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Cover Crops for Soil Health and Insect Life
Basic Illinois Location (Online)Mike Bredeson of the Ecdysis Foundation will share how using cover crops to increase plant diversity within cropland, particularly corn, results in a completely changed and much more diverse insect community. The paraphrase is true – if you plant them (cover crops), insects will come. You will also learn how you must consider the impact of neonicitinoid insecticides in your …
Read MoreFrom Neonics to Farming with Insects in Mind
Basic Illinois Location (Online)Thanks in part to Iowa State University’s ten years of research, the USDA recently added the prairie strips practice to the Conservation Reserve Program. Three of Iowa State’s STRIPS (Science Based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips) team members will share how this practice can improve the abundance, diversity and productivity of pollinators while providing other valuable benefits to …
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Is the summer heat starting to get to you? Are you still practicing social distancing? There are many free, educational opportunities on our events page! Click here and register for some free, online webinars!
Read MoreIllinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership Celebrates the Success of Our 2020 Risk Management Webinar Series
Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership Successfully Hosted Its FIRST Online Risk Management Webinar Series For Over 150 People The Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership, ISAP, recently held a free 3-part webinar series exploring the use of land stewardship and soil health management as tools to mitigate production and financial risks. The first webinar featured Eric Snodgrass, Principal Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag …
Read MoreIllinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership to host a free 3-part online webinar series
Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership to host a free 3-part online webinar series ISAP’s mission is to create a network to support a systems approach to improve Illinois soil health and reduce nutrient loss. DEKALB, Ill. – The Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership, ISAP, will be holding a free 3-part webinar series exploring the use of land stewardship and soil health management as tools to …
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