Modern Corn and Soybean
Production
First Edition
About the Authors
Robert G. Hoeft
Professor of Soil Fertility Extension in the Department of Crop
Sciences at the University of Illinois
Robert G. Hoeft received his undergraduate and Master's degrees
from the University of Nebraska, and his Ph.D. degree in soils
from the University of Wisconsin. He served as an Extension Agronomist
at South Dakota State University before moving to the University
of Illinois in1973. His research and extension programs provide
information which allows producers to optimize the benefits from
fertilizer while minimizing the potential for adverse effects
on the environment. He has authored many articles in popular and
scientific publications and received numerous awards from professional
organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy
and of the Soil Science Society of America.
Emerson D. Nafziger
Professor of Crop Production Extension in the Department of Crop
Sciences at the University of Illinois
Emerson D. Nafziger grew up on a farm in northwestern Ohio, and
received his B.S. in agronomy at The Ohio State University, and
his M.S. in agronomy at Purdue University. He served for four
years as an agronomist with the Mennonite Central Committee in
Bangladesh, then earned his Ph.D. in agronomy (weed science) at
the University of Illinois. He has been in his present position
since 1982. He conducts applied research and extension in crop
production, with the goal of improving economic returns to crop
production. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy
and of the Crop Science Society of America.
Richard R. Johnson
(1947-1999)
Richard R. Johnson served 19 years as Senior Principal Scientist
for Deere and Company prior to his untimely death in 1999. A native
of Iowa, he received his undergraduate and Master's degrees from
Iowa State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
Prior to joining Deere and Company, he was on the Agronomy faculty
at the University of Illinois. At Deere and Company, he was responsible
for integrating the evolving technology of crop production into
farm equipment needs. He worked to insure that new equipment met
grower needs, and that the equipment assisted farmers in minimizing
nonpoint-source pollution. He was a prolific author, with many
technical papers within Deere as well as numerous publications
in popular and scientific journals. He was elected as a Fellow
in the American Society of Agronomy and of the Crop Science Society
of America, and received numerous other awards from professional
organizations.
Samuel R. Aldrich
Professor Emeritus of Soil Fertility Extension at the University
of Illinois
Samuel R. Aldrich received his undergraduate degree from Michigan
State University and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.
Throughout his career he specialized in soil fertility and crop
production, and was a recognized authority on environmental problems
related to agriculture. He has authored numerous books related
to crop production and the environment, and has published many
articles in popular and scientific journals. His Modern Corn Production,
coauthored with Dr. Earl R. Leng in 1965, was the seminal work
that culminated in this book. He has received numerous awards
from professional organizations.
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