URBANA, Ill. – Illinois 4-H volunteers empower and prepare youth for success. The program relies on more than 15,000 volunteers to fill key leadership and mentoring roles. Longtime volunteers and former staff members were recently honored by the ...
URBANA, Ill. – Members of the Illinois 4-H Youth Science Ambassador Team created and presented a youth-led presentation focused on the causes of climate change, the science of the carbon cycle, and the impact our food choices can have on our environment to an audience of their Brazilian peers...
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MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – Jackson County 4-H member Michelle Wang is sharing her passion for STEM and AI with local youth through virtual and in-person learning. As the daughter of two longtime 4-H volunteers,...
URBANA, Ill. – Fall gardens may need some added pops of color this time of year to maintain beauty and diversity until winter arrives. Asters are a late-blooming, pollinator friendly flower that looks great in the garden and in a fall floral display.
“Think beyond the...
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URBANA, Ill. – Every day, about 100 agricultural workers suffer an injury that results in lost work time. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health emphasizes the unique nature of farm life where family members share in...
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URBANA, Ill. – As fall approaches, trees begin to change color, cold weather sweeps in, and garden prepping for winter begins.
A free three-part University of Illinois Extension online webinar series will help gardeners...
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URBANA, Ill. – Farming in Illinois is very different than it was even 50 years ago and so is how row crop producers stay up to date on the latest recommendations.
For more than 100 years, local University of Illinois Extension agriculture experts have worked in person and in the field...
ULLIN, Ill. – Landowners hoping to gain greater understanding of valuable conservation practices can learn the latest recommendations from experts at the Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop. The workshop will be held begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at Shawnee Community College and run...
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URBANA, Ill. — From small farms and rural towns to the suburbs and inner-city, more than 2,600 trained Master Gardeners put their mission of “helping others learn to grow” into practice around Illinois through community service...