The Dudley Smith Initiative, according to University of Illinois Extension Energy and Environmental Stewardship Educator Dr. Ashley Belle is a farm in Christian County that’s used for agriculture research.    

Through the Dudley Smith Initiative there are two different public events that are held each year, according to Dr. Belle.

Because of COVID-19 they will be holding the Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting virtually on Tuesday, February 9th on

Zoom from 10am until 3pm.

Dr. Belle went on to say that the Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting will cover a variety of different topics of interest to the farming community.

Dr. Ashley Belle was a guest on the NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show.