SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Concern for water quality has brought together groups and individuals in Illinois who haven’t always worked together. The groups may have different goals, motivations and processes, but they have the same purpose: to improve water quality and often soil health.
Water quality improvement efforts thrive on partnerships
Participants in the Advanced Soil Health Training Workshop hosted by the Nature Conservancy and Upper Sangamon Watershed illustrate healthy soil. From left are Jen Filipiak, Midwest director of American Farmland Trust; Dan Towey, Ag Conservation Services; and Barry Fisher, NRCS state soil health specialist.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Water quality has been a key issue for commodity groups in recent years, and those efforts led to new legislation by the…
LA PORTE CITY, Iowa — Standing in a field surrounded by other fields as far as the eye can see, it’s easy to forget how quickly runoff makes i…
Watching a new project come together is pretty exciting, says Lee Gravel.
