NRCS

Wednesday
Jul 02
July 2, 2025 @ 7:21 pm CDT

Soil Health Basics for Technical Service Providers

We met with Dr. Stacy Zuber, USDA-NRCS State Soil Health Specialist, on March 15th to discuss details about the new national course for certification of Technical Service Providers to write Soil Health Management System Conservation Activity Plans (CP 116). This training will be hosted by the USDA-NRCS Soil Health Division through virtual delivery April 27-29th. ISAP: Thank you for engaging …

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Tuesday
Apr 27
April 27, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 5:10 pm UTC+0

Soil Health Basics for Technical Service Providers

Basic Illinois Location (Online)

Soil 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 concerns on the land and …

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Wednesday
Jul 02
July 2, 2025 @ 7:21 pm CDT

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – NEW EPISODE

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 33, “Are These Tools in Your Toolbox? Constructed Wetlands”. This episode features our very own ISAP Chair, Jill Kostel. She is also Senior Environmental Engineer at The Wetlands Initiative. Also featured in this episode is Maria Lemke, Director of Conservation Science at …

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Wednesday
Jul 02
July 2, 2025 @ 7:21 pm CDT

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – NEW EPISODE

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 32, “Are These Tools in Your Toolbox? Soil Sampling and VRT”.  This episode features Dennis Bowman, University of Illinois Extension Interim Assistant Dean for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Commercial Agriculture Educator; Amir Sadeghpour, Southern Illinois University Assistant Professor of Soil Management …

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Wednesday
Jul 02
July 2, 2025 @ 7:21 pm CDT

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – NEW EPISODE

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 31, WASCOB: Dry Dams for the 21st Century. This episode features Lauren Spaniol, Resource Conservationist with the Coles County SWCD; John Pike, Agronomist/Consultant with Pike Ag, LLC; and Jon Schoonover, Professor of Forestry at SIU. As always, all of the episodes can …

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Wednesday
Jul 02
July 2, 2025 @ 7:21 pm CDT

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast – NEW EPISODE

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast is produced by the University of Illinois Extension. Tune in to Episode 30, Your Dollars at Work for You: Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council. This episode features Julie Armstrong, NREC Executive Director; Shani Golovay, NREC Research Manager; and Jeff Kirwan, NREC Chairman and farmer. As always, all of the episodes can be found …

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