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Macon County 4-H Members Earn State Fair Awards
DECATUR – Macon County 4-H members recently participated in the 4-H general projects show at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on August 12, 2019. Macon County 4-H members brought home five Inspire awards, five champion awards and five reserve champion awards. Out of 29...
Dewitt County 4-H Members Earn State Fair Awards
CLINTON – Dewitt County 4-H members recently participated in the 4-H general projects show at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on August 12, 2019. Dewitt County 4-H members brought home four Inspire awards, six champion awards and five reserve champion awards. Out of 39 projects...
Macon County 4-H is Hosting a "Back To School Teacher Supply Drive"
Show support to area teachers and participate in the “Back to School Teacher Supply Drive” hosted by University of Illinois Extension 4-H in Macon County. Supplies can be dropped off from August 8 until the end of the day Friday, September 13 at the University of Illinois Extension office...
Extension Offering Certified Food Protection Manager Training and Exam
ARTHUR – This October, University of Illinois Extension in Moultrie-Douglas County is offering the state mandated Certified Food Protection Manager course and test. The Illinois Department of Public Health requires all food establishments be supervised by a Certified Food Protection Manager...
Celebrate the Power of Pollinators at Monarch Madness
DECATUR – Discover and celebrate the power of pollinators and the Monarch butterfly as they migrate across Central Illinois in September at the fifth-annual Monarch Madness co-sponsored by the Macon County Master Gardeners and Rock Springs Nature Center. Be a part of this family friendly and...
Macon County 4-H Members Are Bound For the Illinois State Fair
DECATUR – July was a busy month for Macon County 4-H members who participated in the Macon- Piatt County Show. 4-H youth, ages 8 to 18, presented their projects ranging from crops to computer science to judges who awarded ribbons, selected top projects and designated State Fair Delegates...
Kids Heading to the Kitchen with 4-H Cooking 101
CERRO GORDO: This summer, University of Illinois Extension invites youth to put their taste buds to the test with 4-H Cooking 101. With the help of a 4-H Teen Teacher, students will learn about food and kitchen safety, practice measuring and using equipment and make and sample tasty dishes like...
Tips and Trellising for Tomato Success
DECATUR – Every gardener can get an ample harvest of garden tomatoes, by following a few easy steps to prevent the most common problems and trellising their tomatoes when needed. Most gardeners think blossom end rot, a black patch at the blossom end of your tomato, is caused by a...
Extension Offers Free Online Pre-Diabetes Course
DECATUR – More than 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes and most don't even know it, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Those with prediabetes have higher than normal blood glucose levels, which raise your risk of heart disease and stroke as well as Type 2 diabetes. Build...