Producers interested in NRCS conservation programs, including the Regenerative Pilot Program, should apply to their local NRCS office by Jan. 15, 2026 to be included in the first round of funding.

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.

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.

Learn the application of virtual livestock fencing to help reduce labor costs in adaptive grazing systems at the March grazing conference of the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition.