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Free Seed Library | Rochelle

The Seed Library is now open at the Flagg-Rochelle Public Library! What is a seed library? A seed library collects and stores seeds and shares them with community members for free. You don't need a library card to participate. Pick up your seeds whenever the library is open! Learn more here.

Boone County Farm Stroll | Oct 6

The annual Boone County Farm Stroll takes place on Oct. 6 from 10 am-5 pm. Take a self-guided tour on one farm, several farms, or all 11 farms! This event is free, but bring cash for food and activities at the farms. Satisfy your local food cravings and curiosities on farms that grow your food! View the event flyer here.

Ogle County Farm Stroll | Oct 13

It's time for the annual farm stroll visiting various diversified family farms in Ogle County on Sunday, Oct. 13 from 11 am - 4 pm! There is no beginning or end; you choose which farms to see. View the flyer of participating farms here.

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How to Use and Store Fresh Garden Produce | SVCC

September 14, 2024

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Wits Fitness: Brain Exercise Class | Oregon

September 16, 2024

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Addressing Mental Health and Stress in Agriculture

September 17, 2024

My 4-H Experience Award – Going for the Gold, Diamond, and Emerald Webinar

September 18, 2024

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September 12, 2024

The legacy of corn nitrogen fertilizer: Study shows lengthy impact in tile drained systems
URBANA, Ill. — Midwestern soils are among the most productive in the world, thanks in part to extensive tile drainage systems that remove excess water from crop fields. But water isn’t the only thing flowing through tile drains. Nitrogen moves along with soil water into drainage ditches, streams...

September 11, 2024

Students harvest knowledge about agriculture at Ag Awareness Days
OREGON, Ill. - Three hundred thirty-eight Ogle and Carroll County fourth and fifth graders descended upon the Ogle County Fairgrounds on September 5 and 6 to harvest information about modern agriculture and its influences on daily living.  Hosted by University of Illinois Extension, Ag...

September 11, 2024

New Seed Library program at Flagg-Rochelle Public Library
OREGON, Ill. – The Seed Library is a new program available at the Flagg-Rochelle Public Library in collaboration with the Ogle County Extension Master Gardeners. The program aims to educate the community about the rewards of gardening and seed saving.The Seed Library is housed in a...

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September 6, 2024

Spend a Saturday morning gardening with Extension’s virtual symposium
URBANA, Ill. — Know someone looking for inspiration to start a gardening project that, to this point, has only been a dream? Join Extension on Oct. 19 for the Gardening in the Air virtual symposium. Tune in to the presentations from indoors, outdoors, or sitting near a favorite view because any...

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September 5, 2024

Five fall tips for cool-season lawn care
URBANA, Ill. — As the sun sets on another summer season, lawn care does not stop. When it comes to routine turf maintenance, the late summer to early fall months are critical for cool-season lawns.Cool season lawns are a group of turf species comprised mainly of Kentucky bluegrass, tall...

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