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DSI – The Dudley Smith Initiative

Current Research Projects

DSystems

The DSystems Program is a multi-year; multi-disciplinary program focused on broad agriculture and community systems (up to four years).

Current DSystems Projects

  • Balancing Water Quality and Nutrient Management Goals for the Sustainable Intensification of Corn Systems
  • Interstate Trade as a Mitigating Factor for the Effects of Climate Change on Illinois Agriculture

DSynergy

The DSynergy Program is one or two-year projects for groups seeking to define how their research and outreach can be integrated across disciplinary boundaries.

Current DSynergy Projects

  • Developing a Phosphorus (P) Credit to Support Illinois Farmer Precision Management of P
  • Integrating Cover Crops in Grain and Beef Cattle Operations for Soil-Livestock Synergies
  • Invasive Plant Species as Risk Factors for Tickborne Disease in Humans and Livestock: A One Health Approach to Sustainable Agricultural Communities
  • Leveraging Physiological and Nutritional Factors to Reduce Methane Emission from the Beef Cowherd
  • Regional Assessment of Nonpoint Source Phosphorus Loss to the Water Quality, Soils, Sediments and Plant Ecosystem
  • Transformative Soil Health Measures for Resilient 21st Century Illinois Agriculture
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