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The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – NEW EPISODE
Tune in to the recent Episode 41, “Are these tools in your toolbox? Bioreactors.” The episode features Dr. Reid Christianson and Dr. Bryan Maxwell, University of Illinois, as well as a farmer in Rock Island County, Drew Hohenboken. Mr. Hohenboken recently had a bioreactor that was designed by Dr. Maxwell installed on his farm. The episode includes information about new...
STAR Releases Annual Report Highlighting Impacts of Voluntary Conservation Efforts in Illinois
STAR Releases Annual Report Highlighting Impacts of Voluntary Conservation Efforts in Illinois STAR’s second annual report provides insights to the initiative’s continued growth CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Today, STAR (Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources), an initiative developed by farmers for farmers, is excited to release its annual report for the 2020 crop year. The report documents STAR’s continued growth and summarizes the...
Illinois Soil Health Incentive Program for Champaign County
The Illinois Soil Health Incentive Program (SHIP) is a new program concept to provide financial incentives to Champaign County Illinois producers to implement conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), and improve soil health. The incentives are based on greenhouse gas reductions using modeled county-level quantification methods. In 2021, farmers in Champaign County have the opportunity...
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – NEW EPISODE
Tune in to the recent Episode 40, “Farm Safety Special Edition.” During this special edition episode of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast, we take a step back from discussing conservation practices in order to share farm safety tips for farmers, their families, and those who work on farms. Dr. Salah Issa, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Industrial Safety and...
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 39, “Are these tools in your toolbox? Prairie Strips.” The episode features Paula Hingson, USDA-NRCS Assistant State Conservationist (Easement Programs) and CRP Program Manager and Dallas Glazik, biologist with Illinois Pheasants Forever. The guests discuss the benefits of prairie strips, which include...
ISAP’s New Soil Health Specialist
ISAP has some exciting news to share! Our awesome partners, IL Corn and TNC, were able to work together to implement an Illinois-dedicated Soil Health Specialist! Jim Isermann will be ISAP's new Soil Health Specialist covering Illinois through December 2021. Jim most recently was a Field Manager for the Soil Health Partnership across Illinois. He graduated from the University of...