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Addressing nutrient loss through conservation: Precision Conservation Management
Precision Conservation Management (PCM) director...
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Excess rain water creates challenges in Illinois
University of Illinois Extension Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator Kevin Brooks has used his years of experience in the private sector...
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Smart winter storage for Central Illinois grain
As harvest concludes across Central Illinois, producers are focusing on storing their grain. For those in our region and throughout the Midwest,...
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Are black swans circling over Illinois farm fields?
I recently read an article in an ag publication entitled, “Are the Black Swans Flying?” Each day, there seems to be another article or podcast that...
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McHenry County Farm Stroll 2023
McHenry County Farm Stroll 2023 Offers Tours of 11 Family-Owned Small Farms and McHenry County College Student Farm Woodstock, Ill. – Come out for an autumn day in the country! On Sunday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., McHenry County will host its annual Farm Stroll, a free self-...
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Grants to support learning through Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. —Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IAITC) is a go-to resource for teachers wanting to help students grow connections to agriculture. This week, local programs received funding to continue classroom lessons thanks to IAA Foundation grants. Eighty ag literacy...
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Farm Drainage Series – Part 3:  A tile main multi-farm project
HAVANA, Ill. - Draining excess water from farm fields in Illinois is vital to food and renewable fuel production. However, the lack of adequate farm drainage is a serious problem. Many older farm drainage systems are still in place but are past their viable economic use value due to being...
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Cover Crop Conversations, Farmer-to-Farmer Insights Across Illinois

Farmers from northwest, west central, and southern Illinois discuss how they use cover crops in their operations as part of this recorded presentation coordinated in part by the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy. Hear how they have incorporated cover crops on their farms, lessons learned...

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Gracie Schleef

Gracie Schleef

Ford-Iroquois Counties 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Makala Bach

Makala Bach

LFPA Family and Consumer Sciences Visiting Outreach Associate
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