July 9 from 5 to 7 PM
Pasture Walk at Fresh Pasture Farms
When you nurture your pastures, you enhance animal health and reduce costs. Learn how Wade, his wife Jamie, and their parents, Norman and Sandy Sutter, improved soil health, increased native grasses, and tackled invasive species by rotating their heritage breeds of sheep, goats, cattle, hogs, and chickens.
July 10 from 4 to 6 PM
Rotational Grazing Practices Pasture Walk
This field day offers a firsthand look at the practical benefits of rotational grazing management. Explore the Flock Farm and learn how they have used rotational grazing practices to improve soil health, increase high quality native forage, reduce invasive species, and control parasites and diseases.
July 30 | 8:30 AM - 4 PM | 9776 IL Rt. 75E, Davis, Illinois
2025 Illinois Forage Expo
The day will feature sessions and field demonstrations on making dry- and wet-wrapped hay and incorporating cover crops after wheat. Commercial exhibits will be present.
The event is hosted by Donald Brown and Eric Stiegler and sponsored by the Illinois Forage and Grassland Council and the Northwest Illinois Forage.
Illinois Grazing and Forage Hub
IFGC partners with the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition on this resource — for farmers, by farmers.
If you're ready to build a resilient and profitable farm that benefits the environment, you're in the right place. At The Hub, our free services empower you to restore soil health, improve animal well-being, and increase your farm's long-term sustainability.
Join our community of farmers working together to create a future that thrives for the environment and your bottom line.
Join our Grow & Graze Webinar
These quarterly online chats will be heavy on conversation, light on slides, so you can listen wherever you are: in the pasture, in the truck, or home.