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Pollinators

In recent years, many efforts have concentrated on protecting our natural pollinators and building supporting habitats for them. Check out the event to learn more.

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Lessons for Living Webinar Series 2025

Discover timeless insights and practical tips for living an inspiring, healthy, and fulfilling life, regardless of age. Learn valuable life lessons in this series that are accessible and easy to apply.

Lessons for Living

Partners in Produce

By sharing a little, we can help a lot.

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Strong Couples Project

Maintaining a strong relationship with your spouse or romantic partner can be a challenge. This free online program will get you there.

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Farm Stress

Across the farm industry, there are ways we can all help.

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Agriculture and AgriBusiness Impact

The thing you need most is advice you can trust. Illinois Extension uses unbiased information from University of Illinois to provide practical production recommendations to help farmers, producers, industries, homeowners, communities, and agencies.

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Maximize profit on your farm

All the tools you need to stay up-to-date on the markets and to make economical farm decisions.

Quarterly Companion

Check out the Summer Quarterly Companion newsletter.

Review the guidelines

Ensure you're following the new guidelines for selling homemade foods.

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Online courses

We provide learning on your terms so you can be who you were meant to be.

Food Preservation

Enjoy garden-fresh foods all year long by preserving at home. We'll take you through the journey, from the equipment you'll need to the step-by-step-process.

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Keep these handy guides ready when problems emerge.

Upcoming Local Events

Online Illinois Gardener Training

October 7, 2024 - January 13, 2025

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OAKtober Celebration

October 12, 2024

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Cumberland

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Tips and Tools for the Avid Gardener

November 23, 2024

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Douglas

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News Releases

September 20, 2024

Get green: Explore funding opportunities for community environmental projects
URBANA, Ill. — Communities across Illinois are working to address legacy pollution and invest in clean energy technologies. Municipalities can explore grant opportunities to fund the installation of green infrastructure, the transition to clean energy, and the cleanup of polluted areas with a...

September 19, 2024

Learning and networking help volunteers, staff grow at Illinois Extension’s Master Gardener 2024 Conference
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Gardens across Illinois take many forms. Apartment dwellers embrace balcony potted plants, flowers fill fields on rural roads and front yards in the suburbs, and neighbors come together to grow vegetables and find fellowship among their harvests....

September 19, 2024

Bringing horticulture into focus, new educator serving northern Illinois
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — For over 100 years, University of Illinois Extension has been the single source of truth for millions of Illinois residents who need answers to gardening, planting, horticulture, and production questions. With changing food and...

September 18, 2024

Farm for the future, explore Midwestern weather resources at workshop
URBANA, Ill. — Weather trends keep changing. Farmers, make sure you have the tools you need to adapt and make decisions for your operation throughout the 2025 growing season and beyond. This December, connect with agricultural climate experts, explore resources, and discuss...

Up close view of light purple berries growing on a green beautyberry plant.

September 16, 2024

Garden into fall with tips, plants built for seasonal design
URBANA, Ill. — Fall can be a surprise when it arrives, but planning for the seasonal transition can keep the garden looking great until frost.Most gardeners can show their success by battling the summer temperatures, sometimes watering twice daily to keep the plants alive. As summer...

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