Regional nitrogen studies will complete state map

Farmers in southern Illinois are sought now to help add the region to the University of Illinois’ Maximum Return to Nitrogen map.

“We recognize now that southern Illinois was getting the short end of effort and was not represented in this effort,” Jean Payne explained at the recent Southern Illinois Fertilizer and Pesticide Conference.

Payne is president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, which will pay $1,000 per farmer for up to 10 locations south of Interstate 70 to participate in the nitrogen-use studies. She also named John Pike as coordinator for these trials.

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