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Illinois Ag Mental Health Voucher Program

Illinois Agricultural Mental Health Voucher Program is available to agricultural producers and their families.

Online Training Now Available

Illinois Food Handler training for non restaurant groups is self-paced and available online.

Cradle to Table

Babies don't come with a manual. How do you know what and when to feed your baby?

Free Pressure Canner Testing

To ensure safety in the home canning process, especially for those just getting started canning or who are using an older canner, pressure canner lid gauges should be tested annually.

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Master Naturalist Book Club

September 24, 2025

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Macon

Tree ID Walk

September 25, 2025

County

Macon

Tree ID Walk

September 26, 2025

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Coles

2025 State 4-H Shooting Sports Competitions: Shotgun

September 27, 2025

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View looking over the top of an engorged Asian longhorned tick in liquid

September 19, 2025

Asian longhorned ticks on the move, new detection found in Clay County
URBANA, Ill. — The invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) was recently detected in a new county in Illinois, representing the third county in which it has been found following its ...

Master Gardeners looking at landscape simulation technology

September 16, 2025

2025 Master Gardener Conference celebrates 50 years of growth, connection  
URBANA, Ill. — Some moments of legacy are written down, others branch off the page beneath the canopy of a shady tree, in the scent of fresh herbs rubbed between fingertips, through butterfly-sculpted glass...

September 15, 2025

Drought is intensifying across Illinois
An extremely dry end to summer and start to fall has intensified the ongoing drought in central and southern Illinois and increased the fire and blowing dust risk as we approach harvest, according to Illinois State Climatologist...

September 9, 2025

Clues about vanishing whip-poor-wills uncovered at birds’ wintering grounds
URBANA, Ill. — Often heard and rarely seen, the Eastern Whip-poor-will and its namesake nighttime call is an iconic Midwestern woodland bird. But like many other insect-eating birds, its numbers are declining....

Darci Webber showing off a birds nest in a woodland

September 8, 2025

Sustaining a healthy world starts in your backyard
From your backyard to the global ecosystem, everything in nature is connected. A core University of Illinois Extension program area —...

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