SIU – Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council

29 Jun 2020

0 Comments By Mary Auth Investment Insights Amir Sadeghpour, GreenSeeker, Nitrogen, NREC, research, SIU, variable rate

How Useful is Variable Rate Nitrogen

Dr. Amir Sadeghpour and research collaborators at SIU and UK are developing regionally-specific algorithms fro Illinois farmers to use GreenSeeker sensor tools.

18 May 2020

0 Comments By Mary Auth Investment Insights Investor Insight, Jon Schoonover, Phosphorus, research, SIU, southern illinois, WASCOBs

WASCOBs can help P Loss on Sloping Lands

07 May 2019

0 Comments By Julie Hewitt cover crops, farmer meeting, research, SIU

SIU Carbondale/NREC/ILFB 2019 Field Day

Join us for this FREE event and learn what SIU researchers are working on to benefit you on the farm

04 Dec 2018

0 Comments By Illinois NREC Featured, Investment Insights, Technical Information cover crop, Gurbir Singh, hairy vetch, Karl Williard, lysimeter, Nitrogen, NREC, SIU, water quality, watershed

Cover crops and water quality

In a field-size study area, Dr. Williard and his team are in the middle of a multi-year project at Southern Illinois University farms to look at relationships between cover crops and N availability to corn. What they have learned so far is that cereal rye is an effective scavenger of nitrogen, reducing the amount of nitrate that leached via soil water. Click here for the latest. Cover Crops and Water Quality – Williard

Visit the NREC Facebook page to view a video of Dr. Williard presenting his research at the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in December of 2018.

04 Dec 2018

0 Comments By Illinois NREC Featured, Investment Insights, Technical Information edge of field, Gurbir Singh, Jon Schoonover, Karl Williard, Massac County, Moultrie county, NREC, saturated buffers, SIU

New saturated buffer designs

Building upon past research, Dr. Schoonover and his team are demonstrating an alternative design of saturated buffers that address commonly encountered issues with the Best Management Practices (BMP) of saturated buffers. This new research will look at the alternative designs, as well as installation requirements and effectiveness under various field and climatic conditions. The research is taking place in Moultrie County. Saturated Buffers – Schoonover

04 Dec 2018

0 Comments By Illinois NREC Featured, Investment Insights, Technical Information Amir Sadeghpour, cover crop, Nitrogen, NREC, Phosphorus, research, SIU, termination dates

Do termination dates influence corn N requirements?

Current N management guidelines in Illinois are not adjusted for inclusion of cover crops especially with different cover crop termination dates. The termination date can influence the decomposition rate of cover crops in a corn cropping system and change the dynamics of N release to the crop. Dr. Amir Sadeghpour of Southern Illinois University leads this project. Click here for the latest. cover crops and termination dates – Sadeghpour

10 May 2018