The Bond County Ag in the Classroom program is pleased to welcome a new Education Coordinator, Delainey Enloe.  Delainey is a 2018 graduate of Mulberry Grove High School.  During high school she was active in the Mulberry Grove FFA Chapter, serving in multiple officer positions including Vice President and Treasurer.  Delainey has experience with multiple livestock species and is currently enrolled at Kaskaskia College. 

School is back in session!  Contact our Education Coordinator, Delainey Enloe, to schedule your classroom, community program or local event.  Some of the featured lessons for this school year  include "Pollinators", "What's on my Pizza?", and "Town Mouse, Country Mouse." 

Pollinators:  The pollinator lesson will include the opportunity for students to view our honey bee and butterfly collections, and our insect collections.  They will learn why pollinators are beneficial and what role they plan in agriculture.

"What's on My Pizza?": The pizza lesson will incorporate all of the different crops and animals that are needed to produce and grow the ingredients on my pizza.  The lesson can be used to meet math, geography and science learning standards.

"Town Mouse, Country Mouse":  This lesson will focus on urban communities and ways that urban agriculture can benefit communities. 

 

The Bond County SWCD is seeking applications for cost-share assistance for conservation programs.  If you are interested in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management Plans, Pasture & Hayland Planting, No-till corn or sorghum, or other conservation practices please download the application below and contact the SWCD office for more information and program details.

618-664-3590 ext. 3 or email questions to info@bondswcd.org

Conservation Cost-Share Assistance Application

 

         

Now offering Haney Soil Health Testing and Corn Tissue Testing. 

Call now to schedule your field for soil sampling, or tissue testing.  Allow us to pull the samples and submit them for lab analysis.  Or you can drop off your samples and we'll analyze them for you.  For more information or to book your appointment call Roger Marcoot at 618-664-0555 ext. 3013 or 618-292-6043.

Contact the SWCD office to order your CRP and conservation seed.  Many mixes available.  Mixes meet NRCS standards for CRP seedings.  Several mixes include pollinator habitat, wildflowers, warm season grasses, monarch butterfly habitat and more. Contact the SWCD office at 618-664-3590 ext. 3 for pricing and more details.

The Bond SWCD is NOW accepting credit cards for payment of invoices for the following:

Equipment Rental, Fish Orders, Soil Sampling, Conservation Seed, AITC Sponsorships, Scholarship Donations, Meeting Sponsorship

To pay by credit card click the Jetpay logo below  You can either make a one-time payment or establish a login account for regular customers. 

 

 

Cover Crop Mgt. Articles 

*Credits to Purdue Extension

Cover Crop Termination

Annual Rye Grass Termination

Checklist for Cover Crops

Introduction to Cover Crops in a Corn-Soybean Rotation

Cover Crops for Modern Cropping Systems

Watch for the Ag in the Classroom Book Barn this fall!  Click here to learn more about the history of Ag in the Classroom.   Your support allows us to provide lessons, educational kits and services to schools and community events.  Thanks to our Gold Level Supporters:

Logon to http://www.ilfb.org/resources/illinois-nutrient-loss-reduction-strategy.aspx to learn more about Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy.

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Board meeting date change!

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.

Board Meeting Schedule

Unless otherwise posted, Regular Board of Director Meetings are scheduled the second  Wednesday of each month at 8:00 a.m. at the USDA Service Center, 1111 E. Harris Ave., Greenville, IL 62246.  Meetings are open to the public. 

Please note a meeting may be cancelled due to possible lack of quorum.  Please contact the office for scheduling details.

FOIA Officers:

Emily Hartmann

  FOIA Information

Agenda

July Minutes

June Minutes

 

Click HERE to view the Bond County SWCD Contractor's list.  If you would like to be added to the contractor's list, please contact the SWCD office with your detailed information.