Crops

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Largemouth Bass and Diverse Row Crops Farm

June 17, 2024

County

Union

Youth Crop Scouting Competition

July 30, 2024

Intensive Vegetable Production, Processing, and Freezing

August 19, 2024

County

White

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Blog Posts

Brent Fowler standing in blooming prairie with a corn field in background

Quail comeback

May 2, 2024

By Carla Rich Montez, Extension Master Naturalist serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell counties Almost everywhere you look...

Sow, grow, rotate: how crop rotation promotes gardening success

January 5, 2024

With a new year comes opportunities for a new start… especially in the garden. As we look through seed catalogs, past garden records, and develop...

Farm Drones: Getting a bird's eye view to increase yields

July 18, 2023

As a teenager, one of my farm duties was cultivating the weeds out of the corn and soybeans. I preferred to drive our bigger tractor because it was...

Weather Report: Drought takes hold in Illinois

June 20, 2023

Mild dryness in April and early May has quickly transitioned to a problem following a very dry end to May and first few weeks of June. Most of the...

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News Releases

Person driving a tractor without a cab on a rural road.

May 3, 2024

Level up safety first thinking during the spring planting season
URBANA, Ill. — Current spring weather conditions have a lot of tractors parked for now, but when the weather clears and fields dry, it will be a fast-paced season for planting 2024 statewide. Although another Midwest farming season may seem routine, the agriculture industry is highly...

Youth teams standing at a crop scouting station discussing plants with a researcher.

May 1, 2024

Illinois crop competition calls for youth scouting teams
URBANA, Ill. — The Illinois Youth Crop Scouting Competition is not just any competition. It is a unique opportunity for agriculture students to showcase skills and knowledge while working on a team competing for a prize...

April 24, 2024

Local Extension conference aimed to help farmland owners stay competitive in current market
Modern agriculture is a complex, highly technical, and competitive business environment. In Central Illinois, a large percentage of farmland is owned by someone who does not farm the land and relies heavily on others to understand the details. University of Illinois Extension and Illinois...

January 30, 2024

Farm Forward: Turning Last Season’s Challenges Into Next Season’s Triumphs
Join University of Illinois Extension Crop Sciences Educator Kathryn Seebruck for the first year of her series “Farm Forward: Turning Last Season’s Challenges Into Next Season’s Triumphs”. This monthly series aims to address the needs of row crop producers and will be rotated between Jo Daviess...

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Videos

Farm Management: Pre-plant Spraying

Before the seed goes in the ground, farmers spray the ground. For this particular filed the farm is using 28% nitrogen and a preplant herbicide. Thanks to technology, the farmer can utilize GPS and other onboard technology to better control the amount of spray being used.