Nicole Masters of Integrity Soils discusses how to measure and determine what is being accomplished through regenerative farming practices.

This self paced module covers the policy and considerations for determining the number of acres that are needed to utilize manure produced by a livestock operation.  It includes considerations of nutrients contained in the manure, crop nutrient needs and total acres available for manure spreading.  The use of the minimum acreage calculation tool is demonstrated.

This self paced module covers the policy and considerations for delineating a livestock operation for purposes of writing a nutrient management plan.  It includes land ownership and control considerations, manure sources that need to be included and describes when manure transfer agreements are required.   

Lawrence Svien, BWSR Training Conservationist, reviews use of the NRCS GIS Watershed Tools in the design of CPS 393 Filter Strips.  In addition, Lawrence also covers National Agricultural Technical Note 2, using RUSLE2 for the Design and Predicted Effectiveness of Vegetative Filter Strips (VFS) for Sediment.

Shannon Carpenter, NRCS Water Quality Specialist St. Paul reviews CPS 393 Filter Strip Practice Standard details, practice design, and Filter Strip Implementation requirements worksheet. This session also covers a brief review of Agronomy Technical Note #31 and how the Filter Strip Standard relates to the Note 31 and use of the Seed mix calculator.

Join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, American Farmland Trust, and the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed Partnership for an informative webinar focused on managing phosphorus in conservation cropping systems. Presentations will highlight current research and management tips for farmers and their advisors on best management practices that reduce non-point source phosphorus loading. • Dr. Heidi M.

Forest development stages, successional pathways and characterization of forest disturbances, both background and human-caused, based on size, frequency and intensity, with a brief introduction of silviculture as one type of disturbance.

Introduction of biotic factors affecting forests and forest composition and structure as habitat elements.

Lecture series overview and introduction to habitat, habitat selection, and abiotic elements influencing forests and habitat for selected species.

Jeff King, NRCS Water Quality Specialist, walks participants through all of the considerations for inventorying an operation for nutrient management: producer's objectives, operation delineation, plan maps, cropping history, realistic yield goals, nutrient sources, rates, timing, and placement.