Illinois STAR

06/10/2025

The Siemer Milling Company Producer Rewards Payment Program compensates farmers based on their STAR Score, recognizing a range of conservation efforts rather than requiring specific practices. This flexibility allows farmers to choose the conservation approaches that best fit their operation while still being rewarded for their commitment to soil health and sustainability. This program will be offered from 2025-2027 with guaranteed backing, for more information visit https://www.starconservation.org/siemer/.

04/02/2025

🏀🌽 If you’ve been meaning to use the STAR Tool for CY24… now’s the time!
It’s your last chance to use the STAR Tool for 2024 fields—deadline is April 17.
Takes just a few minutes to get your STAR Rating 👉 startool.ag
Let’s get your fields on the All-STAR team! ⭐

02/14/2025

On January 8, 2025 ICCON was joined by Natalie Kerr, STAR Coordinator for the state of Illinois, to learn about the STAR program and how and why farmers should consider…

02/10/2025

Illinois STAR is at the Illinois Soybean Association’s 2025 Soybean Summit! Come say hi!

12/03/2024

Now is the perfect time to use the STAR Tool to generate your STAR Score Report/CIP! https://startool.ag/

11/15/2024

Do you, or does someone you know, not currently use cover crops? Here’s a chance to earn $50 for sharing your perspective! If you farm corn or soybeans in the Corn Belt and aren’t using cover crops, we’d love to hear from you. All information shared in these conversations will be kept confidential and anonymous.

Sign up at the link below to schedule a 45-minute phone interview and share your valuable insights!

Thank you for your interest in sharing your perspective with us! Once you complete the below form, we will reach out to schedule your interview. This interview will take 45 minutes. Upon completion, you will receive $50 in payment of your choice (Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, Giftcard etc.). All information...

06/17/2024

County-level data from the 2022, 2017, and 2012 US Census of Agriculture shows patterns of adoption and disadoption of cover crops and no-till in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa, which jointly accounted for 19% of the value of crop production in the United States from 2017 to 2022. Over that period, cov...

06/17/2024

STAR PRODUCER REWARDS PROGRAMS STAR is committed to helping producers access a comprehensive package of resources to enable successful and durable conservation implementation. The STAR Conservation Innovation Plan generated for each field includes educational, technical, and financial resources tail...

06/17/2024

Crop Year 2024 materials coming soon!

06/05/2024

I’m pleased to share our 2023 Annual Report which highlights the progress we’ve made in establishing a new national organization and the partners who have made that progress possible. National STAR formally launched in September 2023, and in four short (and busy!) months pulled together a strong...

06/04/2024