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Doubling Down on Conservation During Times of Change
Doubling Down on Conservation During Times of Change
The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) was formed by the first chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Hugh Hammond Bennett. For April’s webinar, we will be joined by Bruce Knight and Leonard Jordan, former chiefs and former and current SWCS National Board Members. During this session, Bruce and Leonard will share…
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Easements for Land Access: Buy Protect Sell
Easements for Land Access: Buy Protect Sell
Buy Protect Sell- Explore key considerations in BPS transactions, including how to plan to achieve the best outcomes for your organization and landowners. This series, hosted by American Farmland Trust, is made possible through collaboration with the Wisconsin Farmland Protection Partnership, the National Agricultural Land Network, and the Land Transfer Navigator Network.
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar
Iowa Learning Farms hosts weekly webinars to bring in passionate experts to discuss topics including cover crops, wetlands, alternative cropping, soil health, carbon, nutrient movement and management, prairie, drainage, stream health, wildlife, and trees.
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Iowa Learning Farms Webinar
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar
Iowa Learning Farms hosts weekly webinars to bring in passionate experts to discuss topics including cover crops, wetlands, alternative cropping, soil health, carbon, nutrient movement and management, prairie, drainage, stream health, wildlife, and trees.
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Actions to Reduce Water Pollution
Actions to Reduce Water Pollution
What’s in your water? How can your actions help reduce and prevent water pollution? Discover what the most common water pollutants are and how you can prevent water pollution by paying attention to what you put down the drain at home and how you manage your yard. Explore how the water treatment process cleans water…
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ISAP’s Policy Round-Up: What’s New in Conservation Ag?
ISAP’s Policy Round-Up: What’s New in Conservation Ag?
Hosted by the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership Policy Committee, this webinar will give an overview of relevant Illinois policies related to agriculture and conservation policy. Participants will hear from ISAP members and learn about their policy priorities and ongoing policy work, including: Soil and Water Conservation District Funding Fall Covers for Spring Savings Farmland Succession…
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Cover Crop Management – Planting
Cover Crop Management – Planting
This Midwest Cover Crops Council webinar series starts this week - Wednesday, May 14 through Friday, May 16. Join us for one or all of this series of brief webinars covering the updated recommendations on our Getting Started with Cover Crop Pages. Register to receive the Zoom link: https://z.umn.edu/MCCCWebPageWebinars. Dates and topics include: May 14 - Planting…
Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
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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Cover Crop Management – Equipment
Cover Crop Management – Equipment
This Midwest Cover Crops Council webinar series starts this week - Wednesday, May 14 through Friday, May 16. Join us for one or all of this series of brief webinars covering the updated recommendations on our Getting Started with Cover Crop Pages. Register to receive the Zoom link: https://z.umn.edu/MCCCWebPageWebinars. Dates and topics include: May 14 - Planting…
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Cover Crop Management – Nutrient Management
Cover Crop Management – Nutrient Management
This Midwest Cover Crops Council webinar series starts this week - Wednesday, May 14 through Friday, May 16. Join us for one or all of this series of brief webinars covering the updated recommendations on our Getting Started with Cover Crop Pages. Register to receive the Zoom link: https://z.umn.edu/MCCCWebPageWebinars. Dates and topics include: May 14 - Planting…
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Life Hacks over Lunch: A Virtual Meet-up Series for Watershed Professionals
Life Hacks over Lunch: A Virtual Meet-up Series for Watershed Professionals
Spring 2025 Series. 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. Registering here will sign you up for all 3 meet-ups. You can attend whichever ones fit your schedule. Brought to you by The Confluence for Watershed Leaders.
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Easements for Land Access: Strategies for Affordable Farmland
Easements for Land Access: Strategies for Affordable Farmland
Dive into methodologies that can lessen the financial burdens on incoming landowners, including Right of First Refusal (ROFR) and Option to Purchase at Agricultural Value (OPAV). This series, hosted by American Farmland Trust, is made possible through collaboration with the Wisconsin Farmland Protection Partnership, the National Agricultural Land Network, and the Land Transfer Navigator Network.
Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
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.
Facing the Future: Tornado Alley Shifts & Their Impact on Illinois Farming
Facing the Future: Tornado Alley Shifts & Their Impact on Illinois Farming
Growing in Illinois has always been difficult, but it's getting even harder. Meteorologist David Yeomans dives into how tornado alley is shifting into our area, damaging thunderstorm wind events are happening more often, and temperatures are becoming more variable. He also analyzes new soil moisture projections for the rest of the season.
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2025 Pennycress Field Day
2025 Pennycress Field Day
This day has been established to introduce the new winter annual crop Field Pennycress to local producers. Researchers along with industry representatives will be present to discuss this very unique short season crop. Five years of research have been completed towards the development and commercial launch of pennycress. Research will be presented and the day…
Harvests Under Pressure – Navigating the Impact of Rising Tariffs
Harvests Under Pressure – Navigating the Impact of Rising Tariffs
Join us for an important discussion on how rising tariffs are reshaping the agricultural landscape for farmers across the U.S. While tariffs and trade disputes may seem distant, their effects are felt locally, especially by Black and underserved farmers who are already facing historical and systemic challenges such as discrimination, land loss, and limited access…
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Conservation Voices: Mastering the Art of Talking Conservation to Farmers
Conservation Voices: Mastering the Art of Talking Conservation to Farmers
Talking to farmers about conservation is one of the most important skills conservation professionals say is needed in the field—and one they’re eager to develop. With a master’s degree in agricultural education—and as a farmer himself—SWCS Board Member Keith Berns brings valuable insight to this challenge. As co-owner and sales and marketing manager of the thriving…
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Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
Iowa Learning Farms Weekly Webinar
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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Power of Perennials Webinar
Power of Perennials Webinar
American Farmland Trust (AFT) and Argonne National Laboratory are hosting a technical assistance webinar on perennial bioenergy crops and their end use opportunities on and off-farms in the Midwest. This webinar will share the steps to adopt perennial bioenergy crops like switchgrass, native prairie mixes, and miscanthus along with their environmental and economic benefits. Decision-making tools to…