Risk Management Conference: Managing Weather and Resiliency on the Farm
Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 201 Broadway Ave., Normal, IL, United StatesRegister Today, or fill out RMC Flyer and Registration Form! Interested in becoming a sponsor? Fill out RMC Sponsor Form to claim your spot today! Join the members of the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership for this state-wide Risk Management Conference on June 19th in Normal, Illinois. We’ll be bringing in farmers and their advisors to talk about soil…
Farming in Balance: Bringing Back Wildlife to the Farm
TDLEE FARMS 1413N 900E Road, Melvin, IL, United StatesThis field day will look at how cover crops can bring wildlife back to your farm and the benefits they provide. Click here to view the Farming in the Balance Flyer! Listen to Cassandra Wilcoxen talk on the upland birds utilizing cover crops in central Illinois. Also, come hear Kim Erndt talk on incorporating habitat…
Strip Till Demo Day
Decatur, IL 940 N Glasgow Road, Decatur, IL, United StatesCome join us for a morning session focused on the nuts and bolts of strip tilling, results from the Soil Health Partnership program, and experiences from a strip till user. Our main speaker Mark Hanna will be presenting “Getting the Most From Your Strip-Till Equipment”. Mark is a registered professional ag engineer working in tillage, planting,…
Strip Till and Cover Crop Seeding Demonstration Day
Demonstration Field Hoopeston ILCover Crop Seeding Equipment and Strip Till Equipment Demonstrations. Discussion on Corn V5 inter-seeding Conservation Farming Economics by Precision Conservation Management.
Vermilion Headwaters Field Day
Wilken Farms 35395 E 1100 North Road, Chatsworth, IL, United StatesJoin the Vermilion Headwaters Watershed, American Farmland Trust and the Soil Health Partnership for their summer meeting. Topics include Strip Till systems and Soybean Cyst Nematode research with Cover Crops. Click here to REGISTER TODAY! 3:30—Registration 4:00—Welcome and Watershed Overview 4:10—ILFB Nutrient Stewardship 4:20—Field tour 5:20— Nathan Kleczewski Ph.D.—SCN and Cover Crops, Research Assistant Professor…
Habitat Conservation Connection: Connecting Agriculture and Conservation
Dewitt County Extension Office 8425 Katie Road, Clinton, IL, United StatesYou’re Invited! July 31st: 9 AM – 1 PM DeWitt County Extension Office 8425 Katie Rd. Clinton, IL 61727 Habitat Conservation Connection: Connecting Agriculture and Conservation The Habitat Conservation Connection program was created to not only give landowners insight on conservation efforts happening around them, but to show connection between wildlife habitat and in-field agriculture…
Dan Perkins – The Cover Crop Guy
Come hear Dan Perkins talk about his passion for regenerating soils across the Midwest at the Forrest, Illinois Township library Community Room. Dan is co-owner of Perkins’ Good Earth Farm in NW Indiana and is known as the "Cover Crops Guy". Perkin’s Good Earth Farm is a micro farm growing large amounts of produce on…
Know Your Agriculture Environment
Gold Star FS Woodhull, IL, United StatesWhat's in your toolbox? The Illinois Farm Bureau and several partners are coming together to help you learn new ways to benefit your farm! Lunch is provided! RSVP by July 31: Henry Mercer Farm Bureau, (309) 937-2411 Rock Island County Farm Bureau, (309) 736-7432
Cover Crop Diversity and Soil Health
Andrew Reuschel Farm 2881 N 2500th Ave, Golden, IL, United StatesSoil Health Partnership will be hosting a field day learning opportunity on August 9th, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Registration starts at 8:30am Field Day Starts 9:00 am – Noon • Walking farm tour encompassing cover crop diversity, seeding equipment, and inter-seeding strategies • University of Illinois Entomologist, Dr. Nick Seiter, discussing IPM and…
Successful Phosphorus Management Workshop
Univeristy of Illinois Ext. 60 Carlinville Plaza, Carlinville, ILAccording to the Illinois Science Assessment and the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, Macoupin Creek is listed as one of the highest non-point source Phosphorus (P) loading watersheds in the state! The Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed Partnership is providing successful research and information for farmers and their advisers who can adopt practices that will help reduce…