor drift — eight days after application. This advancement in remote sensing from the University of Illinois...
Looking down the rows where a corn and soybean field edge meet
Corn after soy: New study quantifies rotation benefits and trade-offs
URBANA — While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn year after year. Although foundational research on the benefits of corn-soybean rotation goes back decades, University...
A presenter shares information on agriculture research at a field day presentation.
Local growers are invited to Agronomy Field Day at Ewing Demonstration Center
EWING, Ill. – Illinois Extension is excited to invite the public to their annual Agronomy Field Day at the Ewing Demonstration Center on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 9 a.m., with a free lunch to follow. The event will feature various educators and campus faculty as they provide best management...

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John Jones

Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Soil Fertility Extension Specialist