Research Projects
Research through the Dudley Smith Initiative is separated into two distinct programs:
- DSystems Program
- DSynergy Program
Requests for Proposals
Download the 2010 Program Description and Request for Proposals.
DSystems
The DSystems Program is a multi-year; multi-disciplinary program focused on broad agriculture and community systems (up to five years).
Current DSystems Projects
Past DSystems Projects
DSynergy
The DSynergy Program is single-year projects for groups seeking to define how their research and outreach can be integrated across disciplinary boundaries.
Current DSynergy Projects
- Analysis of Dispersed On-Farm Systems to Produce Energy from Biowaste using Thermochemical Conversion Technology
- Holistic Modeling Analysis and Control of Modern Production Systems
- The Dudley Smith Farm Sustainable Agro-Ecosystem Plan
- DSynergy: Evaluation of Stocking Rates and Strip-Grazing Management of Cows Grazing Corn Residue with Distillers Grains Supplementation
- Developing Tropical Maize as a New Biofuel and Forage Crop for Illinois
- Evaluation of an Integrated Crop and Beef Cattle Operation
Past DSynergy Projects
- Community Impacts of the Restructured Farmland Market
- Cropping System Performance Evaluation Based on Remote and Ground Level Data: An Integration of Research Groups
- Projecting Source Water Quality in Christian County, Illinois: Analysis of the Opportunities for Agriculture-Utility Cooperative Agreements
- Making the Case for Local Food Systems as Community and Economic Development: Lessons from Central Illinois Local Food Projects
- Opportunities in Energy and Agriculture
