Extend the life of urban forests with Urban Tree Conference
URBANA, Ill. – Trees can live hundreds of years, but from pests and diseases to improper care and installation, urban trees are not living as long as their forest counterparts. Many urban trees only live 20% of their life span.
Whether you are new to tree care or a seasoned professional...
Farmdoc Illinois Economic Summit: Farm management guide in difficult times
URBANA, Ill. – The past year has been a year like no other for Illinois agriculture. While the year started optimistically with talks of a surge in agricultural exports resulting from the trade agreement with China, the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the global economy. Most agricultural prices...
Discover your superpower with 4-H
MONTICELLO, Ill.— Calling All Superheroes: Discover your superpower with 4-H is a fun, hands-on virtual 4-H event open to all children in Kindergarten through second grade. Take this great opportunity to introduce your child to the wonderful world of 4-H and do it from the comfort of your...
Join 4-H for virtual family fun nights
DECATUR, Ill. - Families often find it difficult to spend quality time together. Busy lives, work schedules, and other commitments have families running here and there. DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt 4-H has a solution to this problem: a virtual 4-H Family Night.
Join Macon County 4-H...
Tap into your creativity with Macon County 4-H
DECATUR, Ill. — Creative writing can be an important tool to help ease anxiety, stress, depression, and promote wellness. Studies show that just 15 to 20 minutes of writing a day can make a difference in the overall stress levels of students. Macon County 4-H is offering students the opportunity...
Explore, learn and grown with Wee Naturalists virtual program
URBANA, Ill. – Nature is a place for children to explore, learn and grow and the new virtual Wee Naturalists program allows for just that.
University of Illinois Extension is once again offering nature-loving children, families and educators the opportunity to explore a different nature...
Extension campaign gives tips for reducing diabetes risk
URBANA, Ill. – More than 34 million people in the United States have diabetes; that's one in 10. An additional one in three U.S. adults have prediabetes, and 84% of them do not realize they have it.
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Families needed for 4-H family virtual food challenge
DECATUR, Ill. – Does your family enjoy making meals together? Is there a young chef in your home that experiments with meal ingredients? Or is your inner chef calling out? If the answer to at least one of these questions is yes, University of Illinois Extension 4-H in Macon County invites...
All Illinois pesticide training, testing moves online
URBANA, Ill. – All University of Illinois Extension’s Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) training and testing will be completed online through spring 2021....
Planting trees boosts curb appeal and benefits the urban environment
URBANA, Ill. – New homeowners often wonder about the value of planting shade trees when they first move in when there are so many more areas to focus on with a new home.
“Planting shade trees is an investment for the future just like other home upgrades,” says...
Farmdoc expands field crop resources with launch of new website
URBANA, Ill. – A new tool focused on field crop production is joining the suite of University of Illinois farmdoc resources.
For more than 20 years, the farmdoc website has provided Midwestern crop and...
Healthy Meals in the Field for Farm Families
DECATUR, Ill.— Farmers across Illinois are spending long hours in the fields and farm families are shifting mealtime from the kitchen table to the field. Being in the middle of a field without kitchen conveniences like microwaves, refrigerators, and sinks requires farmers, workers, and farm...
Have You Inspected Your Well?
DECATUR, Ill. – Often people who have their own private water well forget how important it is to do annual visual inspection of their well and its components. It does not take long to do, and it might save you an expensive well repair bill.
For the visual inspection, check the wellhead,...
Macon County Master Gardeners receive state awards
DECATUR, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension's State Master Gardener Program has named two Macon County Master Gardeners and a Macon County Master Gardener teamwork project as state award winners. The winners were recognized on October 2, 2020, during a virtual awards ceremony that featured...
Piatt County Master Gardeners receive state awards
MONTICELLO, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension's State Master Gardener Program has named two Piatt County Master Gardeners and a Piatt County Master Gardener teamwork project as state award winners. The winners were recognized on October 2, 2020, during a virtual awards ceremony that...