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DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Programs & Services
    • Conservation Assistance
    • Conservation Seeding
    • Fish Sale & Resources
    • Rain Barrel Sale
    • S.T.A.R. Program
    • Scholarships
  • News/Events
  • Board Meetings
  • Forms
  • Contact Us

News & Events

On this page you will find news, events, and special programs the DeKalb SWCD is promoting.


If you have any questions please contact our office for more details. 

Conservation Cropping Seminars

2023 CCS - Wednesday, January 18th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm CST

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Agenda:

  • 9:00 am -  Welcome - Jerry Costello, IL Ag Director
  • 9:15 am - Corn Yield Gap Reduction Strategies for Cover Crop Systems- Dr. Shalamar Armstrong, Purdue University
  • 10:05 am - Break & Refreshments
  • 10:20 am - Making Money with Soil Health- Mitchell Hora, Continuum Ag
  • 11:10 am - Using Stewardship Practices in Indiana to Improve On-Farm Sustainability - One Retailer's Experience- Betsy Bower - Agronomist, Ceres Solutions Cooperative
  • 12:00 pm - Lunch in the IL Dept. of Ag Building 
  • 12:45 pm - Roots of Climate Mitigation - Philip Benfey, Hi Fidelity Technologies
  • 1:35 pm - Break & Refreshments
  • 1:50 pm - Farmer Panel Discussion - Illinois farmers discuss their operations, lessons learned; Q&A
  • 2:35 - 3:00 pm - Illinois Climate Smart Initiative - Dr. Michael Woods, Manager, Division of Natural Resources, IL. Dept. of Ag 

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Register for the event using the button below.

Registration at Champaign County SWCD

DeKalb SWCD Board of Directors Election

The DeKalb County SWCD will be holding our 2023 Board of Directors Election on Tuesday, January 24th from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau building in the NRCS/SWCD office. If you own or occupy a residence in DeKalb County you are an eligible voter.  

DeKalb County Watershed Website

 Are you interested in what the DeKalb County SWCD and its’ partners are doing to better your local water resources? Visit the all new DeKalb County Watersheds website today. This site is full of information about past and present watershed planning efforts, active water quality sampling and data, best management practices for all types of landowners, interactive watershed maps, videos, and so much more. The new website was made possible by financial contributions from the DeKalb County Community Foundation. Visit the site today and tell us what you think.  

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Notable Past Webinars

2022 Conservation Cropping Seminars

February 3, 2022

Regenerative Agriculture, A New Vision

March 4, 2021

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