Several Illinois farmers attending the recent Piatt, Macon & DeWitt County Nutrient Stewardship Field Day spoke on balancing conservation practices and profitability with WBEZ-Chicago (NPR). The article was published on both the WBEZ-Chicago and Chicago Sun Times website, potentially reaching a large audience of both urban and rural stakeholders.
More importantly, the articles uplifted farmers’ voices to highlight the ongoing volunteer efforts to protect soil health and improve water quality.
Participating farmers were Michelle Carr, Macon County; Jake Lieb, Piatt County; Jared Gregg, Piatt County; IFB Director Robert Klemm, DeWitt County; and IFB Director Larry Dallas, Douglas County.
“Anything we can do to keep the soil from washing away, or blowing away, and keep our nutrients in the field rather than going downstream we’re wanting to do because fertilizer is very expensive, and you can’t replace the soil,” Lieb, told WBEZ.
Read the full article at WBEZ-Chicago (NPR) here.