Submitted by Terra Brockman on Fri, 12/27/2013 – 7:38am My first 4-H animal, Frosty, was a pretty heifer with a robust constitution and a feisty disposition. She had calves each year and never once came down with mastitis or any other infection that required antibiotic treatment. I was not quite so feisty or robust as […]
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Conservation Easements – Preserving Farmland, Protecting Wildlife
There are a couple different kinds of conservation easements, and they make good sense for different situations. But first, what exactly is an easement? In essence, it is a restrictive covenant placed on a piece of land that ensures that the land can only be used for a designated purpose. Restrictive covenants are perhaps most […]
2014 Farm Calendar Available Now!
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Wed, 11/27/2013 – 4:19pm Shakespeare wisely noted “How many things by seasons season’d are.” In this season of harvest abundance and giving thanks, we’d like to invite you to follow the seasons with The Land Connection’s 2014 Farmer-Annotated Calendar. You’ll find out what your hard-working local farmers are doing all […]
Central Illinois Farm Beginnings Graduate Profile: Rebecca Fischer
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Wed, 08/21/2013 – 1:42pm Renewal Acres, Quincy, Ilinois Central Illinois Farm Beginnings 2006-2007 An Interview by Terra Brockman Back in 2006, Rebecca Fischer saw a notice in her local newspaper about a brand new course called Central Illinois Farm Beginnings. “It sounded like exactly what I would want to learn about: […]
2013 Sustainable Agriculture Farmer of the Year: Ron and Angie Ackerman
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Wed, 08/14/2013 – 11:46am The Land Connection facilitates the full-year farmer training course, Central IL Farm Beginnings. An important component of the course is a mentorship with an experienced farmer. Today we are profiling Ron and Angie Ackerman, who mentored Gail Record and who were winners of the 2013 R. […]
Central Illinois Farm Beginnings Graduate Profile: Gail Record
Wed, 08/07/2013 – 5:15pm Clarewood Farm and Bakery Springfield, Illinois Central Illinois Farm Beginnings 2008-2009 An interview by Cara Cummings Gail Record was making and selling zucchini bread in the 70s, when most people didn’t even know what it was. But once they tasted it, they loved it, and they would come back to her market […]
