A data management research team, which includes University of Illinois researchers, is helping farmers leverage their existing precision technology to conduct on-farm trials and enhance their management. The Data Intensive Farm Management (DIFM) research team generates and analyzes agronomic data to improve how the world fertilizes crops. DIFM uses GPS-reliant precision technology to conduct large-scale agronomic field trials on farmers’ fields. The trials generate yield, input management and field characteristics data. Around 30 Illinois farmers are participating. (FarmWeekNow)