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Partnership Effort Adding Money to the Cover Crop Equation: PCM
PepsiCo, Mars Petcare, The Nature Conservancy, and The Illinois Council of Best Management Practices all have their individual sustainability goals and are offering cost share incentives to farmers in Illinois. Mars and Pepsi’s main goal is to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and believe cover crops are one solution towards achieving this. They committed support toward their sourcing regions (Vermilion...
Timing is everything, good cover crop management starts with appropriate seeding dates
Timing of cover crop planting is essential for achieving your goals and getting the most biological and economical value out of the cover crop species you have selected to meet them. That is equally true when we talk about planting cover crops in the fall ahead of corn or soybeans. Each cover crop species can provide its own unique benefits...
LICA to join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership
The Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association (ILICA) is a not-for-profit, trade association that provides contractors education, business, and legislative resources. ILICA encourages high standards of workmanship in resource management & land improvement; provides contractors education on the newest technology, practices, standards, regulation, and legislation impacting the industry; and gives contractors the necessary business resources and tools to provide their companies...
ISAP Seeks Facilitators to Lead Farmer-to-Farmer Peer Networks
For the adoption of soil health management systems to become widespread and sustained, local technical assistance and mentorship is needed to guide producers over the multiple hurdles that come with implementing no-till/strip till, cover crops, and adaptive nutrient management successfully and profitably. ISAP is seeking applications for facilitators to establish and support peer networks across Illinois, to bring farmers together...
Principles & Practices of Adaptive Grazing
Ray Archuleta, Dave Brandt, Gabe Brown and Allen Williams, Ph.D. have teamed up to help other producers practically and successfully apply soil health-focused, regenerative agriculture systems through their new venture, Soil Health Consultants, LLC. The firm’s four founders are widely considered to be among the most preeminent pioneers, innovators and advocates in today’s soil health and regenerative agricultural movement. SHC’s on-farm...
The Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Podcast
University of Illinois Extension has created an Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast. This podcast began in June and typically releases one episode a month. The first podcast, hosted by Todd E. Gleason, features discussion from Jonathon Copess, Dr. Laura Gentry, Jennifer Woodyard, and Haley Haverback on an introduction of why this podcast was created, what the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction...