Wednesday 12Sept12--530pm MZ time 1030 am Illinois time

Toured the University Farm today.  Lots of issues in how to go forward with mission of the farm.  Will hear more tomoro on what detail and area I need to pursue.   Saw soybean stubble and it is rock hard.  Harvest was about 90 days ago.     No tillage that I can tell since that time.   Tentative plan is for corn(maize), soy, peas.  The type of pea has a long root and can bring some resemblence of tilth to the soil.   Several other programs going on. 

University funding is all student fees(tuitions) as I understand.  So revenue must be brought in to Unviersity via grants or via farm revenue or something.   There are problems with assuring basic repairs are done, as I understand.  An interesting dynamic for sure.