Great things are coming soon from @STARfreetool. They’ve heard that some farmers struggle with the STAR Field Form and listened to your suggestions on making enrollment easier for multiple fields. Upgrades are in the works. #star@ILAgriculture@AISWCDSTARfreetool.com
Steve Stierwalt met with @RepSchweizer of the 104th district, serving Vermilion & Champaign counties, during Soil Health Week at the State Capitol in Springfield. Stierwalt is one of the co-founders of @STARfreetool & serves with the Champaign County #SWCD#IllinoisSoilHealthWeek
Check out @farmdaily’s report on Chris Hausman of Pesotum and how he saved money and is now “all in” for cover crops.
By cutting two tillage passes, he’s saving $50 an acre (compared to the $37.50 an acre he spends on cover crops). @STARfreetool
Read more: farmprogress.com/cover-crops…
🔔 LAST CALL TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF FARMING! 🌱
Be a Pioneer with Illinois STAR: Your Participation Counts! 🚜
📆 Participation Deadline: January 31st
📋 Complete our Quick Field Assessment Questionnaire! Your insights matter.
🌟 starfreetool.com/get-started#LastCall#IllinoisSTAR
@STARfreetool launched in WA in 2023 in response to the request during our road mapping process to help generate market-based, economic value for their conservation practices.
Visit the newly launched STAR website to learn more about national efforts.
starconservation.org/
Now STAR is being embraced in Colorado and Washington, with Missouri and Iowa close to joining the fold. Other states in the process of signing on are Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Indiana.
#STARfreetool#STARconservation#SoilHealth#ClimateSmart#climateSmartAG
The website of the national @STARfreetool just launched.
STAR started out of the Champaign County Soil & Water Conservation District before the farmer-led, science-based, flexible, and voluntary conservation strategy expanded statewide.
🌐starconservation.org#STARfreetool
While managing the Saving Tomorrow's Agriculture Resources (@STARfreetool) program in Washington state, Lauren Quackenbush plans to foster connections between farmers, ranchers, and industry groups.
Read more about the STAR program and Lauren below
washingtonsoilhealthinitiati…
A Communications Request For Proposal has been posted on the national Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (STAR) website. Proposals are due on October 31st.
Check out this link for more details on the RFP document ➡️ starconservation.org/wp-cont…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Eric Miller is a tinkerer, a thinker and an innovator, and he puts those skills into practice on his 400-acre farm in Piatt County and shares his agupdate.com/illinoisfarmert…
The @USDA Cover Crop Chart is designed to assist producers with decisions on the use of cover crops in crop and forage production systems.
Info on growth cycle, seeding depth, nutrient cycling, and more are included for most crop species. Learn more - bit.ly/3wHzils