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Associate/Partner Events

ILICA recognizes the benefits our Associates and partners provide our membership through various education training sessions, product demonstrations, etc. Please find listed below some of these opportunities. If your company has an upcoming event, we want to hear about. Please email ryan@illica.net with detials.

 

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Jul 9, 2025

Soil Health Academy

Join the Soil Health Academy and experience hands-on education in regenerative agriculture.

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Jul 10, 2025

What Should the Out of State Contractor Know Before Going to Work?

At most damage prevention meetings, one of the hot topics is the contractor coming into your state and not knowing the dig law.  Whose responsibility is it to ensure his familiarity with the various dig laws and how can we make such training available in a timely fashion?

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Jul 16, 2025

Webinar: Heat Stress

Fifty to seventy percent of outdoor fatalities occur in the first few days of working in warm or hot environments! This is due to the body’s need to gradually build a tolerance to the heat over time. Find out about the importance of acclimatization and the fatal risk that may arise if this tolerance is lacking.

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Jul 16, 2025

Deutsche Farms Conservation Tour

Topics will include woodland management, drainage management, various conservation practices, soil health, and NRCS/SWCD programs.

Please RSVP to the Will-South Cook SWCD Office at(815)462-3106 x 3 or info@will-scookswcd.orgby 7/10 to reserve your spot.

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Jul 17, 2025

Fraud Awareness & Digital Safety

Join IHMVCU for a free virtual workshop where they’ll break down the latest scam trends, teach you how to spot red flags, and share simple, practical steps to help keep your personal and financial information safe.

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Jul 20-22, 2025

AISWCD Summer Conference

Springfield, IL

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Jul 22, 2025

Cover Crop Conversations: Farmer-to-Farmer Insights Across Illinois

Join U of I Extension for a free virtual panel discussion featuring farmers from northwest, west central, and southern Illinois utilizing cover crops in their operations. Hear how they’ve incorporated cover crops on their farms, lessons learned, and how these practices fit into their goals for soil health, nutrient management, and profitability, and discuss how cover crops could be integrated into your operation.

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Jul 23, 2025

NLRS Agriculture Water Quality Partnership Forum Meeting

The forum steers outreach and education efforts to help farmers and the agriculture industry address nutrient loss and recommends the most appropriate agriculture conservation practices and programs.

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Jul 23, 2025

Webinar: Beyond Reasonable Control & Codes 50/51

No-cost training webinars about JULIE’s Positive Response system for members and excavators.

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Jul 23, 2025

Webinar: Cannabis in the Workplace - NSC Sponsored Series

This ECHO series, sponsored by NSC and Dartmouth Health, will explore how to address the complexity of cannabis issues facing employers who are committed to maintaining a safe workplace and protecting their clients and public safety.

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Jul 25-29, 2025

NACD’s Summer Conservation Forum & Tours

Registration is now open for NACD's 2025 Summer Conservation Forum & Tours! Hosted with Wisconsin Land + Water, the NACD Summer Meeting will be held in Milwaukee, WI.

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Jul 26, 2025

Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: Clinton County

Clinton County Farm Bureau’s July field day features topics focused on improving soil quality and productivity, such as cover crops, animal integration and soil health.

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Jul 29, 2025

Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: Bureau County

University of Illinois Associate Professor Andrew Margenot and his team, in partnership with Practical Farmers of Iowa, will present findings from a 10-year tile drainage study covering nearly 1,000 acres. The data includes nitrate and phosphorus trends across two major watersheds.

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Jul 30, 2025

Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: LaSalle County

LaSalle County Farm Bureau will host U of I researchers Andrew Margenot, Luke Bergschneider, Angela Kent and Sam Leskanich, who will present their latest developments in nutrient management, genetics and best management practices. Key topics will include legacy phosphorus, water quality monitoring, the NSave corn variety and innovative nutrient management techniques.

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Jul 30, 2025

2025 Illinois Forage Expo

Demonstrations, equipment, and education will be the features of the July 30, 2025, Illinois Forage Expo.  The event will be co-hosted by the Don Brown Farm and the Eric Stiegler Farm and held at Eric Stiegler’s Farm, 9776 Il Route 75 E, Davis, Il, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Aug 1, 2025

Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: Jo Daviess County

Jo Daviess CFB is hosting this nutrient stewardship field day to allow Greg Thoren to speak on the accessibility of the e-shepherd program, as well as his experience growing non-GMO corn, edamame soy and other grains. He will also discuss a new intercropping system with 60-inch row corn and forage cropping.

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Aug 6, 2025

Webinar: Cannabis in the Workplace - NSC Sponsored Series

This ECHO series, sponsored by NSC and Dartmouth Health, will explore how to address the complexity of cannabis issues facing employers who are committed to maintaining a safe workplace and protecting their clients and public safety.

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Aug 7, 2025

Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: Will County

While speakers for the Will County Farm Bureau field day are still being finalized, the event will feature visits to several farms across the county, with a focus on nutrient management practices.

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Aug 8, 2025

ISAP's Cultivate Connections Luncheon at the State Fair

Join ISAP and Midwest Dairy for a networking luncheon at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Come celebrate 10 years of the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy and shouting out wins across the state, while connecting with fellow professionals.

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Aug 14, 2025

Soil Health Academy

Join the Soil Health Academy and experience hands-on education in regenerative agriculture.

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Aug 14, 2025

Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: Cook County

Cook County Farm Bureau has partnered with Margenot to study the use of struvite as a slow-release phosphorus fertilizer. The multi-year project will test various application rates of struvite on high-value crops and monitor soil and water quality to measure nitrogen and phosphorus losses compared to traditional fertilizers.

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Aug 19, 2025

Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: Marshall County

Marshall County regenerative farmer Ethan Koehler is the newest participant in the “Bioreactor Partnership,” a collaborative effort launched in 2017 by IFB, Land Improvement Contractors of America (LICA), U of I and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. This year’s field day will feature a hands-on demonstration as a bioreactor is installed on Koehler’s farm.

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Aug 20, 2025

Webinar: Cannabis in the Workplace - NSC Sponsored Series

This ECHO series, sponsored by NSC and Dartmouth Health, will explore how to address the complexity of cannabis issues facing employers who are committed to maintaining a safe workplace and protecting their clients and public safety.

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Aug 21, 2025

Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: Wayne County

The Wayne County Nutrient Loss Inhibitor Demonstration Plot, a joint effort between Wayne County Farm Bureau and Wabash Valley Service Company, will shift its focus in 2025 to studying nutrient use efficiency across all macronutrients. The project will now feature four variations of supplemental macronutrient applications over a baseline fertilizer, with multiple replications across the field.

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Aug 27, 2025

Webinar: Cannabis in the Workplace - NSC Sponsored Series

This ECHO series, sponsored by NSC and Dartmouth Health, will explore how to address the complexity of cannabis issues facing employers who are committed to maintaining a safe workplace and protecting their clients and public safety.

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Sep 6, 2025

Day of the Dozer

The Illinois Day of the Dozer 2025 is BACK and better than ever!🎉
Want to see some epic machines in action? Don’t miss out on the action-packed day that’s going to BLOW YOUR MIND!

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Mar 3-7, 2026

Conexpo-Con/Agg 2026

Las Vegas, NV

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NACADE expo

Jan 12-14, 2027

North America Conservation & Drainage Expo

NACADE will be held at Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois, January 12-14, 2027. If you are in farming, drainage, conservation, contracting, or equipment/material manufacturing, NACADE '27 will have something for you.

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