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4-H Building Bricks Challenge Series: December Challenge

December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Beef Quality Assurance Training | Teutopolis

December 2, 2025

Lawrence County-SPARK at the Library: Homemade Butter

December 9, 2025

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Lawrence

Frosting & Festivity Cookie Decorating Workshop

December 10, 2025

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Wabash

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November 12, 2025

Illinois Extension Agronomy Summits equip farmers with strategies for year ahead
URBANA, Ill. — With harvest season behind us and spring planting on the horizon, now is the time to prepare for the year ahead. University of Illinois Extension invites farmers, agronomists, and agriculture professionals to attend one of the...

November 7, 2025

Illinois Extension is hunting for deer donations for Hunters Feeding Illinois program
ALBION, Ill. – Illinois Extension is calling on deer hunters to help address food insecurity in local communities. Illinois Extension serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties has added the Hunters Feeding Illinois program to the five-county unit for the 2025-2026 deer...

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November 1, 2025

Register for in-person pesticide applicator training clinics, testing offered statewide
URBANA, Ill. — Lead with experience, safety, awareness, and knowledge to help ensure safer pesticide application with training from the University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program. Sign up for an in-person training and testing...

October 30, 2025

University of Illinois Extension responds to rising food access needs
URBANA, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension is responding to increased demand for food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown and SNAP benefit disruptions. Publicly available resources are being shared by Extension to help Illinois...

October 27, 2025

Lifelong leader becomes Illinois Extension’s new 4-H assistant dean and director
URBANA, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension’s 4-H program is celebrating a new era of statewide impact with the announcement of Kevin...

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