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Overview Staff Founders Farmers Find Your Specialist 2023 Data Summary Cover Crop Guide Webinars Illinois STAR FAQ Partners Supply Chain Partnerships Technology Partnerships Program Partnerships News Blog Events Log-InOverview Staff Founders Farmers Find Your Specialist 2023 Data Summary Cover Crop Guide Webinars Illinois STAR FAQ Partners Supply Chain Partnerships Technology Partnerships Program Partnerships News Blog Events Log-In Improving Farm Incomes & Environmental Outcomes A Farm Conservation Service Program serving Illinois, Nebraska and Kentucky Find Your Specialist Log In ACCESS TO EXPERTS PCM Farmers recieve ongoing one-on-one consultations with conservation experts in their region to identify the best opportunities for their farm. COST-SHARE OPPORTUNITIES PCM Supply Chain Partnerships create a financial advantage for farmers who use regenerative farming practices. DATA ANALYSIS The Farmer Portal collects aggregated, anonymized farm data to demonstrate the financial and environmental impact of conservation practices. Supporting Farmer Efforts to adopt Conservation Best Practices FARMER CENTRIC & SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORTED  PCM is a farmer-driven effort addressing natural resource concerns on a field-by-field basis. We are here to identify conservation practices that effectively address environmental issues without risking the farmers’ bottom line – to apply financial analysis to conservation adoption. Our tools make it easy for farmers to make decisions based on sustainability insights and best farm business management principals. Tell Me More When conservation practices are built on reliable data & economic projections, we create a win-win-win for farmers, the supply chain, & the environment. How does PCM work? When you join PCM, your dedicated Specialist will work with you to make enrollment, data collection, and navigating incentive programs easy. PCM – Growing Stronger Every Day FARMERS FIELDS ACRES PARTNERS We Approach Conservation From The Perspective of the Midwest Farmer PCM strives to benefit the farmer, the environment, and local communities Our Vision PCM’s primary goal is to assist farmers in their efforts to make economically viable conservation decisions , based on real-life, unbiased farmer data. We also believe in bringing supply chain support to farmers who want to improve conservation practices, reducing financial risk when adopting regenerative farming practices. We leverage the global sustainability movement by partnering companies striving for greener products with the farmers growing them, and encouraging a mindset of shared responsibility across the entire supply chain . Latest News New PCM Region in Nebraska! Support for farm conservation is expanding to a new region in Nebraska with support from Farmers for Soil Health Climate Smart Commodities Partnership. Read more PCM Represents Farmer Voices on Regenerative Ag Panel PCM shared challenges farmers face when undergoing a practice change with supply chain businesses who have a vested interest in regenerative agriculture. Read more Managing Risks with Cover Crops This guidebook titled Managing Risks with Cover Crops aims to help farmers understand how to use cover crops without sacrificing profitability. Read more SEE ALL BLOG POSTS Dr. Laura Gentry Director of Water Quality Science, IL Corn We are grateful to all the PCM farmers who agree to let us use their data to help other farmers – to learn from your successes and mistakes, and for helping PCM make all of Midwest agriculture better, more profitable & more sustainable. We appreciate your willingness to help fellow farmers even when you know they are your competitors. It is this sense of community and camaraderie that embodies the spirit of the American farmer. Greg Goodwin Director of PCM To truly utilize the economic benefit of conservation practices, you must suspend the belief that highter corn yields equal increased profitability. As a farmer organization, we believe this quest for highter yields has been baked ” into farmers’ psyches for generations. We’d like to challenge our farmers to consider that obtaining high yields, and the higher input costs that goal often requires, may not be the best economic or conservation model for Illinois farms and Illinois farm families. Dirk Rice Farmer Between now and 2025, we all have to do something different on each acre to achieve the goals of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy . We can’t do what we’ve always done and avoid negative publicity or difficult regulations like we see in surrounding states. I use PCM to help inform the decisions I’m making on each acre to make sure my farm is profitable. It’s been a valuable tool for me. PCM Partner Organizations PCM has the support of more than 30 organizations which have a vested interest in improving the sustainability of commercial agriculture. These organizations include private, public, non-profit, charitable, and government organizations and range from those that serve and supply farmers to those that create and enforce local and national policies. Learn More © 2024 START PCM Farmer Portal REVIEW US NEW Guidebook: Managing Risks with Cover Crops This guidebook aims to help farmers understand how to use cover crops without sacrificing profitability. Click here to learn more ....