Farmers throughout Illinois go to great lengths to preserve our soil and protect water quality. Illinois Farm Bureau staff wanted to go to those same great lengths to produce a video that showcases these efforts, the farmer spirit and the collaboration required to achieve the goals of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy. To showcase these voluntary efforts, IFB video and environmental teams partnered with farmers, County Farm Bureaus), researchers and other key stakeholders throughout 2022 to create an original documentary, “Sustaining Our Future: A Farm Family Story.”
Centered around the Ganschow family farm in Bureau County, the documentary illustrates how three generations of farmers have approached sustainability. It also highlights the role of scientific research in the process and even includes perspectives from Louisiana Farm Bureau on the hypoxic zone in the Gulf. The efforts depicted in the documentary are representative of the farmer spirit and collaboration required to achieve the goals of the NLRS. These efforts involve the work of countless IFB members voluntarily implementing solutions on their farms.
Stakeholders are encouraged to watch and share the documentary, and amplify its message: Continue to remain passionately dedicated to improving agriculture’s impact on the environment. For more information, see www.ilfb.org/documentary.
