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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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Family Files

In today's hectic lives, families find themselves raising children, caring for elders, and working. Read these timely resources for wellness across the lifespan.

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Latest Blogs From Illinois Extension

Janine Donahue
Recording the natural world through nature journaling
Nature journaling is a way to slow down, pay attention, ask questions, and create a record of the natural world around us. A journal might include...
Julie Dantone
Eatable Alphabet helps children build confidence with healthy foods
For many young children, trying a new fruit or vegetable can feel intimidating. Research shows that repeated exposure to healthy foods during early...
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Training and testing reopen for the 2026-2027 pesticide certification season
October marks the beginning of the 2026-2027 pesticide training and testing season. General Standards and Private exams taken on or after October 1,...
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A quick PHI check can prevent costly mistakes
Harvest is underway as Illinois farmers and growers work to bring in the crops they have spent an entire season protecting from insects, diseases,...
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Swede midge
Swede midge is an invasive pest of brassicas introduced to North America in 2000 where it was detected in Canada. Since then, it has been detected in...
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Fall is Here, so is El Niño!
Update from Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist (217-244-1330; twford@illinois.edu)September is...
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From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Insects were thriving in the heat of September
The relentless heat and humidity of September are finally over. Lack of soil moisture and continued high temperatures created many noticeable cracks...
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From Southwestern Illinois (Waterloo): Fall pumpkin and apple season is upon us
We are finally starting to feel a little more fall like in the region.  Up until the latter part of September we had maintained many days of...
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See More Blogs From Illinois Extension

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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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