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Exploring the economics of agricultural conservation practices

July 11, 2025

Agricultural producers across Central Illinois and the United States face numerous challenges and pressures on their operations. These can include policy changes, volatile market prices, fluctuating input costs, diseases and pests, and many other factors. Of extreme importance to crop producers is...

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Taming the Dust: Proven practices to combat erosion and dust storms in Central Illinois, Part 2

August 2, 2024

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This blog post continues a series analyzing the local dust storms that have occurred across the area recently. Part one looked at the specific causes of wind erosion and dust storms and their impacts on agriculture. This second part examines practices that producers can implement on their...

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College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences Illinois Extension

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Urbana, IL 61801

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Exploring the economics of agricultural conservation practices

Taming the Dust: Proven practices to combat erosion and dust storms in Central Illinois, Part 2