From the President:
IFB Nutrient Stewardship Field Days are planned for this summer.
These field days provide a great opportunity for farmer members to learn more about nutrient stewardship practices. You can connect with researchers, retailers, and elected officials in a casual setting. Field day information can be found at www.ilfb.org/FieldDays.
The website will be updated as more information is available.
IFB Summer Nutrient Stewardship Field Day Schedule
- Sangamon County, June 8 – Touring a saturated buffer and woodchip bioreactor installed near Lake Springfield. Attendees can expect to learn about edge-of-field practice design, construction, and research.
- Fulton County, June 20 – Through a partnership with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC), hosting a field day focused on exchanging best management practice research and ideas between point source and nonpoint source stakeholders.
- Piatt County, July 12 – Stakeholders from Lake Decatur Watershed will join to hear updates from a recently awarded NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project. Researchers from the Prairie Research Institute will also join to provide several regional updates to attendees.
- Jo Daviess County, July 21 – County Farm Bureau (CFB) leadership will demonstrate several research projects taking place, with focuses on nitrogen management practices, cover crops, and soil health.
- Clinton County, July 29 – As part of a multi-year cover crop project, the CFB and their partners will share information about cover crop practices, manure management, soil health and forage testing, and more.
- LaSalle County, August 15 – University of Illinois researchers will join to share an in-depth overview of biological products in agriculture, specifically focusing on how they work, if they can be used to meet nutrient loss reduction and crop production goals, and how they could incorporate into farming operations.
- Wayne County, August 24 – As part of a multi-year Nutrient Loss Inhibitor Demonstration (NLID) plot project, Wayne CFB and partners will review the 2023 plot, including several fertilizer products purported to enhance fertilizer efficiency.