Country ponds need help to stay healthy, beautiful
URBANA, Ill. – Owning a lush and scenic country pond is a point of pride for many rural landowners, but over time ponds need a hand to stay clean and healthy. “Good management can slow or stop harmful changes like a buildup of surface algae or a decrease in fish so you can use and enjoy...

Build skills for better money management with free webinar series
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Driftless Region Beef Conference equips producers with facts for environmental debate
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Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting integrates animal, crop research into production advice
URBANA, Ill. – Dudley Smith, Jr. recognized the economic challenges facing agriculture in Illinois and its impact on rural communities. On his Christian County farm, he championed the...

Communications manager joins Illinois 4-H to help create meaningful experiences for youth
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Plan ahead to ride out prolonged power outages
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Community collaboration celebrates Dr. King's legacy, vision
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Improve profitability, sustainability of local food, small farm specialty operation
Improve profitability, sustainability of local food, small farm specialty operations URBANA, Ill. – There is no off season on the farm and winter is a chance for small producers to gain new knowledge. The University of Illinois Extension 2021 Small Farms Winter Webinar...

Annual Conservation Cropping Seminars now available online
URBANA, Ill. – The eighth annual Conservation Cropping Seminars will return January 2021 in a new virtual format over three days. The seminars give farmers access to soil health ideas from researchers that will improve practices on the farm. The free three-day conference will be 9 to 11...

Preventing fruit tree diseases starts in the dormant season ​​​​​​
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Keep Your Brain Healthy With Monthly Brain Health Exercise Classes with Carroll-Lee-Whiteside Extension
STERLING, Il.–  Keep your brain fit and healthy from the comfort of your own home! Current research indicates that challenging the brain is one of several things you can do to contribute to your own brain health as you age.   Challenging activities is one way to...

Capture your life story in a free writing workshop
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Use winter to plan for a fruit garden
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CropFlix takes annual crop management conference online with binge-worthy content
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Perennial plant of the year, calamint, a perfect pick for pollinators
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Four Seasons Gardening webinars return in 2021
URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Extension Four Seasons Gardening series will return in 2021 with three monthly webinars starting in January. Horticulture educators will lead seasons on winter fruit tree pruning, the therapeutic value of nature and adaptive gardening to...

Get ready for spring with Gardening in the Air
URBANA, Ill. – Keep your green thumb ready for the growing season with the return of Gardening in the Air in 2021. Gardening in the Air is a virtual 18-session series on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 co-hosted by University of Illinois...

Fruits on Friday
Extension offers Webinar Series about Growing Fruit Top of Form Some of the most common questions received at the University of Illinois Extension office throughout the year are related to growing fruit in the backyard. As many growers are looking to move beyond the vegetable...

Gardening interests bloom in 2020
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Extension consumer economics team honored
URBANA, Ill. – Two University of Illinois Extension consumer economics educators were recognized by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education for...