Teens and young adults will test their knowledge of regenerative agriculture at a contest held during this summer’s Heart of American Grazing Conference in Effingham. The contest begins at 10 a.m. Friday, July 16 at the Effingham Conference Center.

Dan Sanderson is the recipient of the 2025 Illinois Leopold Conservation Award.

A new video series provides Illinois graziers practical, easy-to-follow demonstrations of tools and techniques that support adaptive grazing.

The best advice often comes from peers who have worked through the obstacles to build profitable resilient farm operations.

These incentives will help producers expand their climate stewardship and empower more producers to be leaders of America’s ongoing efforts to build innovative conservation systems. 

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.