LGE webinar this Friday Apr 3: COVID-19 update for local officials
URBANA, Ill. - Local officials and agency staff in Illinois need to stay up to date with the legal challenges of COVID-19. Illinois Association of County Board members will partner with Illinois Extension, lending...
Practical community management practices for ticks and mosquitoes
URBANA, Ill. - Communities face challenges in the best practices to battle ticks and mosquitoes. Holly Tuten, associate scientist in vector ecology from the Illinois Natural History Survey, will provide...
Millions at stake in census; be counted
URBANA, Ill. - An accurate census count is important to Illinois. The state could lose two congressional seats based on the population totals informed by the next census. Federal funding for programs including Medicaid,...
Franklin County Teen Receives Scholarship from Illinois 4-H Foundation
URBANA, Ill. -The Illinois 4-H Foundation provided $25,000 in college scholarships and awarded another $20,000 in national conference travel scholarships this year.
Illinois 4-H Foundation presents the Legacy of Leadership Scholarship to 4-H members who demonstrate and maintain a high...
Jackson County and Randolph County Youth Receive Experience Awards
URBANA, Ill. -Illinois 4-H challenges youth to try new things, experiment in project areas that interest them and explore opportunities around the state and country. The 4-H Experience Award, sponsored by the Illinois 4-H Foundation, recognizes youth who excel in that challenge. Local 4-H...
Follow safe food production practices: COVID-19 facts for farms, markets, and gardens
URBANA, Ill. - The current health issue has disrupted normal daily activities. There are many questions for growers and producers, as well as managers of farmers markets. Trust this researched advice from reliable sources.
“Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may...
Get gardening with our beginning gardener webinar series
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – Horticulture Educator Austin Little and Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Katie Bell are teaming up to share a webinar series for beginning gardeners starting on April 7.
During our time of quarantine, there is still one thing we can all do – garden! Whether you...
How does ‘stay at home’ order impact farmers markets?
URBANA, Ill. - With winter farmers markets in full swing, the March 20 executive order by Gov. Pritzker requiring individuals to stay at home has market managers wondering if they can stay open. The order...
Time to Prune Your Raspberry and Blackberry Plants
While most fruit trees have been pruned for the season, homeowners should look to prune raspberry and blackberry plants in the next couple of weeks.
Your first step in pruning these is to know that brambles produce primocanes and floricanes. “A primocane would be a cane that grew in...
Unit 26 Office Hours Update
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. - Like others in our community, we are working to navigate safety issues while fulfilling work commitments as the coronavirus situation continues to evolve.
At this time, we have suspended normal hours in our office. Staff will be working from home for the foreseeable...
Unit 26 Event Cancellations in Response to COVID-19
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -The impact of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) continues to create uncertainty and concern both globally and here in our community. Illinois Extension is in the process of activating strategies with campus to protect everyone’s health and safety.
This week, the...
Franklin County Students Participate in Teen Conference
INA, Ill. — What do you want to be when you grow up? Some of us may still be searching for the answer to that question. Franklin County students had a chance to explore a variety of careers during an eighth grade teen conference.
The event, hosted by University of Illinois Extension,...
Local FFA and 4-H Members Place at Livestock Judging Contest
DUQUOIN, Ill. —Local FFA and 4-H members competed in a livestock judging contest at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 7.
Livestock judging is the evaluation of an animal's characteristics and making a comparison to other animals and the ideal standard of that...
Extension to Host Weed and Pest Management Webinar
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – Extension will host a free webinar on April 7 to share weed and pest control tips for your home garden and landscape. What was previously scheduled as in in-person workshop at John A. Logan College will now be offered through online delivery.
Weeds, insects and furry...
Extension Helps Local Residents Create Landscape Designs
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Local residents had a little help with their home landscape through a three-part course hosted by Horticulture Educator Austin Little.
During the introductory meeting, individuals learned the fundamentals of home landscape design as they analyzed potential layouts for...
Michelle Wang to Serve on Space Mission Control Team
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – Michelle Wang will be part of STEM history through the 4-H in Space Mission Control Team (MCT), an elite planning unit comprised of 33 youth throughout the state.
This program is designed to go outside of the typical bounds of current STEM programming as it introduces...
Youth Learn About Weather During Recent Workshop
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill.— Local youth spent their President’s Day learning more about the weather during a fun workshop in Perry County. Guest speaker, Jacie Brianne from the WSIL-TV3 meteorologist team, answer weather-related questions and discussed the field of meteorology.
Brianne...