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Allison Organic Farm Photos & Video

Rotavoator used for a one pass termination of 30" tall cereal rye

Research Technician, Andy Clayton, harvesting organic soybean variety test plots

High oil organic sunflowers raised for biofuel

Local news reporting on the organic corn hybrid trials at the annual field day

Organic Inspector-inspecting the farm and combine prior to the organic wheat harvest

Tillage radishes grown on 30" rows in a bio strip till system

Organic inspector in wheat field

Cleaning combine prior to organic soybean harvest

Medium red clover frost-seeded into wheat

Section of soybeans used to purge combine before organic harvest

Weed strip among oats where oat planting was omitted, illustrating the importance of cover crops

Organice soybean destination at Clarkson Grain in Beardstown, Illinois

Soybean roaster at Clarkson Grain-used for organic feed grade soybeans

Organic soybean variety test plots

Don Johnson, WIU reporter; Jack Erisman, organic farmer from Pana, IL; Dr. Joel Gruver at the annual field day

Andy Clayton seeding turnips as a cover crop

Andy Clayton remarks about soybean variety plots during field day tour

Demonstrating GPS guidance system during field day

Harvesting organic corn-cover crops are in foreground

Dr. Gruver and Andy Clayton speak about organic popcorn at the twilight tour

Cover crop-no till organic planting experiment

Field day attendees learning about sunflowers as a substitute crop

Remote control plane, with the capability of photographing crops, demonstrated at field day

Broadcasting corn gluten feed as an organic fertilizer

First row cultivation in corn field following "cover crop soybeans" and radishes

First row cultivation in 2009 soybean field

Harvesting soybeans from a tillage system study

Cookies made for field day made from organic wheat

Bread made for field day made from organic wheat

Harvest of organic corn

Disking a rye field

Tour for Red Hat Society members

Field day tour

Dr. Joel Gruver speaking during field day tour

Contact Information

Dr. Joel Gruver
Office: Knobluch Hall 302
Phone: (309) 298-1215
Email: J-Gruver@wiu.edu

Mr. Andy Clayton
Office: Knoblauch Hall 303
Phone: (309) 298-1172
Email: AW-Clayton@wiu.edu

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