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ASHT Cohort Scouts Cover Crop Fields in Fourth Training Session
On Wednesday, April 26th, agriculture professionals met in Bloomington, IL for the fourth Advanced Soil Health Training (ASHT) hosted by the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP). Amidst planting season, this group of conservation specialists, agronomists, and retailers, found time to further their education with a full morning of in-field cover crop training. Just outside of McLean, Illinois, our group visited...
ISAP Partners Offer Policy Updates to Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network
On April 12th ICCON was joined by Corey Lacey, Public Policy Manager with the Illinois Soybean Association (ILSA), and Dylan Cook, Midwest Policy Manager with American Farmland Trust (AFT), to discuss policy movement surrounding cover crops and agriculture conservation methods. Corey Lacey focuses his time advocating for Illinois soybean farmers on conservation and environmental policy issues, and Dylan Cook works...
Participants Share Learnings, Reflections from ISAP’s Grow More Training
In April, the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) hosted a training opportunity for conservation professionals to better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This training opportunity was made possible with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC). The Grow More Training included virtual and in-person sessions, with over 40 attendees in total, and...
ASHT Cohort Gathers for Two-Day Cover Crop Training
In February, Illinois agriculture professionals gathered at the Illinois Soybean Association in Bloomington for the third session of the 2022-23 Advanced Soil Health Training (ASHT) hosted by the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP). The third session in the training series provided education to participants on cover crops and cover crop management. This two-day intensive classroom workshop began with Stacy Zuber,...
ISAP Publishes 2022 Annual Report
ISAP is excited to announce the publication of the 2022 Annual Report highlighting efforts to advance conservation agriculture across Illinois and expand the collective efforts to improve soil health and water quality through partnership, collaboration, and consistent messaging. The 2022 Annual Report shares updates from another eventful and successful year for ISAP. The Partnership hosted our biennial Risk Management Conference,...
Central Illinois Farmers Share Cover Crop Termination Techniques
During ICCON’s March cover crop call, the Network hosted a panel of cover crop farmers who shared their strategies for cover crop termination and how covers are used as a management tool for their cash crops. Three Central Illinois farmers – Jim Isermann, Pete Fandel, and Frank Rademacher – gave an overview of their operations, presenting three models for how...