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Cereal rye emerging through corn stover in a field
Cover crop conversations: Profitability, soil health, and yield
When evaluating cover crops, many conversations begin with one question: Are they profitable? In...
Soybeans growing through cover crop biomass
Cover crop conversations: Cultural and mindset shifts
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Soybean stubble on a field
The role of the soil microbiome in reducing nutrient loss
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A combine harvests corn with blue skies and cumulus clouds in the background.
Illinois Farm Cash Rent Trends in 2026
Illinois farmers and landowners have completed their farm lease negotiations for the 2026 production year. Forecasts indicate farmers will endure a...
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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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