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Read article: Sustaining our future: A farm family story spotlight
Sustaining our future: A farm family story spotlight
To celebrate our 50th podcast episode, we get behind-the-scenes information about the creation and...
2023 ISPP Scholar Patrobas with Illinois Lieutenant Governor, Juliana Stratton
Read article: In his own words: Sirabo Patrobas Wafula
In his own words: Sirabo Patrobas Wafula
As an ISPP Scholar, Sirabo Patrobas Wafula is appointed with the Illinois Office of...
2022 ISPP Scholars stand with President Killeen, College of ACES Admin and PepisCo Director of Gov Affairs, Armando Saleh
Read article: December? Already!
December? Already!
If only the days on the calendar slowed to match my to-do list, more blogs would be written, more work would get done. But here we are and it’s...
2023 ISPP Scholar Oluwaseun Ojo at his desk at the Illinois Department of Ag
Read article: In his own words: Oluwaseun Ojo
In his own words: Oluwaseun Ojo
As an ISPP Scholar, Oluwaseun Ojo is appointed with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Division of Natural Resources. His work is significant in...
Read article: Fair Shares Combined CSA benefits farmers, consumers, and community
Fair Shares Combined CSA benefits farmers, consumers, and community
In 2007, sisters Jamie Choler and Sara Choler Hale were picking up their weekly box of vegetables from Biver Farms...
2022 Scholar Cohort
Read article: 2022: A new year: Continued progress and promise
2022: A new year: Continued progress and promise
2021 came and went. At times, it felt like if you blinked, you have would miss it. At others, it seemed like time was standing still. Time was such a...
Jeremy Zobrist overseeing the field pumpkin harvest with specially made equipment - Photo Credit: Sarah Zobrist
Read article: Homework, teamwork, and passion power the 'real food for real people' operation of one Central Illinois farmer
Homework, teamwork, and passion power the 'real food for real people' operation of one Central Illinois farmer
It was a strangely mild, pleasant, and cloudy day in early July when I visited with Jeremy Zobrist of Rock Creek Farms and sister company,...
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Read article: ISP Fellow Hannah Price: In her own words
ISP Fellow Hannah Price: In her own words
As an ISP Fellow Hannah Price is conducting a workflow measurement project with the...

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Illinois Extension to create holistic regenerative ag course
URBANA, Ill. – Illinois’ agriculture industry is rooted in its soil. Now, University of Illinois Extension is continuing to invest in the earth by developing a regenerative agricultural program to bring healthy soil practices to farms and gardens statewide. The North Central Region...
Study forecasts tile drainage and crop rotation changes for nitrogen loss
URBANA, Ill. – Midwestern agriculture contributes the vast majority of nitrogen in the Gulf of Mexico, causing an oxygen-starved hypoxic zone and challenging coastal economies. State and federal policies have tried for decades to provide solutions and incentives, but the hypoxic zone keeps...
From ground to air to space: Tillage estimates get tech boost
URBANA, Ill. – According to national USDA statistics, no-till and conservation tillage are on the rise, with more than three-quarters of corn and soybean farmers opting for the practices to reduce soil erosion, maintain soil structure, and save on fuel. However, these estimates are based...
$5M USDA grant funds Illinois-led innovative cover cropping project
Urbana, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that it is funding a new project led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that will address major obstacles to adoption of cover crops in the United States. Titled “iCOVER: Innovated Cover-crop Opportunity,...

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