Land-use change (LUC) in the form of agricultural expansion is a concern associated with the increasing demand for renewable fuels. It is a critical topic in the discussion of biofuel sustainability. Multiple data sources can be used to evaluate LUC and information from these data sources can be combined to obtain a more complete picture […]
Category: Features
Organic Decision Tools to Manage N for Production and Climate
Organic Transitions ILLU-875-62, 2015-2017 Our goals are to: Evaluate usability and utility of soil N calculators and models Develop affordable ways for farmers to initialize process models that feed decision support tools Develop the goCropghg app to allow organic farmers to estimate plant available N and greenhouse gas emissions on their farms We are leveraging goCrop™, […]
Why do we want soil sampling to suck?
Yes, this from is from a chat a student and I had with Dyson. No, it isn’t a cynical comment on the fiscal state of public universities. Dane and I were thinking about getting loose soil out of the hole in a reasonable way when it hit me .. We needed a Dyson V6. Motorhead!
Agriculture Evolving
It was a treat to visit the Morrow Plots with Ford Denison during his visit to campus to discuss his book “Darwinian Agriculture”. It was great fun to stand in front of this county’s oldest agronomic trial and ponder how to study perennial polycultures with Ford (former manager of LTRAS which UC Davis claims as […]
New Forms of Agriculture: Ordinary Practices, Public Depate and Social Critique
Am excited to be involved with a two-day international conference on “New Forms of Agriculture”, to be held Nov. 20 & 21, 2013, on the INRA/AgroSup/University of Burgundy campus. The conference focuses on the social and political aspects of alternative agriculture movements, public debates over the pros and cons of differently configured agri-food systems, and […]
Carmen Ugarte is in print!
Check it out! The influence of organic transition strategy on chemical and biological soil testsCarmen M. Ugarte and Michelle M. WanderRenewable Ag and Food Systems doi:10.1017/S1742170511000573 Soil testing strategies that include biologically based indicators in organic and alternative farming systems are needed inorder to improve recommendations that balance production and environmental goals. In this study, […]
Info on Spring Classes
Scholarship of Sustainability NRES 499 CRN 53752Spring Semester offering 10 week course2 CreditsLecture/discussion 4:00-5:50 p.m.Discussions on Tuesdays beginning Jan 31 in Turner N-221Lectures meet Thursdays in 103 Mumford HallScholarship of Sustainability NRES 499 syllabus 2012 The class will meet over 10 weeks, starting on Tuesday, January 31, and ending Thursday, April 12. The class will meet each […]
Busy Summer
We had a busy summer and many wonderful summer students we will be sad to see go. We miss Brian and Pat and will soon say goodbye to Derek.