An interview with Maggie Monast, Director of Working Lands at Environmental Defense Fund Human Capital Blog Series By Jenny Seifert, Watershed Outreach Specialist For all farmers to fully embrace cover crops, no till, and other stewardshipRead More…
By Caroline Wade, Program Director at Ecosystem Services Market Consortium Ecosystem services from natural and working lands, and the need to protect them, have been getting more and more attention in the media and by agriculturalRead More…
By Paul Dietmann, Senior Lending Specialist at Compeer Financial Agricultural lenders tend to be a pretty cautious bunch. They want to make adequately secured loans to farmers who have both the cash flow and the propensityRead More…
Throughout late summer and early fall we highlighted the people and partners who are doing research, education, and outreach to protect our water resources and ecosystems through our #What4Water social media campaign. Altogether, we featured 12Read More…
In the face of a climate crisis, it is critical to understand what can be done to help curb the disproportional impacts climate change is having on some communities. Our country is also at a timeRead More…
Effective science-based education and outreach can help people feel more connected to their world and the natural resources around them. And, when people experience a deeper connection to their environment, they are often more open toRead More…
As we have seen all too often in the Midwest, flooding and other natural disasters can devastate communities. Carrie McKillip, a University of Illinois Extension Community and Economic Development Educator, has spent the last twelve yearsRead More…
Human Capital Blog Series By Jenny Seifert What does leadership look like to you? We can usually spot good leadership in others, but how often do we ask ourselves what our own leadership looks like? LeadershipRead More…
Since the COVID-19 pandemic has put virtual learning and networking experiences on the rise, we wanted to share a bit about how our Soil Health Nexus team ran the Soil Health Nexus Digital Café Series. TheseRead More…
By Gary Lesoing The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska Extension have been evaluating and investigating how cover crops can be used by farmers to improve the sustainability of their operations for the long term. Nebraska hasRead More…