The Diverse Corn Belt Team (Linda Prokopy, Aaron Thompson, Ishraq Awashra, and Emily Usher) hosted a Reimagining Agricultural Diversity (RAD) team in Illinois this week. Around 35 participants attended and had great discussion about priorities and visions for the future of Midwestern agriculture as well as opportunities and barriers for increasing diversification on the landscape….Read more about Diverse Corn Belt Team Hosted Illinois Event[Read More]
Emily Usher, Liz Maynard and Becky Traldi were joined by Carmen Blubaugh (University of Illinois) in presenting “Imagining a Diverse Corn Belt” on March 10 as part of the Soil Health Week organized by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance.
Congratulations to the following staff who are all being promoted on January 1! John Orick, promotion from Lead Extension Administrator to Principal Extension Administrator. Ben Royal, promotion from Research Technician to Senior Research Technician. Emily Usher, promotion from Project Manager to Senior Project Manager.
Department Head Dr. Linda Prokopy has been busy this month! June 1-3, she and other HLA faculty, staff and graduate students (Camila Ulloa Gómez, Steve Hallett, Liz Maynard, Michael O’Donnell, Katherine Pivaral, Aaron Thompson, Ariana Torres, Emily Usher) traveled to Davenport, Iowa for the annual meeting of the Diverse Corn Belt project. Members of this…Read more about A Busy Month for Dr. Linda Prokopy[Read More]
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