Grow More with ISAP
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This opportunity is being hosted with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) and training provided by The National…
Grow More with ISAP
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This opportunity is being hosted with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) and training provided by The National…
Top 10 Impacts of Cover Crops on Soil Health – Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe
VirtualDr. Rob Myers, Director of the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture and also Regional Director of Extension Programs for NCR-SARE, will discuss several of the key ways that cover crops can improve soil health. These factors include nutrient cycling, soil organic matter, rainfall infiltration, addressing soil compaction, aggregate stability and impacts on earthworms,…
NRCS Conservation Outcomes Webinar Series
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) hosts one-hour virtual webinars from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. eastern on the fourth Thursday of even-numbered months. These webinars feature scientists and other subject matter experts speaking on a diversity of topics related to voluntary conservation efforts on working lands. Recordings of past webinars and associated resources are…
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally. Webinar 1: Social Science Perspectives January 26, 3:00 p.m. to 4:15…
No-Till Farmer Webinar – Ask the Operator: Highly Modified No-Till Planter Setups
VirtualNo-Till Farmer broadcasts live from Loran Steinlage’s FLOLO Farms in West Union, Iowa, for the May edition of the Ask the Operator webinar series: No-Till Planter Walkthroughs & Troubleshooting. The 2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow gives a live walkthrough of two of his highly modified no-till planters and shares the reasons behind his setup decisions.…
Leadership for Midwestern Watersheds
VirtualMany agricultural water quality projects in the Midwest have used the NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), with successes and challenges in meeting the program’s full potential. Recent federal legislation will increase RCPP funding five-fold over the next four years, with potentially more flexibility for innovative projects. We invite you to join an online Leadership…
Illinois Indiana Climate Series
VirtualThe Bi-State Climate monthly webinar series brings together Illinois and Indiana Extension experts to highlight important climate-related topics for Midwestern agriculture.
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally. Webinar 1: Social Science Perspectives January 26, 3:00 p.m. to 4:15…
Can cover crops still provide targeted nutrient loss benefits in the future?
VirtualThe Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place May 31 at noon CDT will feature Rabin Bhattarai, associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bhattarai discovers innovative ways to clean polluted waters. His research group develops sustainable engineering solutions to improve water quality and crop production through experimental…
Maximizing N Availability to Crops while Minimizing N Losses to the Air
VirtualJoin Iowa Learning Farms for their bi-weekly webinar series featuring Craig Dury from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Sangamon CFB Field Day
Join us to hear from several ag engineering and BMP construction experts, university researchers, and many others about ongoing edge-of-field practice implementation and monitoring efforts. Attendees will be transported between a saturated buffer and a woodchip bioreactor to see the practices on the ground. Please RSVP by Friday, June 2nd to Sangamon CFB by calling…