Extreme weather in forecast: Global climate models project wetter springs, drier summers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The mention of “climate change” and “global warming” seems to warm the climate itself via heated debates, and the state cl…
Nutrient loss reduction efforts include outreach, watershed planning
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There’s plenty of nutrient loss management research data available, but it doesn’t do much good if it isn’t disseminated t…
Burbrink: To Bt or not to Bt, that is the question
Bt, an abbreviation for Bacillus thuringiensis, is a naturally occurring soil bacterium that controls some forms of leaf-eating larval pests…
Applicator training canceled: Dicamba sessions online only
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Pesticide applicator training and testing clinics and dicamba in-person classroom training have been canceled as a preca…
Corn productivity in real time: Satellites, field cameras and farmers team up
URBANA, Ill. — University of Illinois scientists, with help from members of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, have developed a new, sca…
Purdue study finds signal cascade that keeps plant stem cells active
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Pools of stem cells in the apical meristems of plants are key to continued growth and development. Understanding how …
Researchers share aphid insights
URBANA, Ill. — Like most invasive species, when the soybean aphid arrived in the Midwest in 2000, it brought none of its natural enemies alo…
Lobbying effort for ag research funding
WASHINGTON — Illinois and Indiana university representatives and a Certified Crop Adviser were recently on Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to…
Study shines light on full potential of soybeans
URBANA, Ill. — Komorebi is a Japanese word that describes how light filters through leaves — creating shifting, dappled “sunflecks” that ill…
Study shows positive effect of cover crops on soil microbiome
URBANA, Ill. — Only a fraction of conventional row crop farmers grow cover crops after harvest, but a new global analysis from the Universit…