Meet some of the Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program’s Scholars. ASAP scholars receive support to study critical issues in agriculture, food systems and their interactions with the environment and society. Applications for 2014 ASAP Scholars are due Feb 30 2014! (oops March 2!) 2012 Ron Revord (far right) is a second year M.S. student working […]
Month: January 2014
FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer Project – Call for Applications!
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is now accepting grant applications from livestock farmers for its Fund-a-Farmer Project! The <http://www.fundafarmer.org/> Fund-a-Farmer Project provides grants to qualifying humane farmers who need assistance in improving the welfare of their farm animals. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded for projects that (1) help farms transition to pasture-based […]
Cover crops prevent soybean disease
U of I Professor Darin Eastburn recently reported that cereal rye and rapeseed were most successful at warding off diseases than the other two cover crops studied – brown mustard and winter canola. But all four crops tested prevented root rot and other diseases from getting any worse during the three years. Here is a […]
10 Week Graduate Course on the Future of Agriculture
NRES 512 ______March 5-May 6 _____5.00-6.30 PM.___ 1 Credit____ In the coming years agriculture will have to adapt to multiple converging challenges: increasing climate extremes and water scarcity, increasing carbon costs, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and the emergence of pesticide/herbicide resistance in pests and weeds. This 10-week graduate-level seminar will be organized around […]