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…
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…
Can cover crops still provide targeted nutrient loss benefits in the future?
VirtualThe Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place May 31 at noon CDT will feature Rabin Bhattarai, associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bhattarai discovers innovative ways to clean polluted waters. His research group develops sustainable engineering solutions to improve water quality and crop production through experimental…
Maximizing N Availability to Crops while Minimizing N Losses to the Air
VirtualJoin Iowa Learning Farms for their bi-weekly webinar series featuring Craig Dury from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Sangamon CFB Field Day
Join us to hear from several ag engineering and BMP construction experts, university researchers, and many others about ongoing edge-of-field practice implementation and monitoring efforts. Attendees will be transported between a saturated buffer and a woodchip bioreactor to see the practices on the ground. Please RSVP by Friday, June 2nd to Sangamon CFB by calling…
Soil Health Assessments: Field Day
Field Day 3504 Prairietown Road, Bunker Hill, IL, United StatesWhat is a slump test and what does it mean? What tools can show field compaction and infiltration concerns? Join American Farmland Trust, Savanna Institute, and NRCS to learn how to conduct an assortment of in-field soil health assessments, and how to interpret them with your farmers and landowners. This event is part of the…
Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network Cover Crop Cocktails
This summer, ICCON is hosting a four-part series, Cover Crop Cocktails, to discuss mixes, rates, and cover crops for your particular goals. Join us for our kick off of this series where Morgan Jennings from Practical Farmers of Iowa, will cover the topic of planting cover crops after a small grain harvest during a mid-summer…
Emerging On-Farm Research Webinar
VirtualTune into the June edition of North Central Region Water Network series as speakers present about the latest on-farm research in Arkansas, Nebraska and Wisconsin. Hear about Extension's Discovery Farms program, agricultural water quality and tile drainage research, and using on-farm research to promote the adoption of precision nitrogen management.
4H Memorial Camp Farm Twilight Tailgate
Memorial 4H Camp Demonstration Farm 515 Old Timber Rd, Monticello, IllinoisJoin Savanna Institute for a walking tour of the Memorial 4H Demonstration Farm. We’ll explore the benefits of incorporating trees into conventional grain systems to support water quality, carbon sequestration, soil health, and wildlife habitat. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and connect with Agroforestry Technical Service Providers. This event is being…
Fulton CFB Field Day
Field day will take place at Fulton CFB at 15779 W Hickory Rd, Cuba, IL. The focus of this field day will be point source & nonpoint source exchange. Stay tuned for more details!
IL Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework Cohort Meetings
The Illinois ACPF Cohort, coordinated by ISAP, continues to meet to provide opportunities for individuals who are currently using or are interested in using ACPF tools to network with peers, collaborate, troubleshoot, and share lessons learned in an informal space. New members are always welcome to join ACPF cohort meetings which are held approximately bi-monthly.…