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Join the Coles County FLASH group on Tuesday, June 30 for From Farm to Faucet, a stacked field day covering soil health, cover crops, and water quality. This field day provides the opportunity to understand how farmers and water treatment plants interact with our local waterways. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. During…
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Focus on the Future: Sustaining Farm Legacy events will feature critical and practical updates for farmers, landowners, and agricultural stakeholders on the current agricultural environment, including succession planning, asset stewardship, Farm Bill, and market conditions. The event will be on June 30 at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building. Discussion will cover practical topics, including:…
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Focus on the Future: Sustaining Farm Legacy events will feature critical and practical updates for farmers, landowners, and agricultural stakeholders on the current agricultural environment, including succession planning, asset stewardship, Farm Bill, and market conditions. Discussion will cover practical topics, including: Building Strong Landowner-Tenant Relationships: Tips for clear and effective communication to ensure successful farm…
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Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more.
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Brian Corkill and his father, Alan, farm corn and soybeans near Galva, Illinois, using strip-till and no-till systems, along with cover crops. Brian started using cover crops about 15 years ago to slow soil erosion and reverse soil compaction. He has since observed other positive effects of cover crops – such as his ability to… |
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The Nutrient Stewardship Program has become a cornerstone to Illinois Farm Bureau’s work to implement the NLRS and encourage implementation of environmental Best Management Practices. Under this program, CFBs are directly funded to create programs according to their local needs but within IFB’s priorities. Direct funding of local CFBs empowers local producers and agricultural communities… |
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The Illinois Conservation On-Farm Network (ICON) convenes agriculture 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 conservation agriculture. Engaging with presentations by experts, researchers, and industry leaders, our ICON calls provide an opportunity to share knowledge… Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more. |
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Spend a day with leading experts exploring conservation drainage, NLRS updates, wetlands considerations, nutrient loss research, and practical project insights all designed to strengthen water quality, profitability, and conservation efforts across Illinois. |
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SIU Farms, NREC, ILFB, and ISA are hosting a field day at the SIU Research Farms. There will be talks about cover crops, tillage, remote sensing, and other conservation practices that are currently being researched at SIU. Lunch is included.
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This annual conference brings together graziers from across the Midwest for two days of speakers, farm tours, and practical learning focused on improving regenerative grazing systems. An informal space to exchange cover crop ideas and troubleshoot challenges with fellow farmers.
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PRESENTATION TOPICS: Disease Risks and Fungicide ROI in Corn and Soybean. Dr. Boris X Camiletti Weather Forecast Discussion – Sharpen Your Pitchforks! Trent Ford Nitrogen-Sulfur Connection: What Can We Measure and Manage? Dr. John Jones Exploring Cover Crop Systems and Strategies. Nathan Johanning Early Season Crop Injury and Weed Management Implications of Waterhemp Emergence Timing… Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more. |
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Join the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) on Thursday, July 16, from 3:00 - 6:15 PM for an interactive field day at the ISA Agronomy Farm in Heyworth, IL. Walk the research plots, connect with ISA agronomy experts and get an inside look at the research happening both at the farm and in fields across Illinois.… |
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How can cover crops support both crop and livestock operations? Join Farmers for Soil Health (FSH) for a conversation with Indiana producer Woody Nichols of Nichols Land and Livestock as he shares his experiences integrating row crops, cover crops and livestock into a diversified farming operation. Participants will learn how conservation practices fit within his… This free, virtual meet-up series is a peer-learning opportunity for watershed professionals to share ideas and advice for solving real-life challenges of watershed projects. If you work with farmers and communities on watershed-scale projects to improve water quality and have ever found yourself thinking, “I don’t want to recreate the wheel,” this meet-up series is… |
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Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more. |
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Illinois Extension is excited to host their annual Agronomy Field Day at Ewing Demonstration Center on Thursday, July 23, 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…
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We will be having a brief annual meeting and introduction to our board members and employees followed by a pond shocking demonstration from Herman Brothers Fisheries. A fish and chicken fry will follow. Please RSVP with your food choice by July 6th. |
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The Nutrient Stewardship Program has become a cornerstone to Illinois Farm Bureau’s work to implement the NLRS and encourage implementation of environmental Best Management Practices. Under this program, CFBs are directly funded to create programs according to their local needs but within IFB’s priorities. Direct funding of local CFBs empowers local producers and agricultural communities… |
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The Nutrient Stewardship Program has become a cornerstone to Illinois Farm Bureau’s work to implement the NLRS and encourage implementation of environmental Best Management Practices. Under this program, CFBs are directly funded to create programs according to their local needs but within IFB’s priorities. Direct funding of local CFBs empowers local producers and agricultural communities… |
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Join Iowa Learning Farms weekly webinars on Wednesdays at 12pm CT. The webinars dive into a variety of topics each week related to conservation agriculture, improving water quality, farmer communications, nutrient management, and more. |
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The Nutrient Stewardship Program has become a cornerstone to Illinois Farm Bureau’s work to implement the NLRS and encourage implementation of environmental Best Management Practices. Under this program, CFBs are directly funded to create programs according to their local needs but within IFB’s priorities. Direct funding of local CFBs empowers local producers and agricultural communities… |
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The Nutrient Stewardship Program has become a cornerstone to Illinois Farm Bureau’s work to implement the NLRS and encourage implementation of environmental Best Management Practices. Under this program, CFBs are directly funded to create programs according to their local needs but within IFB’s priorities. Direct funding of local CFBs empowers local producers and agricultural communities… |
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