Dairy Grazing Pasture Walk: Quincy
Join us for a free pasture walk at Gary Weiman's dairy operation near Quincy — a chance to see how one Illinois producer is combining cover crop grazing with traditional perennial pasture to keep dairy cattle on grass as much of the year as possible.
Illinois Forage Institute 2026
We’ve gathered all the help you need to run a successful forage and livestock operation together in one room. This year’s Institute will focus on high-quality educational sessions and producer engagement, bringing together an expected 100 to 150 farmers, landowners, and industry professionals from across the state.
Stock Cropper Field Day
The Cluster Cluck 5000 is back in action. Join us to see updates to our mobile livestock barn designed for easier use, hear what we learned in 2025, and meet the 2026 animals.
Heart of America Grazing Conference
The world of grazing comes to Illinois. Join graziers from across the Midwest for two days of immersive, producer-focused learning at the Heart of America Grazing Conference
Build a Regenerative Grazing System Contest
Be creative as you plan a successful regenerative grazing system using adaptive practices. The contest includes a short quiz on your understanding of adaptive grazing practices. Then, apply what you’ve learned by mapping out a grazing system, including forage maintenance, pasture design, and grazing rotation schedules.
Soul of the Soil Conference
The Soul of the Soil Conference invites growers, land stewards, and curious minds to gather where soil is more than dirt—it’s the foundation of life.
Virtual Fence Pasture Walk
Virtual fence technology is generating a lot of interest among Illinois graziers, and John Nerganah is putting it to use on his cow-calf operation.
Dairy Grazing Pasture Walk: Scales Mound
Join us for a free educational pasture walk at a 110-cow organic dairy operation in northern Illinois. See rotational grazing in action and learn from a fellow Illinois producer!
Cropland Grazing Pasture Walk
What does a cropland-to-pasture conversion on a diversified farm look like after three years? Join us for a free pasture walk at Hartzell Kaeb's operation in Cissna Park for your chance to see it in action.
Great Lakes Forage & Grazing Conference
More than 600 years of combined forage and grazing experience will gather in Clare on March 19 for the 2026 Great Lakes Forage & Grazing Conference
Southern Indiana Grazing Conference
An all-star lineup explores the benefits of regenerative grazing practices for producers and soil, including forage development, bale grazing, livestock nutritional needs, and pasture management.
Profitable Pastures Grazing School
Integrate pasture grazing into your farming operation and come up with practical strategies for managing your land that increase profits and improve soil health.
Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting
Get updates from the Dudley Smith Research Farm, including cattle production and profitability, cattle market outlook, and soil health.
Grow and Graze Winter Webinar
Our Grow and Graze webinars connect producers to peers and experts who have implemented successful grazing strategies.
2025 Kentucky Grazing Conference: Leitchfield
The conference, Grazing for Profit: Optimizing Returns in Grass-Based Operations, features Jim Gerrish, Dr. Greg Halich, Dr. Chris Teutsch, Dr. Ray Smith, Cody Rakes, Dr. Ricardo Riberio, and local producers.
2025 Kentucky Grazing Conference: Winchester
The conference, Grazing for Profit: Optimizing Returns in Grass-Based Operations, features Jim Gerrish, Dr. Greg Halich, Dr. Chris Teutsch, Dr. Ray Smith, Cody Rakes, Dr. Ricardo Riberio, and local producers.
Cattlevoltaics: Solar Cattle Grazing Update
As the solar grazing world continues to evolve, cattle are becoming an increasingly important part of the conversation, offering new opportunities for land use on solar sites.
Grazing Technical Service Provider Training
Be the go-to source on grazing management in the Midwest. This free Grazing Technical Service Provider Training equips you with the tools to help graziers with grazing management systems, fencing, and watering systems.
Kentucky Intermediate Grazing School
This high-quality hands-on program is an excellent opportunity for livestock producers and agricultural and conservation professionals to enhance their grazing skills.
Grow and Graze Fall Webinar
Grow and Graze is designed to connect producers to peers and experts who have successfully implemented grazing strategies. We’re creating a space where producers can share what’s working in their grazing systems and help one another make more informed, profitable decisions.
Pasture Walk 2025 at St. Anne
Join us for a FREE Pasture Walk to see a cow-calf grazing operation that incorporates annual forages and winter feeding to improve soil health.
Agrivoltaics webinar series: Growing Forages and Grain Crops
Agrivoltaics, or agriculture production underneath solar panels, involves the use of land for both solar energy production and livestock grazing or crop production.
Fresh Pasture Farm Pasture Walk
When you nurture your pastures, you enhance animal health and reduce costs. That’s the lesson you’ll learn at the Fresh Pasture Farms Pasture Walk from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9.
Dudley Smith Farm Field Day
Livestock management practices impact your profit, your soil, and your water. An all-star lineup will include researchers from University of Illinois College of ACES and Illinois Extension.
Grow and Graze Webinar Series
Learn what other Illinois growers and graziers are doing on their farms to improve their livestock grazing operations. The quarterly online chats will be heavy on conversation, light on slides, so you can listen in wherever you are: in the pasture, in the truck, or home.
Targeted Grazing Workshop
Targeted grazing has offered the US sheep industry an opportunity to grow and capitalize on our sustainable grazing practices. The American Lamb Board is excited to offer an in depth education workshop for producers to assist in their success and promote industry growth.
2025 Kentucky Fencing Schools Tompkinsville
This program is designed for producers and agricultural professionals to learn the newest fencing methods and sound fencing construction through a combination of classroom and hands-on learning.
2025 Kentucky Spring Fencing School Owensboro
This program is designed for producers and agricultural professionals to learn the newest fencing methods and sound fencing construction through a combination of classroom and hands-on learning.
Annual Grazing Conference 2025
The ILGLC Grazing Conference offers a unique opportunity for producers to gain practical knowledge, see how grazing systems can improve farm profitability, and address challenges like fencing, water systems, and rotational grazing. Whether you’re raising cattle, sheep, goats, or other livestock, the conference provides insights and resources to enhance your operation’s productivity and sustainability.