Meet the Soil Regen Pros
Meet some of our Soil-Heroes. Agroecologist and Educator, Nicole Masters, has been helping farmers transition to Regenerative Ag over the last 20 years. Soil Food Web School founder, Dr. Elaine Ingham, pioneered research into the soil microbiome and how to restore it, resulting in abundant and resilient ecosystems. Meet Soil Food Web Professionals, like Brian…
2024 Solar Farm Summit
Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel 5300 North River Road, Rosemont, ILDig into all things agrivoltaics at the 2nd annual Solar Farm Summit landing once again next to O‛Hare International Airport in the heart of North America‛s heartland for 3 difference-making days of instructive, illuminating and inspiring dual-use development programming July 8-10, 2024! Discover the enormous potential of a new kind of double harvesting that is…
Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network Monthly Calls
VirtualISAP convenes cover crop specialists from across Illinois and the broader Midwest region for monthly discussions to explore new research, troubleshoot field conditions, and provide updates on policies and programs related to cover crops. Engaging with presentations by experts, researchers, and industry leaders, our ICCON calls provide an opportunity to share knowledge and network with…
Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network Monthly Calls
VirtualISAP convenes cover crop specialists from across Illinois and the broader Midwest region for monthly discussions to explore new research, troubleshoot field conditions, and provide updates on policies and programs related to cover crops. Engaging with presentations by experts, researchers, and industry leaders, our ICCON calls provide an opportunity to share knowledge and network with…
Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network Monthly Calls
VirtualISAP convenes cover crop specialists from across Illinois and the broader Midwest region for monthly discussions to explore new research, troubleshoot field conditions, and provide updates on policies and programs related to cover crops. Engaging with presentations by experts, researchers, and industry leaders, our ICCON calls provide an opportunity to share knowledge and network with…
Getting to Know Your Partners in Conservation, The Best Kept Secret
Join Freedmen Heirs Foundation, NACD, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for an informative webinar introducing both organizations, their programs, and resources to assist producers in implementing conservation practices on the ground. Collaboration and partnerships among government, local communities, and stakeholders enhance conservation efforts by sharing resources, expertise, and knowledge.…
Effective Weed Management in Row Crops: An on-farm field day with lessons from organic farming
Krug Family Farms East Main Street, El Paso, IL, United StatesA workshop by OATS Managing weeds is a serious issue on many farms. It is helpful for farmers to have many weed control options instead of (or in addition to) herbicides. This on-farm event brings a wide variety of experienced organic farmers and ag professionals together to share what works in non-chemical weed management -…
Twilight Tailgate with the Trees
Savanna Institute Agroforestry Demonstration Farm East Olympian Road, Urbana, IL, United StatesCome hang out with fellow farmers, tree-lovers, and at the largest agroforestry demonstration farm in the state–only 10 miles from the University of Illinois campus. This 120-acre agroforestry demonstration farm features . . . a 20-acre windbreak featuring 11 designs and 28 species a 15-acre hazelnut variety trial featuring 5 new hazelnut cultivars a…
Quail Lane Farm and Route 66 Prairie Habitat Tour
Join Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever to see a 60- acre mature grass CRP planting and prairie restoration.
79th SWCS International Annual Conference
Sheraton Myrtle Beach 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SCThis year, we are bringing our conservation family to a place where families gather every year to witness the region’s natural beauty and enjoy the company of one another. We will assemble a diverse, multigenerational conservation network of researchers, practitioners, industry leaders, farmers, and students from around the world to Myrtle Beach, a coastal community…
Farmers Field Day: Row Crops Integrated with Pollinator Strips at Kane-DuPage SWCD
Join Kane County Farm Bureau, Kane-DuPage County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Iowa State University STRIPS team for a prairie strips field day in St. Charles beginning at 9:00am on Thursday, July 25. Registration deadline is July 15. Prairie strips, or CP43, is a practice in the Conservation Reserve Program that protects soil…
Ewing Agronomy Field Day
Illinois Extension is excited host their annual Agronomy Field Day at Ewing Demonstration Center on Thursday, July 25, at 9 a.m. with a lunch to follow. The event will feature various educators and campus faculty as they provide best management practices for local growers. Ewing Demonstration Center has served the agricultural community of southern Illinois…