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    • Events
    • Forage News
      • Building on Basics
      • 2025 IFGC Awards
      • New Video Series
      • Leopold Conservation
      • Get Advice at The Hub
      • Grow and Graze Webinar
      • Course Scholarships
      • 2025 Grazing Schools
      • Women in Agriculture
      • Alfalfa Rotation
      • Alfalfa Weevil Damage
      • Aphid Damage
      • Asian Longhorned Tick
      • Blue-Green Algae Risk
      • Broomsedge
      • Fescue: Good, Bad, Ugly
      • Forage Quality
      • Limiting Weeds
      • Livestock Benefits
      • Restoring Prairie
      • Stored Hay
      • Soil Fertility
    • Resources
      • Newsletter
      • Videos
      • Publications
      • Research Opportunity
      • National Forage Week
      • Grazing and Forage Hub
      • Hay Probe Options
      • Midwest Grazing Exchange
      • Forage Testing Labs
      • USDA Market Updates
      • Hay and Straw Directory
    • Sponsors

  • Home
  • Membership
  • 2026 Annual Meeting
  • Events
  • Forage News
    • Building on Basics
    • 2025 IFGC Awards
    • New Video Series
    • Leopold Conservation
    • Get Advice at The Hub
    • Grow and Graze Webinar
    • Course Scholarships
    • 2025 Grazing Schools
    • Women in Agriculture
    • Alfalfa Rotation
    • Alfalfa Weevil Damage
    • Aphid Damage
    • Asian Longhorned Tick
    • Blue-Green Algae Risk
    • Broomsedge
    • Fescue: Good, Bad, Ugly
    • Forage Quality
    • Limiting Weeds
    • Livestock Benefits
    • Restoring Prairie
    • Stored Hay
    • Soil Fertility
  • Resources
    • Newsletter
    • Videos
    • Publications
    • Research Opportunity
    • National Forage Week
    • Grazing and Forage Hub
    • Hay Probe Options
    • Midwest Grazing Exchange
    • Forage Testing Labs
    • USDA Market Updates
    • Hay and Straw Directory
  • Sponsors

Featured Event

2026 Annual Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Forage and Grassland Council will be held on January 31 at the Sangamon County Farm Bureau Building. 


The business meeting will include:

·  Reports on activities and programs from the past year

·  Financial report

·  Election of directors and officers

·  Discussion of plans and priorities for the coming year

·  Other business as may properly come before the membership


Membership Dues

The Council’s work is funded solely through membership dues.

Annual dues may be paid or renewed at the meeting or paid online at the American Forage and Grassland Council website. Members are encouraged to be current on their dues in order to fully participate in Council business and elections.


Lunch will be provided. To help cover meeting expenses, lunch will be provided for current members; non-members are invited to join or renew their membership at registration. 

Saturday, January 31 | 10 AM

Time: Meeting begins at 10 a.m. with lunch served at no cost for all paid members.


Location: Sangamon County Farm Bureau Building, 2631 Beechler Ct., Springfield, IL 62703 


Please RSVP for lunch no later than one week prior to the meeting by emailing Secretary Keely Wilcoxen at ifgcforage@gmail.com. 

Register For the Annual Meeting

Events

Meet with other growers to learn practical tips for improving your operation. 

January 12-15, 2026

2026 American Forage & Grassland Annual Conference

All day

Asheville, NC

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January 12-15, 2026

2026 American Forage & Grassland Annual Conference

Save the Date for the 2026 AFGC Annual Conference!  Registration will open in September.

All day

Asheville, NC

January 22-24, 2026

GrassWorks Grazing Conference 2026

All day

La Cross Center, 300 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, WI, 54601

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January 22-24, 2026

GrassWorks Grazing Conference 2026

Building Financially Smart Grazing Systems for Today’s Land Stewards


The GrassWorks Grazing Conference brings together hundreds of farmer gra...

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All day

La Cross Center, 300 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, WI, 54601

January 22 - 23, 2026

Driftless Region Beef Conference 2026

All day

Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001

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January 22 - 23, 2026

Driftless Region Beef Conference 2026

 

Providing research-based beef production information to beef producers in the Driftless Region of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

E...

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All day

Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001

February 10, 2026

Grow and Graze: Soil Health Webinar

7 PM

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8 PM

Online

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February 10, 2026

Grow and Graze: Soil Health Webinar

Learn what other Illinois producers are doing to improve their grazing and forage operations.

Our Grow and Graze webinars connect producers t...

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7 PM

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8 PM

Online

March 4, 2026

Midwest Covers and Grain Conference

All day

Five Points Washington Community Center, 360 North Wilmor Road, Washington, IL, 61571

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March 4, 2026

Midwest Covers and Grain Conference

The Midwest Covers & Grains Conference includes farmer-led sessions for experienced practitioners and for those looking to add small grains ...

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All day

Five Points Washington Community Center, 360 North Wilmor Road, Washington, IL, 61571

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