Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District

04/01/2026

Today is the day! Come join us for drinks and all things soil health! We hope to see you there!

03/30/2026

Interested in voicing your natural resource concerns? Want to help improve funding for conservation? Join us at Champaign County Farm Bureau for a Local Work Group Meeting on April 7th! Contact us for more details.

📞217-352-3536 x3
📧 [email protected]

03/25/2026

Join us April 1st at Riggs from 4-8pm

Speakers:
Dr Andrew Margenot, University of Illinois, Associate Prof of Crop Sciences

Jim Isermann, Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership Soil Health Specialist

Expert Panel: Lowell Gentry, Eric Miller, Andrew Margenot, Frank Rademacher, Jacob Gard

Free drink ticket with entry, giveaways, and snacks!

02/26/2026

02/18/2026

Attention Champaign County!!!

We're currently accepting offers for Continuous CRP through March 20, 2026. General CRP enrollment will run from March 9, 2026, through April 17, 2026. We'll announce dates for Grassland CRP signup in the near future.

Contact us at your nearest Service Center to discuss enrollment. More details: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/02-10-2026/usda-open-continuous-general-conservation-reserve-program-enrollment

01/30/2026

RSVP today!!! We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for our Annual Meeting February 6th, 2026 at the Linden in Rantoul. This year we will be joined by WCIA 3 News Meteorologist Jacob Dickey! We hope to see you there!

For details and to RSVP please visit

https://www.ccswcd.com/general-8-1

01/13/2026

Stop in today to get your application in! Deadline is January 15th.

Are you looking to implement conservation practices on your land through one of our longstanding programs or the new Regenerative Pilot Program? Producers nationwide can apply for the current round of funding through Thursday, Jan. 15.

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/regenerative-pilot-program/news/usda-announces-january-15-national-batching

01/07/2026

📣 The 2025-2026 Fall Covers for Spring Savings Cover Crop Premium Discount Program is still open, and acres are still available! Submit your application now. The program closes at 11:59 PM on January 15th, 2026.

Submit your applications here: https://bit.ly/4iracyq

01/05/2026

Join us for our Annual Meeting February 6th, 2026 at the Linden in Rantoul. This year we will be joined by WCIA 3 News Meteorologist Jacob Dickey! We hope to see you there!

For details and to RSVP please visit

https://www.ccswcd.com/general-8-1