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The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – EXCITING NEWS & NEW EPISODE
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. You can now subscribe to the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Subscribing gives you the opportunity to receive notifications about new episodes! Check out all 38 episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud. Apple Podcasts: https://go.illinois.edu/NLRS_Apple Google Podcasts: https://go.illinois.edu/NLRS_Google...
PCM Impacts: Summarizing Practice Adoption, Nutrient and Sediment Loss Reductions
Impacts: Summarizing Practice Adoption, Nutrient and Sediment Loss Reductions Author: Travis Deppe Precision Conservation Management (PCM) is a conservation program initiated through funding by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). PCM combines precision technology and data management with farm business and financials to help farmers manage, adopt, and adapt conservation practices long term...
Precision Conservation Management Releases 2021 Data and Recommendations
Precision Conservation Management Releases 2021 Data and Recommendations Author: Lindsay Mitchell Precision Conservation Management (PCM), a farmer service program led by the Illinois Corn Growers Association and Illinois Soybean Association, and supported by a non-profit technology partner, Heartland Science and Technology Group, released their 2021 Business Case for Conservation this week, providing financial and environmental data on common Illinois...
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – NEW EPISODE
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 37, “Crop Insurance Deadlines, Cover Crops, and Pandemic Relief.” The episode features Brian Frieden, Regional Office Director of the USDA Risk Management Agency in Springfield, Illinois, where he discusses the new Pandemic Cover Crop Program. If you planted cover crops this crop...
Regenerative Grazing Field Day Set for September 8
Contact: Cassidy Dellorto-Blackwell, The Land Connection Phone: 217-840-2128 Email: cassidy@thelandconnection.org Regenerative Grazing Field Day in Gays, Illinois, Set for September 8, 2021 Champaign, IL, May 2021 - Are you a beef producer hoping to improve your environmental and economic outcomes? A row crop farmer looking for a herd to graze your cover crops, or looking to add livestock into your...
Free ecosystem market webinars available for farmers
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership will host four webinars in June and July By Diego Flammini Staff Writer Farms.com An industry organization is hosting online presentations to help farmers and industry advisors make informed decisions about emerging market opportunities. The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership will host a four-part webinar series in June and July to provide information about the ecosystem market. “It’s monetizing...