When

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
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Where

IHotel - Chancellor Ballroom 
1900 South First Street
Champaign, IL 61820
 

 
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Contact

Julie Hewitt 
Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council 
309-212-0047 
julie@illinoisnrec.org 
 

2022 Illinois NREC Investment Insights LIVE! 

CEU's AVAILABLE:

Nutrient Management: 2.5, Soil & Water: 2, Professional Development: .5

Direct from the fields and laboratories of Illinois; From the hearts of highly-respected researchers; Listen to and learn about the latest in NREC-funded research results

AGENDA

9:30 - 10:00 - Registration

10:00 - 10:15 - Welcome and Overview of Day

10:15 - 10:45 - Dr. Trent Ford - Changes to Precipitation and Temperature in Illinois: Implications for Nutrient Management

10:45 - 11:15 - Dr. Greg McIsaac - Phosphorus loads in the Illinois River Basin: 1980s-2019

11:15 - Noon - Dr. Andrew Margenot - Legacy P: agronomic and water quality implications

Noon - 12:15 - Dr. Reid Christianson - Conservation Practice Evaluation: The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy and NREC’s Participation

12:15 - 1:00 - LUNCH

1:00 - 2:00 -  Dr. Shalamar Armstrong, Lowell Gentry, John Pike, Eric Miller - The Research and Experience behind the updated Cover Crop Guide - Panel Discussion

2:00 - 2::30 - Dr. Jon Schoonover/Dr. Karl Williard - The impacts of agricultural best management practices on water quality

2:30 - 2:45 - BREAK

2:45 - 3:15 - Dr. Laura Christianson - Knowledge is Power: Powering up bioreactors in Illinois

3:15 - 3:45 - Dr. Amir Sadeghpour/Dr. Joshua McGrath - Precision Nitrogen Management of Corn

3:45 - 4:15 - Dr. Kaiyu Guan/Dr. Emerson Nafziger -MRTN: its current status and potential further R&D

4:15 - 4:30 - WRAP UP of resarch reports

4:30 - 6:00 - Student poster session, with appetizers and cash bar