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Beekeeping 101

August 15, 2024

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Data Intensive Farm Management

May 31, 2024

With thin profit margins and the high cost of inputs, there is a need to make farming more efficient and profitable. One way researchers and...

Edge-of-field practices offer benefits to growers and the environment

June 19, 2024

Edge-of-field practices are often lumped under the regenerative agriculture umbrella, but these practices tend to have different goals than those...

ISAP Soil Health Leadership Program

May 6, 2024

Soil health is a vital component for productive fields, but it is a complex topic. The Illinois Sustainable Ag...

Uncovering the power of clover cover

April 5, 2024

Interested in diversifying your cover crop mix or exploring the power of clover cover? Episode 61 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast...

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A sunset over flowering prairie plants on the edge of a field

May 15, 2024

Farmers share real-life experiences of using edge-of-field conservation practices
GALESBURG, Ill. — When it comes to farming, experience is often the best teacher. This June, producers can get answers to their questions about installing edge-of-field conservation practices by connecting with farmers who have first-hand knowledge at the Cultivating Conversations: How and Why...

Black Angus cow standing up close out in a pasture.

May 14, 2024

Explore how starting at the soil can strengthen production at Dudley Smith Farm Field Day
URBANA, Ill. — Soil health and quality play a significant role in the nutritional value of pastures and cover crops, determining grazing strategies and sustainability. Attending the University of Illinois Extension Dudley Smith Farm Field Day this...

January 30, 2024

Farm Forward: Turning Last Season’s Challenges Into Next Season’s Triumphs
Join University of Illinois Extension Crop Sciences Educator Kathryn Seebruck for the first year of her series “Farm Forward: Turning Last Season’s Challenges Into Next Season’s Triumphs”. This monthly series aims to address the needs of row crop producers and will be rotated between Jo Daviess...

corn field in front with strip planting in background of rolling hills and some woodlands

January 16, 2024

Soil Health to be discussed at Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit
Is building soil health while maintaining crop yields possible in Northern Climates? Over the past five years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been exploring the possibilities of incorporating reduced tillage and winter rye into corn and soybean crop rotations. This work has proven very...

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New Tools for Healthy Waterway

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy is a multi-agency partnership that works to keep our waterways and everything downstream healthy. Explore the three new best practices that have recently been added to the list of recommended practices: water and sediment control basins, saturated...

Edge of Field Practices: Water Quality Solutions for Farmers and Landowners

More tile drainage is installed in Illinois and the Midwest every year in agricultural fields. Tile drainage allows farmers to optimize spring planting. It has also been shown to contribute nitrogen and phosphorus in waterways. Explore these edge-of-field conservation practices farmers...

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