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Batch and grow with Farmer-Led Advances in Soil Health (FLASH)

November 25, 2025

Farmers often learn best from one another, and the Farmer-Led Advances in Soil Health (FLASH) program helps make those connections possible. In episode 77,...

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Addressing nutrient loss through conservation: Precision Conservation Management

October 30, 2025

Nutrient Loss Reduction

Precision Conservation Management (PCM) director Greg Goodwin and conservation specialist Lou Liva...

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Standing corn stubble in a cover cropped field

Cover crop conversations: Farmer-to-farmer insights across Illinois

August 27, 2025

Nutrient Loss Reduction

In a virtual panel hosted by Illinois Extension, three farmers from across the state discussed their experiences with cover crops. Norm Deets of Ogle County,...

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Uncovering the power of clover cover

April 5, 2024

Nutrient Loss Reduction

Interested in diversifying your cover crop mix or exploring the power of clover cover? Episode 61 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction podcast looks into utilizing clover as a cover crop with Adam Dahmer, farmer from Williamson County in southern Illinois, and...

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When it rains, it pours

February 13, 2024

Nutrient Loss Reduction

In the last few years, we have experienced several extreme weather events associated with climate change from droughts to intense rain events and flooding. Episode 59 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast explores the relationship between extreme precipitation events and nutrient loss in...

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Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy 2023 Biennial Report: Part 2

December 27, 2023

Nutrient Loss Reduction

The loss of nutrients in Illinois lakes, streams, and rivers harms water quality locally and downstream, eventually leading to the Gulf of Mexico. The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS) was established in 2015 and designed to reduce the nutrient loads in Illinois waterways and its...

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Cover crop considerations: A farmer's perspective

October 11, 2023

Nutrient Loss Reduction

In a recent conversation held at the Farm Progress Show, three farmers spanning the state – Norm Deets, Chad Bell, and...

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Navigating extreme weather impacts on Illinois agriculture

August 3, 2023

Nutrient Loss Reduction

As the climate continues to change, we are seeing more frequent, extreme weather events. With these weather events occurring more often, considerations on how those events impact agriculture need to be addressed. Trent Ford, State...

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Unlocking the potential: Exploring camelina as a cover crop

June 30, 2023

Nutrient Loss Reduction

As the use of cover crops continues to grow across Illinois and the country, non-traditional crops are being researched and explored as potential cover crops including camelina....

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Make managing cover crops easier using the Cover Crop Decision Support Tool

June 28, 2023

Nutrient Loss Reduction

Interested in adopting cover crops but unsure what it will mean for your field? In the December 2021 NLRS Podcast episode, we go into depth on an update to the Cover Crop Decision Support Tool with Dr....

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