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Cover Crop Toolbox: Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources

On January 8, 2025 ICCON was joined by Natalie Kerr, STAR Coordinator for the state of Illinois, to learn about the Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (STAR) program and how and why farmers should consider enrolling their fields in the program. STAR was founded in 2017 by Steve Stierwalt and Joe Rothermel – both farmers from Champaign County, advocates for conservation,...