Better Beans Series
The Better Beans Series, funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program, are half-day, in-person events held around the state of Illinois. These sessions bring local soybean knowledge from Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs), agronomists, industry experts, and farmers. Participants will receive local agronomic insight and the tools they need to improve profitability and achieve high…
Cover Crop Termination: Rolling and More
Will County Fairgrounds Atrium - North End 710 S West St., Peotone, IllinoisJoin us to hear farmers’ experiences and recommendations for both chemical and mechanical methods of cover crop termination. View the flyer and register today!
Conservation Matters: Leveraging Multi-Agency Partnerships to Advance Conservation Planning
VirtualBrought to you by the SWCS Science and Policy Committee. Presenters: Brian Rast, US Army Corps of Engineers, Lead Silver Jackets Coordinator, Kansas; Scott L. Satterthwaite, Watershed Management Section, Bureau of Environmental Field Services, Kansas Department of Health and Environment The speakers will show the tie between conservation efforts done as part of soil health…
Decision Support Tools and Climate Monitoring for Agriculture | Climate Series
VirtualThe Midwestern Regional Climate Center is the regional host for free, online historical and near real-time climate and weather monitoring. Utilizing data from federally-funded weather station networks, the MRCC has developed several tools and resources that may be useful and usable to the agricultural community for planning and risk assessment purposes. This presentation will highlight…
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally. Webinar 1: Social Science Perspectives January 26, 3:00 p.m. to 4:15…
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally. Webinar 1: Social Science Perspectives January 26, 3:00 p.m. to 4:15…
Integrating climate change research and outreach in the Midwest: lessons from the social sciences
VirtualAdapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change is a technical, social, and political challenge that will require significant changes across all aspects of society. This is particularly the case in the Midwest, which is expected to receive an influx of climate refugees over the coming century. In this talk, Stuart Carlton, Assistant Director…
Ground and Surface Water Quality Webinar Series
The UW-Madison Division of Extension’s Agriculture Water Quality Program is hosting a biweekly webinar series in early 2023 on important factors impacting ground and surface water quality. The winter webinar series is supported by Wisconsin Farmers Union. Each webinar will be an hour, starting at 11:00am, and will have one continuing education credit for certified…
Ground and Surface Water Quality Webinar Series
The UW-Madison Division of Extension’s Agriculture Water Quality Program is hosting a biweekly webinar series in early 2023 on important factors impacting ground and surface water quality. The winter webinar series is supported by Wisconsin Farmers Union. Each webinar will be an hour, starting at 11:00am, and will have one continuing education credit for certified…
Ground and Surface Water Quality Webinar Series
The UW-Madison Division of Extension’s Agriculture Water Quality Program is hosting a biweekly webinar series in early 2023 on important factors impacting ground and surface water quality. The winter webinar series is supported by Wisconsin Farmers Union. Each webinar will be an hour, starting at 11:00am, and will have one continuing education credit for certified…
Avoided Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Conservation Easements
VirtualAmerican Farmland Trust and The Conservation Fund will summarize a new report that estimates the greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits of an agricultural conservation easement on a 103-acre farm in East Peoria, Illinois. The work demonstrates an important benefit of farmland protection and lays the groundwork for AFT’s development of a national calculator tool in 2023,…
Seeding Your Covers Seminiar
Parkland Community College: Tony Noel Ag Applications Center 2400 W Bradley Ave., ChampaignDiscussion on the key indicators for soil health. Explaining the management practices & decisions that lead to improved soil function to explain the 'why'