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ISAP’s New Soil Health Specialist
ISAP has some exciting news to share! Our awesome partners, IL Corn and TNC, were able to work together to implement an Illinois-dedicated Soil Health Specialist! Jim Isermann will be ISAP's new Soil Health Specialist covering Illinois through December 2021. Jim most recently was a Field Manager for the Soil Health Partnership across Illinois. He graduated from the University of...
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...