PCM Round Table Discussion
Monarch Brewing Company 212 S Independence St, MonticelloJoin four experts on March 20th at the Monarch Brewing Company in Monticello, IL! This Round Table meeting is setup to spark conversation based on your questions about soil health and cover crops. Join the conversation by having discussion with other farmers and landowners who are interested in implementing cover crops and discovering soil health…
What are the Economic, Water Quality, and Climate Impacts of Soil Health? “Soil Health Successful Farmer” Case Studies Tell the Story
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisWhat are the Economic, Water Quality, and Climate Impacts of Soil Health? “Soil Health Successful Farmer” Case Studies Tell the Story Date: May 18, 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. ET Duration: 1 hour Presenters: Michelle Perez, PhD, Water initiative director, American Farmland Trust, and Florence Swartz, consulting economist, former NRCS New York…
Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Biennial Report Webinar
Online Decatur, IllinoisJoin Extension professionals Eliana Brown, Kate Gardiner, Haley Haverback, and Jennifer Woodyard to hear an update on water quality in Illinois! The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy guides state efforts to improve water quality at home and downstream by reducing nitrogen and phosphorus levels in our lakes, streams, and rivers. The strategy lays out a…
ISAP’S 2020 RISK MANAGEMENT WEBINAR SERIES
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisJoin members of the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership for a 3-part webinar series highlighting the use of land stewardship and soil health management as a tool to mitigate production and market risks. Farmers utilizing soil health practices are finding benefits beyond the farmgate: from buffering extreme weather, to increasing working capital, to meeting changing consumer…
Improving Mental Health Care by Understanding the Culture of Farming and Rural Communities
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisPart one in a three-part series: Improving Mental Health Service Access for Farming and Rural Communities This webinar will address the mental health crisis and unique stressors caused by COVID-19 within farming and rural/frontier communities. Presenters will speak about the ways health practitioners and community leaders should address stigma, stressors, mental risk factors, and provide…
From Neonics to Farming with Insects in Mind
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisThanks in part to Iowa State University’s ten years of research, the USDA recently added the prairie strips practice to the Conservation Reserve Program. Three of Iowa State’s STRIPS (Science Based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips) team members will share how this practice can improve the abundance, diversity and productivity of pollinators while…
Strip-Till/No-Till Conservation Field Day with LIVE FIELD DEMOS
Richland Community College, Shilling Center 1 College Park, Decatur, Illinois, United StatesRegistration opens at 7:00 a.m with a chance to ask the experts and peruse the vendor booths. Program begins at 8:30 a.m. with speaker Rick Clark. Rick is a 5th generation farmer from Williamsport, IN. The main goal on the farm is to build soil health and achieve balance with Mother Nature. Rick has developed…
Cover Crops for Soil Health and Insect Life
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisMike Bredeson of the Ecdysis Foundation will share how using cover crops to increase plant diversity within cropland, particularly corn, results in a completely changed and much more diverse insect community. The paraphrase is true - if you plant them (cover crops), insects will come. You will also learn how you must consider the impact…
Prairie Strips Benefit Pollinators and Farmers
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisThanks in part to Iowa State University’s ten years of research, the USDA recently added the prairie strips practice to the Conservation Reserve Program. Three of Iowa State’s STRIPS (Science Based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips) team members will share how this practice can improve the abundance, diversity and productivity of pollinators while…
SWCS – ISAP Presentation
Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, IowaISAP will be presenting at the SWCS conference this summer. Expanding Horizons: Where Conservation Meets Innovation 75th SWCS International Annual Conference July 26 - 29, 2020 Des Moines, Iowa This year’s conference theme, “Expanding Horizons: Where Conservation Meets Innovation,” evokes images of the expansive views of the region and the deep and varied soil horizons…
Soil Session: SHP Field Insights
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisSHP's Soil Sessions: Field Insights Hosted by SHP Field Managers, Dustin Brucker and Jim Isermann, and Michigan Research Manager, Kristin Poley Please join Dustin Brucker, SHP Field Manager for Iowa, Jim Isermann, SHP Field Manager for Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, and Kristin Poley, Michigan Research Manager, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 11 AM…
ON THE LEADING EDGE: CONSERVATION DRAINAGE PRACTICES FOR NUTRIENT LOSS REDUCTION
Basic Illinois Location (Online) ONLINE, Decatur, IllinoisJOIN MEMBERS OF ISAP WITH COLLABORATORS FROM AGRICULTURAL, CONSERVATION, DRAINAGE, AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES FOR A SERIES OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS ON CONSERVATION DRAINAGE PRACTICES. The On the Leading Edge series will focus on four conservation drainage practices available in Illinois – drainage water management, bioreactors, saturated buffers, and constructed wetlands – including how they work and how contractors…