Lessons from Dudley Smith Farm brings research from field to farmers
May 20, 2021 Photo: Ed Ballard. The Dudley Smith Farms Virtual Outreach Meeting will include a research update on soil health, grazing and cover crops. URBANA, Ill. – Put the farm first this summer with research updates and practical information farmers and ranchers can use straight from the fields of Dudley Smith Farm in Central Illinois. Recognizing the economic challenges facing Illinois agriculture and rural communities, Dudley Smith Jr. gave his 226-acre Christian County farm and an endowment to University of Illinois in 1993. Smith championed adopting agricultural technological advanc...
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