Sangamon County Farm Bureau

Lake Springfield Watershed Efforts

Lake Springfield Watershed

In the second Nutrient Stewardship field day of 2021, IFB brought together partners from Sangamon County Farm Bureau, Springfield City Water, Light and Power (CWLP) and Sangamon County Soil and Water Conservation District (SCSWCD) and Illinois Natural Resources Conservation Service gathered to discuss a variety of efforts taking place in the Lake Springfield Watershed. Several topics were covered, including information about IEPA 319 Grant and Regional Conservation Partnership (RCPP) funding opportunities for producers, as well as educational topics about cover crops and soil health. Find more details in the FarmWeekNow.com article below, then watch the field day videos.

Certified Crop Advisors can receive self-reported Continuing Education Units (CEUs) after watching the videos for each of these virtual field days. For more information, and to find the self-reporting form, visit www.certifiedcropadviser.org and click “Self-Report CEUs.”

 

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Field Day highlights

 


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Table of Contents

00:10 Jim Birge, Manager, Sangamon County Farm Bureau

00:38 Lauren Lurkins, Director of Environmental Policy, Illinois Farm Bureau

08:17 Doug Brown, Chief Utility Engineer, City Water, Light and Power (CWLP)

12:03 Sarah Lindholm, CWLP RCPP Coordinator, CWLP

19:25 Barb Mendenhall, Project Manager, Sangamon County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)

31:08 Austen Etherton, Host Farmer, Sangamon County

33:00 Rob Woodrow, Farm Manager, Sangamon County

42:37 Stacy Zuber, Soil Health Specialist, Illinois NRCS

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