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New Method Has Promise for Accurate, Efficient Soil Carbon Estimates

Agroecosystem Sustainability Center researchers share the strategy and data publicly.

Cover Crop Management: Trade-Off between Carbon Benefits, Crop Yield

Ecosys model helps assess the impacts of winter cover cropping.

iSEE Seed-Funds Two New Projects

Campus as Living Lab research will apply automation to farming, waste solutions.

The Microbiome Connecting Thread: From Farm to Food to Human Health

IRAI seed-funded project explores how regenerative farming practices lead to healthier soils and ultimately healthier people via the human microbiome.

iSEE Seeking Proposals for Research on Next-Gen, Low-Carbon Transportation

Deadline Feb. 27, 2023, for concept paper, preliminary information from researchers; funding will be $300,000 over three years.

What is the I-FARM? Check out our FAQ

Explaining the purpose — and the science — of this USDA-funded project.

$5M USDA Grant Funds Illinois-Led Innovative Cover Cropping Project

Chowdhary will lead iCOVER: Innovated Cover-crop Opportunity, Verification, and Economy stimulating technology for underserved farmers using Robotics.

New Insights on Soil Carbon Budgets

Agroecosystem Sustainability Center research could simplify calculation of credits.

Bio-Based Chemicals Project: Homegrown Electronics for All

Illinois researchers are studying plant-based inks that can be used to 3-D print biodegradable electronics.