Being better stewards of the soil and helping farmers throughout the state of Illinois be more productive and more profitable is what University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Assistant Professor of Soil Dr. Andrew Margenot is working to achieve. As for the soil in the Monmouth area, Dr. Margenot says it is the best is the world:
Dr. Margenot says when looking at the history of the soil in Illinois, the state was the leader in mapping and classifying soil, which began in Adams County back in 1899.
**Written by Director of Communications Kelsey Crain**
