In fact, several farmers will be using practices reviewed in the sessions. Louis Reuschel, a member of the Western Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society, worked with Extension to recruit people for two study circles. Topics have ranged from the present and future structure of agriculture to global positioning and zoning. One group invited area legislators to examine the impact of politics on agriculture. They must focus the group on the subject and at the same time be effective at letting individuals express themselves.
Some people are shy, while others are outspoken.
It is a challenge to the facilitator to balance it all. I think people are looking for information from different sources, like ag lenders or machinery dealers.