Illinois is two years behind Iowa when it comes to implementing its Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy and the tour is designed for Illinoisan farmers to bring what they learn back to their own farms.

“By visiting Iowa, we hope to learn where collaboration between ag and non-ag partners is working, in the case of great watershed projects – and where it is not working, in the case of lawsuits,” IFB said. “Our goal is that trip participants will see firsthand what is working in Iowa and return to Illinois as experts on the nutrient loss issue.”
Any member of the Illinois Farm Bureau in good standing is eligible to attend the tour.
Applications must be completed by Wednesday, June 15, and final selections will be made on Tuesday, July 5.