BIO: Dr. Ebelhar is an Agronomist with the University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences and is the Superintendent of the Crop Sciences operation at the Dixon Springs and Brownstown Agricultural Research Centers. Since 2005, Steve has also served as the Visiting Operations Coordinator for the Office of Research. Dr. Ebelhar received his BS and MS in Agronomy from the University of Kentucky and his Ph.D. in Soil Science from North Carolina State University. Since 1985, Dr. Ebelhar has served as a Research and Extension Specialist in Soil Fertility and Crop Production for southern Illinois. Over the past 10 years, Dr. Ebelhar has obtained over $1 million in research grants and over $100 thousand in cash gifts to support his programs. During this same period, Steve has published over 100 articles in refereed journals and proceedings. He has also made over 150 talks at field days, Agronomy days, state, regional, national and international meetings, to over 10,000 attendees.