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Tag Archives: conservation
Soil Health Week
Mark your calendar for Soil Health Week! In 2022, the Alliance’s Soil Health Farmer Caucus will work with state lawmakers to introduce a resolution that creates a day and week to celebrate one of Illinois’…
2022 Conservation Cropping Seminar
Protect our world while sustaining profitability Find ways to improve soil health, learn about cover crops, remain profitable—and even more marketable—by using sustainable techniques that build up natural resilience to weather extremes, pests, and weeds.…
Illinois Plant Sales Tax Places Unfair Burden on Small Farms
Illinois Farmers are exempt from paying sales tax on seeds but not for plant starts In Illinois, farmers do not have to pay sales tax on their seed purchases. However; this same exemption does not…
2020 Annual Meeting in Metro East Illinois
We’re on tour! Join us at one of four regional meetings. You’ll enjoy fellowship with members and leaders in this Alliance of farmers and eaters changing the local food landscape in Illinois. We will meet…
2020 Annual Meeting in Southern Illinois
We’re on tour! Join us at one of four regional meetings. You’ll enjoy fellowship with members and leaders in this Alliance of farmers and eaters changing the local food landscape in Illinois. We will meet…
2020 Annual Meeting in Central Illinois
We’re on tour! Join us at one of four regional meetings. You’ll enjoy fellowship with members and leaders in this Alliance of farmers and eaters changing the local food landscape in Illinois. We will meet…
2020 Annual Meeting in Northern Illinois
We’re on tour! Join us at one of four regional meetings. You’ll enjoy fellowship with members and leaders in this Alliance of farmers and eaters changing the local food landscape in Illinois. We will meet…
IDOA Now Requiring S.T.A.R. Applications from their Farmers
Illinois Department of Agriculture is endorsing an innovative new program that rewards farmers with up to five stars for sustainability practices on farm fields that protect our drinking water and prevent erosion and nutrient pollution.…