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…
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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…
Annual Meeting in Southern 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…
PFI Small Grain Cost Share
Big news for Illinois small grains growers! The Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) received a new NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) which allows them to continue to offer small grains cost share in 2019-2021. Why is that…
Small Grains Workshops
Illinois Farmers are facing mounting challenges. Tariffs are eliminating markets and driving down the prices of corn and soybeans. Water quality and soil health are ever-present concerns. And, the lack of diversified crops and biodiversity…
Get ready for the 2019 Illinois Conservation Cropping Seminars
Two HOT speakers will discuss Soil Health solutions! Using cover crops and improving soil health remain hot topics in 2018 and the trend is not fading. In fact, the go-getters have already seeded their cover…
A Letter to Rep. Davis: Why Conservation Matters
We’re deeply disappointed in the House Farm Bill cuts to conservation programs that help farmers try out soil health practices that keep agriculture pollution out of our waterways. But don’t just take our word for…
The Farmer-to-Farmer Soil Health Series
There’s no one-size fits all model for soil health. Each farmer has to make decisions based on their soil type, landscape, time, and finances. While there’s no perfect prescription, there are plenty of farmers out…
2014 Farming for Profit Informational Meeting
On July 31st, 2014, the Menard County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with Illinois Stewardship Alliance, The National Wildlife Foundation, and the USDA will host a “Farming for Profit” Informational Meeting at New…
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Cover Crops Could Be the Answer to our Problems
We as a society base a lot of our decisions on the numbers that support whether to adopt or reject our choices in life. When it comes to using cover crops in our cropping…