Regenerative Agriculture Webinar: A New Beginning
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisLearn how adjusting farming principles and practices help enhance the entire growing system of the farm, through soil health, water management and fertilizer use. Can these regenerative methods improve profitability and the marketing of your products? Join us for this free webinar to find out.
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE A NEW VISION
Learn how adjusting farming principles and practices can help to enhance the entire growing system of the farm, including soil health, water management, fertilizer use, and grazing management. Can these regenerative methods improve profitability and the marketing of your products? This webinar is designed to connect participants to top experts in the field. MARCH 4,…
Emerging Market$ Are Here (Is your data ready?)
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisEmerging Market$ Are Here (Is your data ready?) What does your farm’s data have to do with emerging markets like carbon, water quality and sustainability? Plenty. The quality of your data will serve as a “fast path / proof” for who gets to be first to take advantage of these new opportunities. Join Steve Cubbage,…
Adopting Proven Cover Crop Agronomics and Field Equipment for Long-term Success
OnlineCover crop adoption in the Midwest has significantly increased within the last decade. However, critical questions remain that relate to the impacts of cover crop management on nitrogen availability, cash crop production, and water quality. This webinar will share results on how next-generation cover crop management influences both corn and soybean nitrogen uptake and production…
University of Illinois Extension Baebler Educational Farm Cover Crop Field Day
The Baebler Educational Farm 4022 JJ Road, Waterloo, IL, United StatesJoin the University of Illinois Extension for a Baebler Educational Farm Cover Crop Field Day on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The program will start at 9 a.m., rain or shine. The Baebler Educational Farm is located south of Waterloo, IL at 4022 JJ Rd. Waterloo, IL 62298. Cover crops have many benefits to the soil,…
Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative Public Meeting
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisIllinois Regenerative Agriculture Meeting Set for April 9 Urbana, Ill. — The new Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative (IRAI) is inviting interested farmers, researchers, nonprofit groups, and others with a stake in resilient agriculture and food production to join its second public meeting on April 9. Launched in October at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IRAI…
Building a Culture of Conservation
The Conservation Learning Group and Iowa Learning Farms utilizes strong partners--farmers, non-farmers, urban residents, educators, agencies, and conservationists--as spokespersons around the state. These people are opinion leaders and positive role models who practice, understand and promote a renewed commitment to a Culture of Conservation. We are continuing our weekly webinar series on Wednesdays at…
Soil Health Basics for Technical Service Providers
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisSoil Health Basics for Technical Service Providers This training provides an introductory Soil Health course and guidance for those individuals seeking to be certified to write Soil Health Management Plans using Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) 116. Participants will be introduced to soil health planning principles and applicable inventory and evaluation tools to identify specific resource…
How to Connect with Producers in the New Normal
The way we interact with customers in the business world has forever changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Face-to-face interactions are being replaced with Zoom calls, virtual meetings and events. How has this paradigm shift changed the way agriculture does business? Will these changes be temporary, or permanent in the marketplace? Webinar: Thursday, May 13…
An Introduction to the Illinois Climate Assessment
IL, United StatesThe climate in IL is changing rapidly. IL is already warmer and wetter than it was a century ago and climate change will continue to drive rapid changes across the state. A new report from The Nature Conservancy-- the first-ever, comprehensive climate assessment for Illinois-- details these changes and more. Join us to hear from…
Implementing Carbon Farming: Practitioners and Investor Views
Implementing Carbon Farming: Practitioners and Investor Views Join the Virtual Ag Club for a discussion on steadily increasing conversions of existing U.S. farmland into regenerative and organic parcels. What this means from a practitioner's point of view and the investors who support and fund these initiatives will be addressed during this May 25th Ag Club…