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Stocking up on food? Check your food waste habits
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LGE webinar this Friday Apr 3: COVID-19 update for local officials
URBANA, Ill. - Local officials and agency staff in Illinois need to stay up to date with the legal challenges of COVID-19. Illinois Association of County Board members will partner with Illinois Extension, lending...

Practical community management practices for ticks and mosquitoes
URBANA, Ill. - Communities face challenges in the best practices to battle ticks and mosquitoes. Holly Tuten, associate scientist in vector ecology from the Illinois Natural History Survey, will provide...

Millions at stake in census; be counted
URBANA, Ill. - An accurate census count is important to Illinois. The state could lose two congressional seats based on the population totals informed by the next census. Federal funding for programs including Medicaid,...

Save the taste of summer with at-home food preservation
DECATUR, Ill. — Get ready for summer produce by learning how to preserve food safely with University of Illinois Extension. Nutrition & Wellness Educator Caitlin Mellendorf will teach the basics of home food preservation and provide the latest safety guidelines. Kick off the canning...

Follow safe food production practices: COVID-19 facts for farms, markets, and gardens
URBANA, Ill. - The current health issue has disrupted normal daily activities. There are many questions for growers and producers, as well as managers of farmers markets.  Trust this researched advice from reliable sources. “Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may...

How does ‘stay at home’ order impact farmers markets?
URBANA, Ill. - With winter farmers markets in full swing, the March 20 executive order by Gov. Pritzker requiring individuals to stay at home has market managers wondering if they can stay open. The order...

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farmdocDAILY launches webinar series to explore COVID-19 impact on Midwestern agriculture
URBANA, Ill. – University of Illinois agricultural economists will host a webinar series discussing the impact of the coronavirus on agriculture in the Midwest. The webinar series will kick off...

Organize your community resources when extreme weather hits
URBANA, Ill. – Illinois River flooding in 2019 was so extreme that residents of Calhoun County found themselves isolated during the worst of the event. With roads closed and the ferries that typically provide transportation not operational, travel in and out of the peninsula was impossible. For...

What's the Best Diet/ Plant-Based Eating Trend Grows
  DECATUR, Ill. — Whether it’s due to health concerns, ethics or sustainability, American diets are changing. While only 6% of Americans are vegetarian and 3% vegan, almost 40% are shifting toward eating more plant-based foods according to a ...

Facts For Families

Facts for Families - Family Night In
By Cheri Burcham, Family Life Educator Overwork and over scheduling can take a toll on families and relationships as we find less time together, especially just to hang out.  Taking a break to spend some relaxed time together as a family can be a way to...

Yard and Garden - Plant a Tree---Please!
By Jacqueline Record, Master Gardener   Oh Woe!  Another storm and more broken trees in our neighborhood and, I am afraid, broken and dying trees all over the Midwest and the whole world.  Global warming, storms, plant diseases. Urban development and rampant...

Over the Coles - 2019 Agricultural Container Recycling Program
    by David Shiley, Extension Educator      Local Food Systems and Small Farms   The Illinois Department of Agriculture offers a program, which recycles...