AFT Midwest Policy Round-Up
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisThe AFT Midwest Policy team will be hosting monthly Policy Round-Up meetings throughout the legislative session. AFT Policy Manager, Max Webster, will lead the monthly discussions from January-May and cover a range of topics and interests related to important issues in agricultural policy in the Midwest. To join the upcoming Round-Up meetings, use the following…
Regenerative Grazing: Marketplace Webinar Series
VirtualAre you an agricultural professional or technical service provider seeking answers for your farmer and landowner clients about raising livestock regeneratively for profit? Join the Embarras Grazing Partnership for a 2 part series examining value chains and profitability potential of pasture-based livestock production! Part 1: Value Chains Thursday, April 19, 11:00AM – 12:30PM (CT) In part…
Rotational No-Till Series: Part 2
VirtualPart 2: Let's Talk About No-Till "Regenerative" Agriculture (Live Q&A) Farmers across the country are adopting no-till practices at an astonishing rate, fueled in large part by several popular books and resources. While there’s no doubt a reduction in tillage is beneficial for soil, water, and microorganisms, is it possible that we may have over-corrected…
Regenerative Grazing: Marketplace Webinar Series
VirtualAre you an agricultural professional or technical service provider seeking answers for your farmer and landowner clients about raising livestock regeneratively for profit? Join the Embarras Grazing Partnership for a 2 part series examining value chains and profitability potential of pasture-based livestock production! Part 1: Value Chains Thursday, April 19, 11:00AM – 12:30PM (CT) In part…
ISU Cover Crop Field Day
Illinois State University Research Farm 25578 ISU Farm Lane, Lexington, IL, United StatesCome see cover crops in action! Cover Crop Fields Tour Educational activities for children ages 6 and up Updates on current research, including: Pennycress, Cereal Rye, Winter Wheat Successes and challenges of implementation Increasing Farm Profit Ecosystem Services Event is free to attend! Learn more here.
Strength in Numbers – Assessing the Impact of New and Emerging Field Crop Diseases
Changes in climate and production practices have led to new and emerging diseases in corn and soybeans. Assessing the impact of new diseases across a broad geography has traditionally taken extensive time. However, the formation of the Crop Protection Network, a multinational group of university research and extension pest management specialists, has created a platform…
Alphabet Soup: Making Conservation Conventional
VirtualJoin Sand County Foundation and the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership for an interactive and strategy-building discussion based on Sand County Foundation's recent report, "Making Conservation Conventional: Perspectives from a behavioral design process with farmers in the midwestern United States." Taking an interactive design approach to the foundational issues of farmer adoption of conservation practices, Sand County Foundation and…
Soil Regen – Regenerate, Restore, Reclaim
Join Soil Regen as they meet with special guest, Adam Daugherty, to discuss soil health and cover crops.
AFT Midwest Policy Round-Up
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisThe AFT Midwest Policy team will be hosting monthly Policy Round-Up meetings throughout the legislative session. AFT Policy Manager, Max Webster, will lead the monthly discussions from January-May and cover a range of topics and interests related to important issues in agricultural policy in the Midwest. To join the upcoming Round-Up meetings, use the following…
Lake Springfield Watershed 2022 “Lunch and Learn” Series
Join the Lake Springfield RCPP for a Lunch and Learn Series on the 2nd Wednesday of each month @ Noon CT Zoom: Link Meeting ID: 834 0269 8147 Passcode: 106405 For questions contact: Sangamon County SWCD (217) 241-6635 ext. 3 Shelly Seman michelle.seman@il.nacdnet.net Jake Vancil jake.vancil@il.nacdnet.net February 9, 2022 – “Best Management Practices for Water…
Zea mays L. | Maize | Corn: Its Science, Culture, and Cuisine
The National Agricultural Library is hosting a three-part webinar series that will highlight global food staples and the intersections of global cuisines with USDA research, social sciences, and history. The series will focus on maize and corn and its past, present, and future role in food, culture, and society. Key areas of focus for the series will…
FSA Farmer Loan Programs
Please join the Iowa Organic Association, Brian Gossling and Luke Hawkins from the Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) for a webinar on Tuesday, May 25 at 12 p.m. CST, to learn about a few loan programs offered by FSA. Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) provide low-interest financing for producers to store, handle and/or transport eligible commodities…