GROW Farmer Forum
VirtualGROW will be hosting its its first Farmer Forum of the 2023 season on Wednesday, March 29, at 2 p.m. EDT/1 p.m. CST. Listen in — and bring your questions — as a panel of farmers from the Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic speak about their experience with cover crop termination methods. Speakers: Jim Stute, East Troy, Wisconsin…
Cover Crop and Grazing Field Day – Iowa
A.J. and Kellie Blair, Iowa Learning Farms farmer partners, will share their experiences with cover crops and grazing beef cattle. Angie Rieck-Hinz, field agronomist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will discuss termination of cover crops after grazing and methods to terminate if not grazing. Russ Euken, beef specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach,…
Conservation Planning and Cover Crop Field Day – Iowa
Matt and Nancy Bohl-Bormann, Iowa Learning Farms farmer partners, will share their experiences with cover crops and whole farm conservation. Angie Rieck-Hinz will discuss different conservation practices and how to work those into leases. Ann Johanns, program specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, will speak about planning for conservation leases and the Ag Decision Maker. Brian…
Regenerative Grazing with the Embarras Grazing Partnership
Session 3 | Grazing with different cattle breeds Tuesday, January 10th | 11:00 AM CST For our third session, Travis Meteer, Extension Educator in Commercial Agriculture for U of Illinois Extension, will discuss how to select cattle breeds for regenerative grazing scenarios. He will be accompanied by a farmer/grazier for informal, informative discussion! Each session…
Regenerative Grazing with the Embarras Grazing Partnership
Session 3 | Grazing with different cattle breeds Tuesday, January 10th | 11:00 AM CST For our third session, Travis Meteer, Extension Educator in Commercial Agriculture for U of Illinois Extension, will discuss how to select cattle breeds for regenerative grazing scenarios. He will be accompanied by a farmer/grazier for informal, informative discussion! Each session…
Regenerative Grazing with the Embarras Grazing Partnership
Session 3 | Grazing with different cattle breeds Tuesday, January 10th | 11:00 AM CST For our third session, Travis Meteer, Extension Educator in Commercial Agriculture for U of Illinois Extension, will discuss how to select cattle breeds for regenerative grazing scenarios. He will be accompanied by a farmer/grazier for informal, informative discussion! Each session…
Regenerative Grazing with the Embarras Grazing Partnership
Session 3 | Grazing with different cattle breeds Tuesday, January 10th | 11:00 AM CST For our third session, Travis Meteer, Extension Educator in Commercial Agriculture for U of Illinois Extension, will discuss how to select cattle breeds for regenerative grazing scenarios. He will be accompanied by a farmer/grazier for informal, informative discussion! Each session…
ICCON: Cover Crop Policy Update
April's ICCON call will feature an update on policies being discussed by the Illinois state legislature that would impact or support the adoption of conservation practices on the landscape. Additionally, policy staff of ISAP's member organizations will give an update on the 2023 Farm Bill. ISAP convenes cover crop specialists from across Illinois and the…
Knox Nutrient Stewardship Field Day
Knox County Farm Bureau (CFB) continues to support cover crop implementation and outreach through their Young Farmers Cover Crop Project. The project has provided financial and technical support for growers across the county, with the goal of implementing one cover crop plot in each township. This year’s field day will share updates from the project,…
Grow More with ISAP
VirtualThe Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This opportunity is being hosted with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) and training provided by The National…
Grow More with ISAP
VirtualThe Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This opportunity is being hosted with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) and training provided by The National…
Grow More with ISAP
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This opportunity is being hosted with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) and training provided by The National…