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Read article: Farm Drainage Series Part 7: Farmers Incentivizing Landowners to make Tile Improvements
Farm Drainage Series Part 7: Farmers Incentivizing Landowners to make Tile Improvements
Farm drainage tile systems in Illinois have aged, leaving many farms poorly drained, resulting in lower crop yields. Upgrading farm drainage systems...
A farmer in cap and coveralls is bent over looking at a broken tile and water.
Read article: Farm Drainage Series Part 6: Repairing and Maintaining Farm Tile Systems
Farm Drainage Series Part 6: Repairing and Maintaining Farm Tile Systems
This article is not to be construed as legal advice. Consult with your legal advisor before entering tile agreements.Contractors design...
A tile contractor uses a backhoe loader to aid installation of a large tile main, with dirt road on left and farm field on the right.
Read article: Farm Drainage Series Part 5: Challenges Installing Drainage Tile Mains — Railroads, Highways, and Others
Farm Drainage Series Part 5: Challenges Installing Drainage Tile Mains — Railroads, Highways, and Others
This article is not to be construed as legal advice. Consult with your legal advisor before entering tile agreements.Installing the...
Tractor plowing a field with a dust cloud behind
Read article: Dust storms, starter fertilizer, and conservation tillage
Dust storms, starter fertilizer, and conservation tillage
In episode 80 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast, University of Illinois Assistant Professor and Extension agronomist...

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