2020 AgEmerge Breakout Session with Dr. Richard Mulvaney

Dr. Mulvaney focuses on increasing nitrogen fertilizer uptake in crops, with the goal of increasing profits while reducing negative environmental impacts of excessive nitrogen inputs. This has led to partnerships with the private sector that are directed toward improving application techniques and exploiting the potential of the Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test for site-specific nitrogen management.

A native Illinoisan with a longstanding interest in soil science and agronomy, Richard Mulvaney has been a faculty member at the UIUC since 1983. He teaches introductory soils and two courses in soil fertility, and has been active in research concerning N transformations in soils, the long-term environmental effects of N fertilization, and the use of soil N testing to optimize fertilizer N management.