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Events

Attracting Native Bees to Your Own Backyard Pollinator Garden

August 11, 2026

County

Wayne

Illinois 4-H General Project Show at the Illinois State Fair

August 14, 2026 - August 16, 2026

Sunflower Showmanship Contest

August 15, 2026

Growing Mums and Pumpkins

August 17, 2026

County

Pope

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News Releases

A sprayer traveling across a farm field releasing liquid herbicide.

July 22, 2026

What would it cost farmers if Illinois banned glyphosate?
A new analysis from the ...

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July 20, 2026

Examine Illinois’ native bee species and explore the Wayne County pollinator garden at upcoming Illinois Extension program
FAIRFIELD, Ill. – Illinois is home to a variety of native plants and bee species. When paired, they’re perfect for pollination—an essential process within the environment. Illinois Extension invites community members to learn how to support native pollinators on August 11 at the program:...

July 8, 2026

University of Illinois Extension County Director Elected to National Epsilon Sigma Phi Board of Directors
ALBION, Ill. — Tara Buerster, county director for University of Illinois Extension serving Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties, has been elected to the National Epsilon Sigma Phi board of directors as the north central region vice president.In this national leadership...

A field of crops, the Morrow Plot, on the U of I campus

July 2, 2026

Defining the modern ‘land-grant mission’ at ACES
The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign often cites its land-grant legacy, but the land-grant university system is not a well-known...

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July 1, 2026

Dial-gauge pressure canner testing available at local Extension offices
ALBION, Ill. – Did you know that Illinois Extension will test your dial-gauge pressure canner for free? Testing is recommended annually, so make plans to stop by your local Extension office before you begin canning this year. Testers are available at the Edwards, Richland, and...

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