WEBINAR: Farm Incomes and Environmental Outcomes: Understanding the Impact of Conservation Practices
In this ILSoyAdvisor Webinar, Laura Gentry, Ph.D., reviewed how using Precision Conservation Management (PCM) benefits farmers both financially and environmentally, including results using cover crops, tillage and conservation outcomes.
Confessions of A Cereal Killer – Part 1
Soy Envoy Brad Zimmerman discusses the successful termination process for cereal rye in his latest ILSoyAdvisor blog.
NRCS: Your Soil Health Journey
A growing number of farmers and ranchers from across the country are using cover crops and soil health management systems to improve the health and productivity of their soil.
Partnership Supports Illinois Agriculture
Is it still possible for Illinois agriculture to meet the goals outlined in the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy? Members of the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership believe it is possible; and their 2021 Annual Report highlights activities that improve soil health and restore local waters.
Seven Things I Learned Planting Cover Crops
What a long, strange trip it has been! I have been using cover crops for 8 years now in Central Illinois and it has been a very fun ride. Here are a few benefits and best practices I have learned about cover crops.
Get to Know Greg Goodwin, PCM Director
Get to Know Greg Goodwin the new PCM Director.
WEBINAR: Carbon Markets and the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund
1 CEU in Soil and Water Management
Brazil Drought Impacts Soybean Production
Early season drought issues across Southern Brazil (Mato Grosso Do Sul, Parana, and Rio Grande do Sul) robbed Brazil of a record setting soybean crop for the 2021-22 growing season. Stagnant high-pressure plus a lack of cold fronts moving north out of Argentina led to about 40% of Southern Brazil’s soybean growing area receiving less than 60% of normal rainfall through late January.
WEBINAR: Cover Crops & Spring Management
1 CEU in Soil and Water Management
Protecting the Watershed: Is Collaboration the Key to a Sustainable Future?
Investments in sustainable initiatives are becoming mainstream since long term resilience is a priority for the marketplace. Leaders not only have to focus on [...]
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