Save the date! The annual prairie plant sale is underway. Orders are due by Wednesday, May 17th. Please bring your completed order form and check for payment into the office by this date to ensure that your plants will be…
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Administrative coordinator Terina Coffey met with Senator Chapin Rose and other members of congress during SWCD Legislative Day on March 14, 2017.
FSA would like to remind producers who received a mid-management letter this spring, you must provide the office with bills for the acreage, shares of who receives the management payment, and the date that the management practice was completed. You…
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Being born and raised in Coles County, I am very familiar with both the area and the goals of the SWCD. I attended many SWCD events with my grandparents (Rollie and Lois) when I was younger. This early introduction to…
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After 36 years and 5 months of working for SCS/NRCS, Kent is retiring! Kent wants everyone to know he has greatly appreciated all the good people he has had the privilege of working with, both partners and private landowners. Kent…
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Burning is an approved Best Management Practice for many different programs and habitats and we would like to remind you that the Coles County SWCD and the Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Chapter have burn equipment such as: flappers, drip torches,…
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On the 1st Wednesday of every month, we will have a water testing kit available that will measure the amount of nitrogen lost in tile drainage run- off from your field. The testing results are confidential and no records are…
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For your convenience, we now sell Pheasants Forever Seed and can fulfill your CP 42 & 33 seed needs. We order the seed for you, then deliver the seed tags and seed invoice to FSA. Seed will be delivered to…
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With the popularity of the FSA CP 42 Pollinator program, there is a need for additional seeding equipment in the County. The local Pheasants Forever Chapter still has their Brillion and Great Plains drills available, but for smaller acreage we…
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