I grew up on a small corn and soybean farm in Crawford County, IL. I enjoyed growing up on the farm and helping in the summers. I appreciated the lessons it taught me about making do with what you have and the valuable lessons you can only learn from manual labor. While I decided to leave the family farm for college, I was able to stay connected to agriculture through my education, majoring in Agricultural Engineering at the University of... Read More →
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WEBINAR: Soil Biology Builds Resilience and Enhances Soil Quality
July 24, 2019
A regenerative systems approach will utilize integrated, dynamic principles to synergize biologically-based practices to address fertility, pest and disease issues in corn and soybean production. The soil is the foundation in resilient systems that have the potential to leverage increasing soil organic matter to feed soil biology especially mycorrhizal fungi and associated organisms. In this webinar, presenter Kris Nichols, will discuss crop diversity including perennials and annuals as well as cover and companion crops, reduced soil disturbance, and managed grazing to increase profitability by maximizing nutrient and water use efficiencies and improving nutritive quality. We will also take a close look at the microbiome community that makes it all happen.
1 CEU in Soil and Water Management
Presenter: Dr. Kris Nichols, Soil Microbiologist, KRIS Systems Education & Consultation
Illinois Soybean Association
The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff and membership programs represent more than 43,000 soybean farmers in Illinois. The checkoff funds market development and utilization efforts while the membership program supports the government relations interests of Illinois soybean farmers at the local, state, and national level through the Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG). ISA upholds the interests of Illinois soybean producers through promotion, advocacy, and education with the vision of becoming a market leader in sustainable soybean production and profitability. For more information, visit the website www.ilsoy.org and www.ilsoygrowers.com.
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