2025 GLBW Conference resources - stay inspired! How We Come Together for a More Diverse Midwest Ag Landscape Green Lands Blue Waters CLC Conference 2025 April 7th-9th, 2025 - Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison GLBW 2025 Conference Video - Â Short Version GLBW 2025 Conference Video - Full Length Version with Video Clips | |||
The Illinois Conservation On-Farm Network (ICON) convenes agriculture specialists from across Illinois and the broader Midwest region for monthly web-based discussions to explore new research, troubleshoot field conditions, and provide updates on policies and programs related to conservation agriculture. Engaging with presentations by experts, researchers, and industry leaders, our ICON calls provide an opportunity to share knowledge and network with a strong community of conservation ag enthusiasts. Since this network began, we’ve focused on supporting farmers through their cover crop journey. Now, we’re deepening and expanding our roots to include more practices and perspectives from the field. Stay turned over the next months as we slowly bring you new ideas and connect you with experts across conservation agriculture. Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtc-GuqD8pGtxe9GuVPXkiuQ1gzmIXyApW#/registration Date & Time:
Landing page for ICON network:Â https://ilsustainableag.org/programs/network-of-practitioners/icon/ | |||
Sign up is open now for early adopters of CLC crops in MN who may qualify for ecosystem services payments through Forever Green. See EECO Website. Sign up by December 31st. | |||
RAFS is currently soliciting proposals for a special collection on "Education and Employment in Sustainable Food Systems", with guest editors Kimberly Johnson, Carolyn Dimitri, and Mark Bomford. This Call will consider manuscripts that address education, curriculum, employment and professional careers paths in sustainable food systems. Proposal abstracts (250 words) are due by October 31, 2025 to rafjournal@cambridge.org with Subject Line: Proposal for Special Collection Education and Employment in Sustainable Food Systems The full Call, with specific topic examples, can be found at the link below: https://lnkd.in/gk8h3iUi | |||
Marbleseed is hosting two New Farmer U events this fall! Then, for our classic retreat-style New Farmer U, join us in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9 to learn how to blossom your farm business. Learn more on our website, at https://lnkd.in/guPnUwVq. | |||
Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network Monthly Calls The Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network (ICCON) convenes agriculture specialists from across Illinois and the broader Midwest region for monthly discussions to explore new research, troubleshoot field conditions, and provide updates on policies and programs related to conservation agriculture. Since ICCON began, we’ve focused on supporting farmers through their cover crop journey. Now, we’re deepening and expanding our roots to include more practices and perspectives from the field. Stay turned over the next months as we slowly bring you new ideas and connect you with experts across conservation agriculture. Date & Time:
Register for our upcoming call >Â https://zoom.us/.../tJMtc-GuqD8pGtxe9GuVPXkiuQ1gzmIXyApWÂ | |||
Savanna Institute has a lot of great events coming up in the next few months across Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. These are great opportunities to get to know their organization and to see agroforestry in action. Find an event near you at https://lnkd.in/gWWNV-nS | |||
Are you looking to enhance your farm’s productivity while improving your land’s resiliency? American Farmland Trust is excited to offer free technical support to farmers, landowners, and professionals who are interested in planting perennial bioenergy crops such as switchgrass, miscanthus, native prairie, shrub willow, and hybrid poplar.  These crops are perfect for marginal and low ROI cropland and can provide biomass for emerging markets in the Midwest. Not only do they offer economic benefits, but they also create wildlife habitat and require minimal management inputs, such as fertilizer and water, leading to improved water quality and soil health.  As part of the Perennial Bioenergy Crop Diversification Project, we provide free technical services to help you adopt these crops on your land. Farmers and landowners with existing pollinator plots and grasslands may have opportunities to also manage these systems for biomass production and access new market opportunities.  | |||
Did you miss the 2025 Midwest Cover Crops Council webinars? Don’t worry! They are all posted on the MCCC YouTube Page. These webinars are a fantastic way to brush up on the latest recommendations for cover crop management.  Managing Risks When Using Herbicides with Cover Crops- Liz Stahl, University of Minnesota Extension and Dan Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison  Corn Disease Concerns Following Cereal Rye- Allison Robertson, Iowa State University  From Ruts to Roots: Strategies to Protect and Rebuild Soil Health- Aaron Daigh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln  Equipment Considerations for Cover Crops- Charles Ellis, Missouri Extension  Cover Crops in Challenging Conditions – Eileen Kladivko, Purdue University, and Nathan Johanning, Illinois Extension  TIMELY BONUS FEATURE: Terminating Cover Crops and Planning for Unexpected Weather Conditions. It’s the perfect time to be thinking about cover crop termination. Check out this great conversation between Bill Johnson, Purdue University Weed Science, and Barry Fisher, Fisher Soil Health, on how to get successful termination even in the toughest conditions. | |||
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