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ISAP’s Advanced Soil Health Training #2 Focuses on Nutrient Management Considerations
On Wednesday, November 16th a group of professionals from various retailer and ag education backgrounds gathered for the second session of ISAP’s Advanced Soil Health Training at the Piatt County Extension Office in Monticello, IL. As a pre work assignment to the in-person training, the trainees joined a virtual discussion focused on the basics of the Nitrogen Cycle, from the...
Illinois Researchers Develop CoverCress to Meet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Goals
The Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network (ICCON) continued their four-part winter series exploring new and emerging cover crops in December. ICCON was joined by Dr. Win Phippen, Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Western Illinois University (WIU), who gave an overview of how the engineered CoverCress plant can be integrated into a corn – soybean system. In 2019, researchers at...
Macoupin County Service Provider, Bryan Fairfull, Committed to Farmer Success
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership has launched an interactive Conservation Story Map to showcase sustainable agriculture efforts across the state and tell the stories of farmers, service providers, conservation specialists, ongoing research, and demonstration sites that are successfully adopting, exploring, or promoting conservation cropping systems and conservation drainage management. The Conservation Story Map features a directory of Service Providers across...
Partner Spotlight: Illinois CCA
For ISAP’s December Partner Spotlight, we’re featuring the Illinois Certified Crop Advisers! The Illinois CCA Program, an initiative of the American Society of Agronomy, is designed to establish base standards of knowledge for advisers of crop management and production inputs. In Illinois, CCAs are committed to supporting their grower customers as they make the most environmentally and economically sound decisions...
Balansa Outperforms Other Clovers in Spring Biomass Growth
The Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network (ICCON) kicked off their four-part winter series exploring new and emerging cover crops on November 9th. ICCON was joined by Nathan Johanning, Commercial Agriculture Educator from the University of Illinois Extension, who shared his research on the performance and growth of FIXatioN Balansa. Nathan’s research is showing that Balansa clover is not your typical...
Partner Spotlight: Illinois Corn
Our Partner Spotlight for the month of November is Illinois Corn! Illinois Corn is made up of two farmer-led organizations that serve corn farmers in Illinois: IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and IL Corn Marketing Board (ICMB). ICGA represents the interests of corn farmers in Illinois to create a future in which they can operate freely, responsibly, and successfully, while...