1.0 CEUs – Nutrient Management
Enrollment Fee: $10
Course Number: 24CMC-NM-57632
Emerson Nafziger is a Professor Emeritus and retired Extension Agronomist for the University of Illinois. In this presentation, Nafziger explores the evolution of agricultural research, highlighting the shift from public to private sector-driven research and marketing. He discusses the challenges of relying on limited and often biased data in marketing agricultural products, emphasizing the importance of field trials and data analysis for informed decision-making. Dr. Nafziger encourages farmers to conduct their own trials and maintain curiosity to better understand product efficacy.
This presentation was originally produced for the 2024 Crop Management Conference. If you received CEUs for this presentation while attending that conference, you are not eligible for additional CEUs for completing this course module. If you do not need CEUs, use this link to view the presentation.
For questions about the course, please contact Megan Weber (megannr2@illinois.edu).
1.0 CEUs – Nutrient Management
Enrollment Fee: $10
Course Number: 23CMC-NM-57235
Amir Sadeghpour is an Assistant Professor of Soil Management at Southern Illinois University. In this presentation, Sadeghpour focuses on managing cover crops and nitrogen in corn production systems. He highlights the benefits of cover crops, such as reducing erosion, capturing nutrients, and improving soil health. Sadeghpour discusses various cover crop management practices, including species selection, seeding rates, and termination timing, and their impact on nitrogen cycling and corn yield. He also emphasizes the importance of precision planting and the economic and environmental benefits of optimized cover crop management.
This presentation was originally produced for the 2023 Crop
Management Conference. If you received CEUs for this presentation while
attending that conference, you are not eligible for additional CEUs for
completing this course module. If you would like to view this
presentation and do not need CEUs, it can be viewed
here.
For questions about the course, please contact Megan Weber (megannr2@illinois.edu).
Dr. Andrew Margenot gives an overview of P management for Illinois crop production, with an emphasis on the history of P research in Illinois, recent updates to P fertilizer management, and six areas of active work at the University of Illinois to increased P use profitability and reduce off-farm losses.
This presentation was originally produced for the 2021 Virtual Crop Management Conference. If you received CEUs for this presentation while attending that conference, you are not eligible for additional CEUs for completing this course module. If you would like to view this presentation and do not need CEUs, it can be viewed here.
0.5 CEUs - Nutrient Management
Dr. Laura Christianson addresses important challenges in water quality by finding new techniques to grow crops in a way that preserves clean water, nutrient-rich soil, and healthy ecosystems. She is an international expert in woodchip bioreactors that help growers reduce the amount of nitrogen in drainage water from agricultural fields.
This presentation was originally produced for the 2021 Virtual Crop Management Conference. If you received CEUs for this presentation while attending that conference, you are not eligible for additional CEUs for completing this course module. If you would like to view this presentation and do not need CEUs, it can be viewed here.
0.5 CEUs - Nutrient Management