Illinois Farm Bureau announced the 2024 county Farm Bureau recipients of Nutrient Stewardship Grants and Pollinator Conservation Grants.
Since 2015, IFB has awarded a total of nearly $1.17 million for more than 150 county Farm Bureau-led nutrient projects. For the third year in a row, IFB also will distribute grants for farmer-focused programs and materials to support pollinators and Monarch butterflies.
Several CFBs with Pollinator Conservation Grant projects will receive discounted pollinator seed from local FS locations through a partnership with GROWMARK.
In 2024, 25 county Farm Bureaus will collaborate on 18 Nutrient Stewardship Grant projects. In addition, 13 county Farm Bureaus will work together on nine Pollinator Conservation Grant projects.
The Nutrient Stewardship Grant recipient county Farm Bureaus and their projects are as follows:
Bureau will continue to support the research of Andrew Margenot, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, collecting data and developing opportunities to share preliminary results.
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