Educational opportunities for Certified Crop Advisers
The Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) funds research specifically to help Illinois agriculture meet the goals of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy. Along the way, we discover what farmers can do to reduce runoff of valuable nutrients into streams, while discovering how to keep just the right amount of nutrients in the soil for the plants to deliver the best yields possible.
Consider NREC a valuable resource and tool to learn what we are learning – and then share what you learn with your growers.
Research results with actionable tactics are captured in videos with illustrations, video, and other visuals to help explain what researchers are homing in on. It’s a variety of topics that have been chosen by NREC’s scientific research committee to help us all work for the good of the environment and farmer’s profitability.
Topic | Lead Researcher | YouTube Link |
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Tile depth influence on nutrient losses | Dr. Rabin Bhattarai | Video Link |
Watershed-scale respond to drainage water management | Dr. Rabin Bhattarai | Video Link |
Benefits of cover crop | Dr. Kaiyu Guan | Video Link |
Phosphorus management | Dr. Jennifer Fraterrigo | Video Link |
Nitrogen placement and timing | Dr. Fred Below | Video Link |
Source and cycling of nitrate in tile drainage | Dr. Zj Yu | Video Link |
DNRA for nitrate retention | Dr. Angela Kent | Video Link |
Designer biochar to capture and recycle Phosphorus | Dr. Wei Zheng | Video Link |
Gypsum application in Southern Illinois | Dr. Karl Williard | Video Link |
Minimizing Phosphorus and Nitrogen loss in Southern Illinois | Dr. Karl Williard | Video Link |
Insect management in cover crops | Dr. Nick Seiter | Video Link |
Slow-release P fertilizers to increase crop production | Dr. Andrew Margenot | Video Link |
Legacy P in soil samples | Dr. Andrew Margenot | Video Link |
Nitrogen management of corn in Southern Illinois | Dr. Amir Sadeghpour | Video Link |
Cover cropping in corn and soy in Southern Illinois | Dr. Amir Sadeghpour | Video Link |
WASCoBs influence of corn yields and water quality | Dr. Jon Schoonover | Video Link |
Saturated buffers for Nitrogen and Phosphorus mitigation | Dr. Jon Schoonover | Video Link |
Cover crop management tool | Jonathan Coppess | Video Link |
Drainage water recycling | Dr. Richard Cooke | Video Link |
Drainage water management | Dr. Laura Christianson | video to come |
Bioreactors for Illinois | Dr. Laura Christianson | video to come |
Reducing nutrient loads in WASCoBS in Southern Illinois | Lowell Gentry | Video Link |
Nutrient loss reduction strategies | Lowell Gentry | Video Link |
Nitrogen management strategies in tile-drained fields | Lowell Gentry | Video Link |
Reducing P loss in Southern Illinois | Dr. Reid Christianson | video to come |