Nutrient Stewardship Grant Program
- 2024 Nutrient Stewardship Field Days
- 2023 Nutritent Stewardship Field Days
- 2022 Nutrient Stewardship Field Days
- View the 2021 Nutrient Stewardship Field Days
- View the 2020 Nutrient Stewardship Virtual Field Days
- Questions
Since 2015, Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) has contributed to an impressive statewide effort, the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS). Through leadership and participation from our farmer members across the state, IFB has been able to make meaningful contributions toward water quality efforts in Illinois.
For the past several years, IFB has made it an organizational priority to lead on environmental issues, most notably, the NLRS. IFB’s NLRS efforts focus in four priority areas: 1) education and outreach to farmers, landowners and the general public; 2) supporting research of best management practices to reduce nutrient loss from agricultural fields; 3) supporting farmer implementation efforts across the state; and 4) demonstrating progress toward the long-term goals of the NLRS.
With the first year of work being completed in 2016, the Nutrient Stewardship Grant Program has become a cornerstone of IFB’s work to implement the NLRS, serving as one example of the many ways IFB is creating lasting impacts in implementing the NLRS across Illinois. This program funds County Farm Bureau (CFB) projects focused on improving soil health and water quality throughout the state. Since 2015, IFB has dedicated over $1,165,000 to CFBs to complete a wide range of unique projects, including planting test plots of cover crops, watershed planning, water testing, hosting education and outreach activities.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 and 2021, virtual programs were developed to accommodate for canceled or capped-attendance field days. A library of virtual field day content can be found via the links at the top or left-hand side of the page.
2024 Nutrient Stewardship Field Days
Field Days |
Date |
Location |
RSVP Deadline |
| Greene & Calhoun CFB Field Day | March 14, 2024 | Greene County Extension, Carrollton, IL | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| Montgomery CFB Field Day | March 20, 2024 | Montgomery County Farm Bureau, Hillsboro, IL | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| Will CFB Nutrient Stewardship Education Meeting | March 27, 2024 | Will County Fair Atrium, Peotone | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| Washington CFB Field Day | April 4, 2024 | Greenview Golf Course, Centralia | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| Clinton CFB Spring Field Day | April 20, 2024 | Aviston | |
| Clinton CFB Summer Field Day | July 27, 2024 | Sugar Creek Valley Farms, 12555 Poettker Road, Aviston, IL 62216 | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| Will Summer CFB Nutrient Stewardship Education Meeting | July 31, 2024 | 25545 S. Cedar Road, Manhattan, IL 60442 | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| Jo Daviess CFB Field Day | August 2, 2024 | First driveway south of 4629 IL-78 S., Stockton, IL | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| Piatt, Macon CFB Field Day | August 20, 2024 | 1150 W Pershing Rd, Decatur, IL 62526 | |
| Wayne CFB Field Day | August 22, 2024 | Fred Blessing Farm, 3 Miles North of Fairfield on Enterprise Road and left at the NLID sign (County Road 1220N) | |
| Cook CFB Field Day | August 28, 2024 | Smits Farms, 3437 Sauk Trail, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| LaSalle CFB Field Day | August 29, 2024 | Oak Ridge Golf Club, La Salle, IL | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
| Knox CFB Field Day | September 6, 2024 | Meet at Knox Agri Center: 180 S Soangetaha Rd, Galesburg, IL 61401 | Read the FarmWeekNow Recap |
Additional field day details coming soon!
Questions
Sanjay Sofat
Director of Environmental Policy
Email: ssofat@ilfb.org