Gas emissions from agricultural soils are inherently variable, which makes cross-validating our equipment very important! In preparation for a new growing season, our graduate students checked the consistency of gas emission equipment at the same locations. We’re also trying out a new gas chamber, a larger square area, which may better represent our heterogenous soils. […]
We will be co-hosting our annual hemp research open house with the Illinois Hemp Growers Association (IHGA) on Friday, August 2nd. The open house will be at the University’s Fruit Research Farm located at 2711 S. Race Street in Urbana, IL. We will post more details later as the date approaches, but you can register […]
Here you can see our field crew transplanting hemp into one of our grain variety nursery locations. We used a measuring tape to mark where the plants will go to ensure even spacing between plants.
As the planting season is underway, our team planted the fiber variety hemp in the field today. We will be tracking the growth progress of the field and update the blog with more pictures and videos!