The Bond County Soil and Water Conservation District will host their annual meeting on February 9, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at the Bradford Room in Greenville, Illinois.  An election of officers and business meeting will be held.  

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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 info@bondswcd.org or  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

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.

To learn more about the history of the Bond County Soil and Water Conservation District click the link below.  The Bond SWCD was chartered in 1944 by forward thinking agriculturalists that had visions of a more conservation friendly system of farming.  The district has evolved to include service programs, education outreach, equipment rental, soil sampling and more.  To learn about the programs, leaders and past award winner click below:

75 years of the Bond County SWCD

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

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. 

Due to pandemic restrictions meetings may be held by teleconference, video conference or at different locations.  Contact the office to verify time, date and location of meetings.

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

March Minutes

February 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.