2020 SUMMER TRAINING CONFERENCE & ANNUAL MEETING The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 has disrupted the lives of all Illinoisans and existing restrictions on public life currently in place which are aimed at reducing the spread of the Covid-19 virus prevents large in-person gatherings. The AISWCD Board of Directors considered these unique circumstances during a Special... Continue reading→

AISWCD celebrated Agriculture Day with the Illinois Department of Agriculture at the 2022 Illinois State Fair! We helped to honor Ulen Farms, our 2022 Conservation Farm Family of the Year, as well as the Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (STAR) award winners! It was also great to visit with state elected officials – especially House Agriculture Chair,... Continue reading→

That’s a wrap! The 74th Annual Meeting and Summer Training Conference has come and gone. If you missed out on the fun, we have you covered! View photos from the event here!   Social event: An Evening on the Lake   Opening Ceremony   Awards Luncheon   Exhibitor Hall   AISWCD Auxiliary   Director Service... Continue reading→

The Illinois Cover Crop Initiative is a new program available for Illinois farmers who intend to plant cover crops following their 2022 cash crop. Farmers can receive $10 per acre for cover crops planted by December 1, 2022, even if they have planted cover crops before! Browse resources with the included links or visit American... Continue reading→

The annual AISWCD Poster and Photo Contests, part of the larger national competitions hosted by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), provides students from kindergarten through 12th grade as well as adults the chance to have their art displayed as part of a national conservation outreach initiative. Each year, the winning entries reflect NACD’s... Continue reading→

Browse the new all new AISWCD online apparel store courtesy of Primo Designs, located in Springfield. The online store will accept purchases for the next four weeks, and orders will be fulfilled and made available for in-person pickup at the Annual Meeting and Summer Training Conference scheduled for July 17-19, 2022. Clean water, healthy soils. ... Continue reading→

What a great Earth Stewardship Day! Nearly 700 students from 10 area schools came to learn about the environment and conservation at 28 stations across the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022. Director Kim of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency was joined by Deputy Director Kristi Jones of the Illinois Department of Agriculture,... Continue reading→

A team of high school students from the University of Chicago Lab Schools took top honors at the 2022 Illinois Envirothon State Competition, the 26th annual competition. The winning team will now represent Illinois at the national Envirothon competition hosted by the National Conservation Foundation (NCF) at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from July 24... Continue reading→

Join us! It is our pleasure to invite you to the 2022 Annual Meeting & Summer Training Conference scheduled for Sunday, July 17th – Tuesday, July 19th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield! This years theme is “Building Resilience: What’s Old is Now New”. The Association of Illinois Soil and Water... Continue reading→

DWIGHT, Ill. — The 1970s was a pivotal decade for agriculture, not only for the economic struggles that would follow, but also for concerted efforts to step-up soil conservation efforts.   Commodity prices spiked in 1973 after the Soviet Union signed a substantial three-year trade agreement to purchase U.S. grain. Grain exports doubled from 1972... Continue reading→