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Announcements and Highlights

Ewing Demonstration Center

Ewing Demonstration Center has served the southern Illinois agricultural community since 1910, connecting local growers with campus faculty and educators.

Canning, gardening, and more

Whether you live in the third story of an apartment or on a 10-acre plot of land, homesteading skills can help bring you and your family closer to the food you eat.

Illinois Extension Strategic Plan

Illinois Extension engaged in a strategic planning process throughout 2024 that created opportunities for many voices to contribute their own vision for Illinois Extension’s future.

Events

Gardening for Moths - Pinckneyville

July 21, 2026

County

Perry

Gardening for Moths - Rend Lake Visitors Center

July 22, 2026

County

Franklin

Rend Lake Pollinator Garden Stewardship Day

July 22, 2026

County

Franklin

Understanding GLP-1 Weight-Loss Medications: Clinical and Societal Impacts

July 22, 2026

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News Releases

Two crops researchers pose smiling at the camera while standing in a corn field

July 20, 2026

Agronomy Days continues with Stairway to Yield, other events for producers
Agronomy Days 2026 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign continues with events scheduled into October, teaching Illinois growers the latest breakthroughs in productivity,...

Franklin County 4-H Junior Showmanship winners for goats.

July 20, 2026

Franklin County 4-H youth place in 2026 livestock and animal shows
BENTON, Ill. – Local youth were excited to gather at the Franklin County Fairgrounds to exhibit beef, swine, sheep, and goats, and more during the annual 4-H fair. All livestock events allowed youth to display sportsmanship and exude confidence as they showed the "best of the...

July 17, 2026

Illini Summer Academies gives high schoolers hands-on college and career exploration
Youth from across the state explored future careers, built independence, and developed leadership skills during Illinois 4-H’s Illini Summer Academies. Over 180 youth from 34 counties spent five days on campus in June exploring potential college...

Bronwyn Aly and Kacie Athey speaking to a group of registrants at the Dixon Springs Agricultural Field Day

July 15, 2026

Field Day offers an in-depth look at research at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center
SIMPSON, Ill. – Dixon Springs Agricultural Center is a University of Illinois research center dedicated to agricultural innovation, hands-on education, and rural development in the heart of southern Illinois. Since 1934, DSAC has supported farmers, landowners, and communities with practical,...

A woman with a clipboard checks the food in an open refrigerator

July 14, 2026

Help shape solutions to food waste by taking the Illinois Household Food Waste Survey
URBANA, Ill. — From farm to table to trash can, what happens to food is bigger than leftovers. Producing food uses valuable resources like water and fuel, and when uneaten food ends up in landfills, it...

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