New Addition to PCM Specialist Team
We are thrilled to welcome Andrew Hiser to our team of PCM Specialists! He will be serving farmers in Sangamon, Christian, Macon and Macoupin counties.
We are thrilled to welcome Andrew Hiser to our team of PCM Specialists! He will be serving farmers in Sangamon, Christian, Macon and Macoupin counties.
Dr. Gary Schnitkey summarizes anhydrous ammonia application profitability data based on farms enrolled in PCM.
Receive payments for new and/or old conservation practice and are all available to all Illinois PCM regions.
A report summarizing the entire PCM dataset is available now. The pull-out booklet provides clear, objectively analyzed, aggregated, and anonymized results for over 12,000 agricultural fields in Illinois spanning PCM’s full dataset and demonstrating the financial and environmental differences resulting from various tillage, nutrient management, and cover crop practices. “PCM is only available in priority…
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REGISTER HERE FOR JUNE 23 Financial & Environmental Impact of Conservation Practices to your farm 11am – 12pm REGISTER HERE FOR JUNE 27 Financial & Environmental Impact of Conservation Practices to your farm 10am – 11am
New Director of PCM Greg has an extensive background in helping farmers and environmentalists understand how agricultural chemicals can impact our environment.
Join us for a cover crop and soil health field day in Champaign County August 27th! Led by the IL Corn Growers and IL Soybean Association’s Precision Conservation Management program, we will be highlighting the management practices of the Rademacher farm and hear from speakers focused on what best management practices in Illinois are working.…
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Precision Conservation Management (PCM), a farmer service program led by the Illinois Corn Growers Association and Illinois Soybean Association and supported by a non-profit technology partner, Heartland Science and Technology Group, released their 2021 Business Case for Conservation this week, providing financial and environmental data on common Illinois farm practices. Among the recommendations, PCM experts…
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PCM has been awarded $5 million dollars by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). PCM farmers in 20 counties will be eligible for financial assistance when developing conservation plans through their local NRCS offices. PCM will use the award to continue to assist farmers in…
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Partners of PCM continue to show their appreciation. Field to Market acknowledged Clay Bess, Lead PCM Specialist, for his success in the PepsiCo cover crop cost share project, recognizing him as an Adviser of the Year. Clay was also named Partner of the Year with the S.T.A.R. program for his work to enroll PCM farmers…
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