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PCM at Farm Progress Show

PCM Director Greg Goodwin and Megan Miller from ISA joined Rhiannon Branch of Brownfield Ag News to discuss the program as a whole and upcoming opportunities for farmers.

PepsiCo and Walmart Join Forces to Champion Regenerative Agricultural Practices

Collaboration Aims to Lower Carbon Emissions while Providing Direct Farmer Support

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PCM Specialist Regions Released

Dedicated conservation specialists have regions throughout Illinois, Kentucky and Nebraska. Recently PCM has hired some new staff to help serve more farmers. Check out this map and reach out to your specialist for the free PCM program.

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.  

Fall Anhydrous Ammonia and Profitability

Dr. Gary Schnitkey summarizes anhydrous ammonia application profitability data based on farms enrolled in PCM.

NEW PepsiCo Incentive Payment Program

Receive payments for new and/or old conservation practice and are all available to all Illinois PCM regions.

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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Webinars in June on: Financial and Environmental Impact of Conservation Practices

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

PCM Welcomes Greg Goodwin as the Director

New Director of PCM Greg has an extensive background in helping farmers and environmentalists understand how agricultural chemicals can impact our environment.