Through a 2020 grant from Illinois Council on Best Management Practices, ICGA was able to complete a targeted awareness campaign around three conservation lease addendums created with University of Illinois Farmdoc. The conservation addendums for Illinois farm leases serve as a resource for both tenants and landowners navigating discussions about conservation adoption. They cover nutrient management, soil health, and conservation habitat. The addendum templates are fully customizable and can be easily added to any existing farm lease.
Direct mailings, print and social media campaigns, and Farmdoc webinars made possible by the grant reached tens of thousands of farmers, farm managers, and landowners. As a result, the lease addendums received more than 2,000 unique views on the Farmdoc website (farmdoc.illinois.edu).
