Project Overview

LNC98-137

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 1998: $104,777.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2000

Region: North Central

State: Illinois

Project Coordinator:

Gregory McIsaac

Dept of Natural and Environmental Resources, University of Illinois

Nutrient and Pesticide Loads in Subsurface Drainage from Organic and Conventional Cropping Practices

Annual Reports

1998 annual report

Commodities

Agronomic: corn, oats, rye, soybeans, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay

Practices

Animal Production: feed/forage

Crop Production: nutrient cycling, organic fertilizers, terraces

Education and Training: on-farm/ranch research

Pest Management: weather monitoring

Production Systems: agroecosystems

Soil Management: green manures, nutrient mineralization

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