In the News: Illinois farmers speak on balancing conservation practices, profitability
Several Illinois farmers attending the recent Piatt, Macon & DeWitt County Nutrient Stewardship Field Day spoke on balancing conservation practices and profitability with WBEZ-Chicago (NPR). The article was published on both the WBEZ-Chicago and Chicago Sun Times website, potentially reaching a large audience of both urban and rural stakeholders.
More importantly, the articles uplifted farmers’ voices to highlight the ongoing volunteer efforts to protect soil health and improve water quality.
Participating farmers were Michelle Carr, Macon County; Jake Lieb, Piatt County; Jared Gregg, Piatt County; IFB Director Robert Klemm, DeWitt County; and IFB Director Larry Dallas, Douglas County.
“Anything we can do to keep the soil from washing away, or blowing away, and keep our nutrients in the field rather than going downstream we’re wanting to do because fertilizer is very expensive, and you can’t replace the soil,” Lieb, told WBEZ.
Read the full article at WBEZ-Chicago (NPR) here.
To keep up with the latest news media coverage featuring Illinois Farm Bureau farmer members, visit IFB’s “In the News’ webpage. It can be accessed under the “Resources” tab at www.ilfb.org. To check out the latest media coverage, visit: www.ilfb.org/in-the-news/. IFB launched the ‘In the News’ webpage to highlight recent media coverage and thank farmers who take time out of their busy schedules to speak with members of the news media.
Looking ahead to a busy August, news requests continue to focus on the impacts of drought on crop progress, the late June derecho impacts, State Fair and Farm Progress Show. Both events provide us the opportunity to continue promoting passage of the 2023 Farm Bill and stress the importance of crop insurance for Illinois farmers.
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