The Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources or S.T.A.R. program in Illinois has seen tremendous growth.
Program coordinator Bruce Henrickson tells Brownfield the program was formed by the Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District in 2017 to prevent soil and nutrient loss in the Mississippi watershed.
“We now have 43 counties in Illinois that have signed a license agreement and are using the program, which is tremendous.”
He says it is a free service that gives a 1 to 5-star rating based on conservation practices on certain fields to encourage farmers to improve practices on their farm.
