Michael D. Plumer

Mike Plumer is a natural resources management educator with University of Illinois Extension. He holds a master's degree in plant and soil science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His bachelor's degree from University of Illinois is in agricultural sciences.

Plumer specializes in water quality, urban forestry, managing agriculture and wildlife, and soil conservation practices.

Plumer is a member of the Illinois Extension Agricultural Association, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Gamma Sigma Delta, Illinois Corn Growers Association, and National Corn Growers Association.

Plumer's community activities include serving as a director of the Williamson County Farm Bureau, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 277, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Shawnee Chapter Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation,

PROGRAM OFFERINGS

• Water Quality
  surface and ground water issues, watersheds, agriculture impacts, nutrient impacts, pesticides, Home Acre, Farm A Syst
• Soil Erosion
  tillage systems, no-till systems, conservation practices, soil stewardship
• Whole Farm Management
  systems approach to planning farm operations
• Sustainable Agriculture
  cover crop management and research, fertility management, alternative crops and cropping systems, aquaculture, genetically modified organisms
• Wildlife Management
  fitting wildlife into the farm operation, fee hunting, government programs available
• Forestry
  timber sales information, windbreaks, disease identification, government programs available