State of Illinois cuts conservation funding

State of Illinois cuts conservation funding - Farm Progress

State is far from meeting Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy goals for 2025 for nitrogen and phosphorus. Conservation efforts in Illinois took ...

Proposing a path forward despite state cuts to SWCD funding

Illinois' 103rd General Assembly has finalized the FY25 budget. While many are celebrating, we on the frontlines of soil and water conservation ...

Erosion of State Funds Could Lead to Bigger Problems for Illinois

This year nearly $4 million was slashed from the Illinois Department of Agriculture's budget for the state's 97 Soil and Water Conservation ...

Sen. Rose Sponsors legislation to Restore Crucial Funding for Soil ...

Springfield, IL– In response to Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) receiving a drastic cut in funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) ...

Soil and water conservation districts leader sees budget cut as a call ...

The new state budget includes a $4 million, or nearly 50%, cut to operating funds for Illinois soil and water conservation districts.

Sen. Tom Bennett Filed Legislation to Restore Critical Funding for ...

State Sen. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) filed a bill aimed at restoring the $4 million cut in funding through the Partners for Conservation Fund.

Soil and Water Conservation Funding Slashed in New Budget

In a state budget that included some $70 million in cuts in a $53 billion spending plan, lawmakers took an axe to funding for soil and water ...

Funding cuts threaten Illinois conservation efforts | Carbondale ...

This year, the Illinois Department of Agriculture experienced a significant reduction in its budget, impacting the state's 97 Soil and Water Conservation ...

Illinois cuts conservation funding amid budget shifts

The Illinois state budget introduces major funding changes, impacting agriculture programs including Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Funding cuts threaten Illinois conservation efforts

The Illinois Department of Agriculture has seen nearly $4 million cut from its budget, impacting the state's 97 Soil and Water Conservation ...

Illinois faces major cuts in soil conservation funding | Peoria Standard

Nearly $4 million has been cut from the Illinois Department of Agriculture's budget for the state's 97 Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) this ...

State government slashes millions in funding, sparks major concerns

Illinois' conservation efforts have taken a big hit as the state's newly passed budget has cut $4 million from conservation funding, ...

Funding cuts threaten future of Illinois conservation programs

Nearly $4 million has been cut from the Illinois Department of Agriculture's budget, affecting the state's 97 Soil and Water Conservation ...

State cuts SWCD funding - AgriNews

Among the cuts was a 47% reduction in appropriations to Soil and Water Conservation Districts. House lawmakers passed the budget near sunrise ...

Illinois faces potential $50 million loss due to conservation district ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture has seen a significant reduction in its budget, with nearly $4 million cut from funding for the ...

Eye On Illinois: Conservation districts feel budget cuts while ...

Both the state fair master plan and conservation advocates acknowledge the challenges of comparing what happens here to other states, ...

Department of Ag Proposed Soil and Water Conservation Cuts

It appears a nearly 50-percent cut in operational funds for Soil and Water Conservation Districts across the state came directly from the ...

Cuts to soil and water conservation districts budgets could limit ...

... an important niche in supporting Illinois agriculture. Major funding cuts in the new state budget may noticeably hamper those efforts.

State budget cuts to Soil and Water Conservation Districts will have ...

Monday, Jun 24, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller. * Association of Illinois Soil & Water Executive Director Michael Woods sent this message on May 30…

Illinois announces severe budget cuts affecting soil conservation ...

Severe budget cut imposed on Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Although Illinois, in the heart of the Corn Belt, is one of the ...