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Tag: conservation

R.F.D. News & Views: Production forecast lowers corn expectations

R.F.D. News & Views: Production forecast lowers corn expectations

— November 18, 2020

Corn gained value last week when the USDA lowered its projected 2020 yield estimate for Illinois, but was harvest size again impacted by weather after the latest wind storms? We also…

  • Census count determines wildlife, environment funding

    Census count determines wildlife, environment funding

    — August 31, 2020

    Federal funding is based on census population, including funding for wildlife, ecosystems, and air and water quality.  “Many federally funded programs that keep our drinking…

  • R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: USDA issues ‘12 Gifts of Conservation’

    R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: USDA issues ‘12 Gifts of Conservation’

    — January 2, 2020

    As we begin the new year and the third decade of the 21st century, perhaps the most crucial hurdle facing agriculture remains soil, water and air conservation. With the past decade…

  • Conservationists, mayors protest proposed Great Lakes EPA cuts

    Conservationists, mayors protest proposed Great Lakes EPA cuts

    — March 20, 2017

    Leaked budget numbers from the Trump Administration show Environmental Protection Agency funding for Great Lakes initiatives reduced to a trickle from $300 million to $10 million. This…

  • The role the native Mason bees plays and how to support them

    The role the native Mason bees plays and how to support them

    — March 28, 2020

    The signs of spring are popping up all around us. Flowers are emerging. The grass is growing. Birds are singing. Soon we will also be seeing the Mason bees emerging from their winter…

  • Cosley Zoo’s Blanding’s Turtles project all about conservation

    Cosley Zoo’s Blanding’s Turtles project all about conservation

    — October 21, 2019

    Conservation is a key component of Cosley Zoo’s mission, and one of the zoo’s conservation efforts has involved Blanding’s turtles. Blanding’s turtles are medium-sized, semi-aquatic…

  • Statewide summit planned on monarch butterfly conservation

    Statewide summit planned on monarch butterfly conservation

    — June 3, 2016

    Identifying ways to improve and increase habitat for monarch butterflies in Illinois is the focus of a new online survey this month and a planned conservation summit meeting in Springfield…

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