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Cover crop conversations: when to seed a cover crop
When it comes to seeding cover crops, timing matters, but the right timing can look different depending on where you farm and what you are trying to...
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Farm Estate Planning Series: How Well Do You Really Know Your Family?
Disclaimer - The following is meant only for educational purposes and not to be construed as legal or tax advice.Family dynamics are complex...
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Cover crop conversations: Practical management advice
Cover crops and no-till can take some trial and error. In ...
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Farm Estate Planning Series: Are Your Heirs Ready for the Changes Your Death Will Cause?
Disclaimer - The following is meant only for educational purposes and not to be construed as legal or tax advice.Thinking about retiring...
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News Releases
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Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit slated for January 28
Many northwest Illinois corn and soybean farmers produced their highest yields ever in the 2025 growing season. Despite this, challenges remain, most pertinently the price-cost squeeze that continues to force producers to make management decisions with added scrutiny, rendering standard...
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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...
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John Jones

Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Soil Fertility Extension Specialist
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