Environment: Campus

The Dudley Smith Initiative — by Demeter — last modified October 24, 2009 02:28 PM

Dudley Smith Researchers at the Dudley Smith Farm in Christian County are investigating extended pasture rotations with beef cattle integrated into conservation-based row crop production. Cattle graze three types of pasture during the growing season. The goal of this system is to produce forage for cattle year round without reliance on external feed sources. Cash crops provide additional income.

Urban Soil Quality Initiative — by Michelle Wander and Laura Witzling — last modified May 25, 2009 10:22 AM

Think of our web site as an electronic community garden - it's a workspace to share resources about urban gardening and soil.

Illinois State Scientific Surveys Become Part of U of I. — by UI News Bureau — last modified July 19, 2008 01:14 PM

The Natural History Survey, Geological Survey, Water Survey and Waste Management and Research Center become part of UI's Urbana Campus.

Soyface — by Demeter — last modified January 03, 2008 09:49 PM

SoyFACE (Soybean Free Air Concentration Enrichment) is an innovative facility for growing crops under production field conditions in an atmosphere that is anticipated for the middle of this century, namely one with higher levels of carbon dioxide and ozone. SoyFACE is designed to discover the effects of atmospheric change on the agronomy and productivity of Midwestern crops as well as to find solutions that will lead to crops better adapted to this future