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The Garden Scoop

Featuring Seasonal tips and tricks from educator, Ryan Pankau

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Plan Well, Retire Well

Saving and investing your money

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Live Well. Eat Well.

Information by our Nutrition and Wellness Extension Educators from across Illinois.

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Good Growing

Keeping you growing with good ideas from Katie Parker, Christopher Enroth, and Ken Johnson.

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Our Illinois 4-H Story

Telling the stories of Illinois 4-H members, volunteers, and alumni

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Simply Nutritious, Quick and Delicious

Helpful tips to make meals easy, healthy, and tasty!

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Naturalist News

Share your passion for nature and learn ways to protect our natural world.

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Latest Blogs From Illinois Extension

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Celebrate America with red, white, and blue native plants
From fireworks and parades to picnics and pool parties, the Fourth of July is filled with celebrations. While gardens may not be the main attraction...
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Can fireworks cause stress on beef cattle?
You’re pulling back into your driveway after a night spent watching the fireworks and celebrating independence. Then, you see pairs of eyes staring...
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Indeterminate tomato variety trial fruit observations from DSAC
Historically, applied fruit and vegetable research conducted at the University of Illinois Dixon Springs Agricultural Center in southern Illinois has...
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White mold or timber rot in tomatoes
During routine scouting of plants in the high tunnels at DSAC, a tomato plant was observed to be severely wilted. Upon further inspection, a dried up...
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Ginger update: Container-grown, field-grown ginger doing well, receiving first fertigation dose
We are one month in to the second year of a statewide, cross-Illinois fresh ginger rhizome trial, with 6 Extension field staff and 14+ specialty...
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Give us a severe weather break, already!
Weather update and outlook from Illinois State Climatologist, Trent Ford.Following the warmest April on record in Illinois, May cooled us down a bit...
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From Dixon Springs Ag Center: High tunnel crops enjoyed the moderate June weather conditions
Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, strawberries, eggplant, green beans and herbs all appreciated the moderate June temperatures experienced at...
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From Central Illinois (Bloomington): From not enough to too much rain - saturated soils are enhancing food safety risks and killing crops
According to NOAA weather data, between May 1 and 30, Bloomington-Normal area received about 2.1” of rain – less than half the historical average of...
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Agriculture

Acres of Knowledge

All issues concerning Small Farms, Agriculture, Local Food Systems, and Natural Resources.

Hill & Furrow

News from the Northwestern Illinois Agricultural R&D Center.

Community and Economic Development

Building Entrepreneurial Communities

Strategies for strengthening local economies.

Consumer Economics

Be Centsible

Written by college students, for college students. Be Centsible features answers to personal finance questions.

Fearless Financial Future

Research-based financial information helps us develop and maintain thoughtful and effective financial behaviors.

Environment

All About Weather

Learn more about Illinois weather patterns.

Naturalist News

Share your passion for nature and learn ways to protect our natural world.

Naturalist's Notebook

Experience the natural world through reviews and journal entries with Master Naturalists.

Grasses at a Glance

Dig deep into the types of grasses and their uses in our world.

Family

Community Health: Education, Prevention, and Inspiration

Empowering people to make healthy, respectful, and responsible choices.

Family Files

Facts for all ages.

Refill Your Cup with Self-Care

Genuine, sustained self-care is an art.

Salud y Familia

Resources in Spanish.

Horticulture

Flowers, Fruits, and Frass

Local and statewide information on a variety of current topics for home gardeners and market growers.

Illinois River Hort

Helping new and experienced gardeners develop their skills and knowledge while encouraging everyone to enjoy the outdoors.

Know How, Know More

Connecting you with your food, farmers, and community.

Over the Garden Fence

Where gardeners come to find out what's happening out in the yard.

Raise, Grow, Harvest, Eat, Repeat

A blog for growers, consumers, and backyard gardeners to grow, eat, and connect in the local food system.

Nutrition and Wellness

Be Smart, Eat Well, Get Healthy

Nutrition information you can use.

Healthy Eats and Repeat

Highlighting food, recipes, and ideas for a healthy lifestyle.

Turnip the Beet! Nutrition and Wellness

Timely news, information, and innovative ideas to promote health and influence change.

Youth Development

Connection Corner

Timely information, activities, and resources to help you stay connected to loved ones, the world around you, and yourself.

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