Indiana is known for its corn (5th in the Nation, with 5,600,000 acres) and soybean (4th 5,650,00 acres) production, but what most people don’t know is that it is also a major producer of popcorn (2nd), processed tomatoes (3rd), melons (3rd), and other crops such as winter wheat. Much of this is due to Indiana’s diverse geography and because of this our Indiana location is well suited to conduct studies on prairie soils which are high organic matter ( 3-4%) silt loam soils. We can also conduct studies on timber soils which are lower organic matter soils (1-2%) silt loam soils.