Cover Crop Considerations Before Corn
Herscher Legion Community Center 102 S Oak Street, Herscher, IllinoisCurious about planting cover crops before corn? Hear farmer recommendations for cover crop species selection, planting, maintenance, and termination methods that will help you to keep cover in your crop rotation. View the flyer and RSVP by January 20!
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…
5th Annual NEMO/WCIL Soil Health Workshop
The 5th Annual NEMO/WCIL Soil Health Workshop will be held on Jan 27th from 8:30-3:30 at the Monroe City Knights of Columbus again. Doors open around 7:45am. The event is still FREE to attend, but we ask that you register by Jan 20th for meal count purposes. We will have another great meal with homemade…
Double Crop Farmers Forum
Join us for another great year at the Double Crop Farmers Forum in Mt. Vernon! When: Monday, January 30, 2023 Location: The DoubleTree Hilton Address: 222 Potomac Blvd, Mt Vernon, IL 62864 Phone: (618) 244-7100 for hotel room reservations Cost: IWA or ISA Members - $25 Non-Members - $50 *We will be accepting event registration and…
Virtual Drainage Workshop
Join the University of Illinois Extension and Illinois LICA for a Virtual Introductory Drainage Workshop. Topics include trench safety & competent person, surveying basics, slopes & profiles, understanding soils, drainage system design & layout, 811/JULIE basics, conservation drainage practices, outlets & ditches, main sizing tool, online drainage design tools, and an "Ask an Expert" session…
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…
Virtual Drainage Workshop
Join the University of Illinois Extension and Illinois LICA for a Virtual Introductory Drainage Workshop. Topics include trench safety & competent person, surveying basics, slopes & profiles, understanding soils, drainage system design & layout, 811/JULIE basics, conservation drainage practices, outlets & ditches, main sizing tool, online drainage design tools, and an "Ask an Expert" session…
Virtual Drainage Workshop
Join the University of Illinois Extension and Illinois LICA for a Virtual Introductory Drainage Workshop. Topics include trench safety & competent person, surveying basics, slopes & profiles, understanding soils, drainage system design & layout, 811/JULIE basics, conservation drainage practices, outlets & ditches, main sizing tool, online drainage design tools, and an "Ask an Expert" session…
ICCON New and Emerging Cover Crops Winter Series: Berseem Clover
With support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC), ICCON will be hosting a 4-part winter series exploring “New and Emerging Cover Crops.” The widespread adoption of cover crops in Illinois is critical to achieving the goals of the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, but we can’t rely on a one-cover-crop-fits-all-farms solution. We will…
Cover Crop Coffee Shop
First Christian Church 100 W Center St, Fairfield, ILJoin the Edwards and Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District for a Cover Crop Coffee Shop sponsored by Fairfield National Bank. Guest Speaker is John Pike, Cover Crop specialist, from Marion, Illinois. Panelists include; Terry Taylor, Doc Roser, JR Upton and Jerry Seidel. Give ways throughout the event and breakfast served by Matt Kinney.…
National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Annual Meeting
Registration for The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Annual Meeting is now open! Hosted in partnership with the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts, the 2023 Annual Meeting will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana from February 11-15 at the New Orleans Marriot. Early bird registration will be open through December 23, 2022. NACD's Annual…
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…