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CARBON FARMING IN ILLINOIS
CARBON FARMING IN ILLINOIS In celebration of climate week, ISAP is excited to announce a NEW fact sheet dedicated to carbon farming opportunities! Illinois has over 23 million acres of cropland suitable for adoption of practices capable of increasing soil carbon and storage such as planting cover crops and reducing tillage, presenting an exciting opportunity for Illinois farmers to offer immediate, scalable solutions to climate change. In fact, using estimates...
Did you miss the recent P-Workshop webinar? We got you covered!
P-Workshop: Managing Phosphorus in Conservation Cropping Systems | 9/3/2020 [button text="Click here to watch the webinar!" link="https://youtu.be/NPNRSNXjK9U" style="default" size="normal" target="_self" display="inline" icon="no"] Join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, American Farmland Trust, and the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed Partnership for an informative webinar focused on managing phosphorus in conservation cropping systems. Presentations will highlight current research and management tips for farmers...
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 29 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast, “Meet the New Illinois NRCS State Soil Health Specialist.” This episode features Dr. Stacy Zuber, the new Illinois NRCS State Soil Health Specialist. Stacy discusses her work with soil health tests and gives some tips...
ALPHABET SOUP: CONSERVATION LEASE CONVERSATION 8.20.2020
Did you happen to miss our most recent Alphabet Soup event? Don't worry, we recorded the event so you can watch it! This free, online event expands on the "Conservation and Farmland Leasing" webinar hosted by the Illinois Soybean Association that features Dr. Gary Schnitkey and a discussion on the conservation lease addenda available for Illinois farmers and landowners. Alphabet...
SAVE THE DATE | PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP | 9.3.2020
SAVE THE DATE | PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP | 9.3.2020 American Farmland Trust, the Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership, and the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed Partnership invite you to join us for an informative webinar focused on managing phosphorus in conservation cropping systems Thursday, September 3, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM. Presentations will highlight current research and management tips for farmers and their advisors on...
S.T.A.R. Releases Inaugural Annual Report: Demonstrating Agricultural Environmental Outcomes
The S.T.A.R. initiative (Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources) is excited to announce its first Annual Report for the 2019 crop year. The report provides an overview of S.T.A.R., documenting its expansion and impact and aggregating the benefits of in-field practices into metrics that are useful to a diversity of audiences. S.T.A.R. is an exciting initiative developed by farmers and soil and...