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New “Soil Health Check Up” Video Series
A new three part video series called “Soil Health Check Up” was recently co-created and released by Dr. Stacy Zuber, Illinois State Soil Health Specialist with NRCS, and Jennifer Jones, Extension Watershed Outreach Associate with University of Illinois Extension. Each video describes and demonstrates at-home soil health tests that farmers, landowners, or homeowners could use to visually assess the health of …
Read More2021 Small Farms Winter Webinar Series
The University of Illinois Extension presents a weekly educational series for the small farm community. This series will provide practical knowledge on emerging topics which advance local food production in Illinois. These online presentations will give small farm producers a look at how leading practices in production, management, and marketing enable operations to improve profitability and sustainability. The complete list …
Read More2020 Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop
Basic Illinois Location (Online)2020 Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop The third annual Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop has been converted to a week-long, virtual webinar series this year. This workshop brings together professionals with expertise on different aspects of landowner conservation to offer an opportunity for local land managers and landowners to learn, make connections, and ask questions. Although focused in Southern Illinois, much of …
Read MoreEpisode 28 – Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 28 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast, “Managing Water at the Edge of the Field with Saturated Buffers”. This episode features Ryan Arch, Executive Director of the Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association, Inc.; Dr. Laura Christianson, University of Illinois Research Assistant …
Read MoreEpisode 27 – Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 27 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast “A Watershed Approach to Adopting Conservation”. This episode features Dr. Shalamar Armstrong from Purdue University and some of his work in Illinois. As always, all of the episodes can be found here: https://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/note/50107
Read MoreEpisode 26 – Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 26 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast “Maximizing Corn Yield Profits and Minimizing Nitrogen Losses”. This episode features University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Emerson Nafziger. As always, all of the episodes can be found here: https://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/note/50107
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