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STARting a Plan for Success
Author: Erin Gundy July 22, 2021 Too many farmers, planning for next year’s crop is not easy and involves agronomic, financial, business, and legal decisions. Where to start? What factors should be included in the process? Where can improvement be made and how? That’s where it can be important to keep simple, clear records to interpret and measure success that...
ILLINOIS FIELD & BEAN – JULY 2021
The July issue of Field and Bean has been released. Click here to view it online today!
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – EXCITING NEWS & NEW EPISODE
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. You can now subscribe to the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Subscribing gives you the opportunity to receive notifications about new episodes! Check out all 38 episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud. Apple Podcasts: https://go.illinois.edu/NLRS_Apple Google Podcasts: https://go.illinois.edu/NLRS_Google...
PCM Impacts: Summarizing Practice Adoption, Nutrient and Sediment Loss Reductions
Impacts: Summarizing Practice Adoption, Nutrient and Sediment Loss Reductions Author: Travis Deppe Precision Conservation Management (PCM) is a conservation program initiated through funding by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). PCM combines precision technology and data management with farm business and financials to help farmers manage, adopt, and adapt conservation practices long term...
Precision Conservation Management Releases 2021 Data and Recommendations
Precision Conservation Management Releases 2021 Data and Recommendations Author: Lindsay Mitchell Precision Conservation Management (PCM), a farmer service program led by the Illinois Corn Growers Association and Illinois Soybean Association, and supported by a non-profit technology partner, Heartland Science and Technology Group, released their 2021 Business Case for Conservation this week, providing financial and environmental data on common Illinois...
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – NEW EPISODE
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 37, “Crop Insurance Deadlines, Cover Crops, and Pandemic Relief.” The episode features Brian Frieden, Regional Office Director of the USDA Risk Management Agency in Springfield, Illinois, where he discusses the new Pandemic Cover Crop Program. If you planted cover crops this crop...