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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 wasnโ€™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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