News Releases

Farm Ponds, Fish kills and Oxygen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By Duane Friend University of Illinois Extension Educator Energy & Environmental Stewardship   Thousands of farm ponds dot the landscape across rural Illinois. They are scenic, functional, and affected by environmental factors,...

Dudley Smith Farm Field Day to be held June 20th
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ACES Dean Kidwell Visits Local Extension Office
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Updating corn and soybean export pace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, ...

Integrating two types of crop models to predict the effect of climate change on crop yields
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sources: Kaiyu Guan, kaiyug@illinois.edu; Bin Peng, binpeng@illinos.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, ...

Corn use for ethanol update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...

New study identifies genetic basis for western corn rootworm resistance in maize
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Martin Bohn, 217-244-2536, mbohn@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. – Farmers...

ACES researchers among the world’s most influential scientists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sources: Stephen P. Long, 217-244-0881, slong@illinois.edu; Lisa Ainsworth, 217-265-9887, ainswort@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ...

A mother’s support helps children learn to regulate negative emotions, but what happens when mom gets distressed?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sources: Niyantri Ravindran, nravind2@illinois.edu; Nancy McElwain, 217-333-3790, mcelwn@illinois.edu News writer: Stephanie Henry, 217-244-1183, ...

Current corn price prospects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...

2017 a great year for pumpkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Mohammad Babadoost, babadoos@illinois.edu, 217-333-1523 News writer: Lauren Quinn, ldquinn@illinois.edu, 217-300-2435   URBANA, Ill...

Timing of fall nitrogen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Emerson Nafziger, 217-333-9658, ednaf@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...

Moving forward after October reports in corn and soybeans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...

Are we at a tipping point with weed control?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Adam Davis, 217-333-9654, asdavis1@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...

USDA funds participatory organic corn breeding and testing network initiative at Illinois with $2 million
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News source: Sally Gifford, 202-720-2047 Writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. — The United States Department of Agriculture ...

Where is fiber fermented in the pig digestive tract?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Hans Stein, 217-333-0013, hstein@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Fiber is...

Sept. 1 grain stocks estimate provide muted support for prices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-...

Corn prices unlikely to find support from Sept. 1 Stocks Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...

Soybean consumption finishes strong in 2016-17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...

Corn and soybean production outlook in 2017-18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...