Category: Industry News

PCM Represents Farmer Voices on Regenerative Ag Panel

PCM shared challenges farmers face when undergoing a practice change with supply chain businesses who have a vested interest in regenerative agriculture.

Precision Conservation Management Included in World Economic Forum 100 Million Farmers Initiative

PCM shared Midwest farmer perspectives with the World Economic Forum for their 100 Million Farmers Initiative as they work to shape the future of food and water systems.

Tillage Considerations for Profitability

PCM data demonstrates that 1-pass light and 2-pass light tillage are most profitable.

Carbon Market 101 for Farmers

Carbon markets present farmers with an opportunity to get paid for on-farm conservation practices. The key to unlocking these funds is understanding the different programs that exist.

Profitability and Conservation Practices

In this webinar, farm conservation experts will cover everything you need to know about capitalizing conservation opportunities on your farm.

PepsiCo and Walmart Join Forces to Champion Regenerative Agricultural Practices

Collaboration Aims to Lower Carbon Emissions while Providing Direct Farmer Support

PCM Releases New Data Summary for 2015-2021

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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Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day

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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PCM Booklet 2021

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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Another $5M Available for PCM Farmers

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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