Soil Health Caucus Kickoff
Are you passionate about soil health? Do you have an interest in joining farmers and soil health advocates at the table to create change in Illinois Soil Health policies? Then this Caucus Kickoff meeting at…
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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.…
Our waterways, soil, and wildlife are a public good and farmers should be rewarded for protecting them.
Cover crops are an important conservation tool for farmers. They naturally add organic matter to the soil, prevent nutrient runoff, and keep our waterways clean. Over time they help farmers reduce the need for synthetic…
CSP and EQIP Sign-up Deadlines are Right Around the Corner
Farmers and ranchers have less than one month to sign up for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Deadline for Filing Initial CSP Application – May 10, 2019 Deadline…
Annual Meeting in Northwestern Illinois
We’re on tour! Join us at one of four regional meetings to celebrate big wins for local food, industrial hemp and cottage food, reflect on the challenges that lay ahead, hear the latest on our…
Annual Meeting in Northern Illinois
We’re on tour! Join us at one of four regional meetings to celebrate big wins for local food, industrial hemp and cottage food, reflect on the challenges that lay ahead, hear the latest on our…