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Illinois governor moves to slash cover crop funds despite rising demand

When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or discussed. Faculty often told their young farming students to put all their faith in commercial fertilizers.  But over his 40 years as a corn and soybean farmer in Champaign County, Stierwalt said soil erosion, which can […]

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