Join us for a Soil Health Summit on April 9 at the State House Inn in Springfield, bringing together farmers, organizations, agency officials, legislators, and other partners to explore how policy can enhance soil health and stewardship…
Nearly every drop of rainfall that hits Illinois flows west and down to the Mississippi Gulf, carrying with it our soil and our runoff nutrients. Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution comes from wastewater treatment plants, industrial…
Join us at Rolling Meadows Brewery & Farm for a free industrial hemp seminar on March 19 from 11am until 3pm. The day will consist of presentations and discussions on the following topics: Update on…
On February 5, the Illinois Department of Agriculture hosted a public hearing to give hopeful hemp cultivators, processors, and other stakeholders a platform to voice their concerns, suggestions, and praises for the proposed industrial hemp…
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…
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…