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4-H public speaking contest

McHenry County 4-H Public Speaking Contest

County: McHenry

Want to build your public speaking skills?

Join the 4-H Public Speaking Contest! This is your chance to share your voice, gain confidence, and get helpful feedback in a supportive…

winter scene of gloved hand with pruners and tree branches

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

at Triangle Park Community Orchard
County: Cook

Learn to cut with confidence at one of our fruit tree pruning workshops this winter. After a demonstration and introduction to the principles of pruning, our instructors will guide you through…

A herd of cattle in a green pasture. On top of image is the YQCA - Youth for the Quality Care of Animals logo

YQCA Training

County: Montgomery

4-H members exhibiting a live animal at the 2026 4-H shows in one of the following project areas are required to complete this training every year: Beef, Dairy, Goat, Sheep, Swine 

A bird of prey in flight

Junior Master Naturalist Program

Birds of Prey at Woodstock Library
County: McHenry

Soar into the World of Raptors with the University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists!
Discover the fascinating lives of Illinois’ birds of prey through interactive, hands-on experiences…

Horticulture Power Hour

Pruning: The Kindest Cut

Horticulture Power Hour
County: Kankakee
You know you should be pruning… but when and how?

Late winter is a great time to do most pruning, but what should you be pruning and what should you wait on? Join Nancy Kuhajda, horticulture…

4-H Reading and Art Hour

4-H Reading and Art Hour

February Session
County: Ford
Spend an afternoon with Ford County 4-H at the Paxton Carnegie Library (254 S Market St, Paxton, IL 60957) for our 4-H Reading and Art Hour on Monday, February 23.We would love to share a time of…
Chickens roaming in the grass. A green 4-H clover in the upper left corner.

4-H Poultry Workshop

County: Macoupin
4-H Volunteer Braylee Gilmore will be teaching the basics of poultry care and sharing her passion for poultry as a 4-H project. For youth ages 8-18. 
Basket of vegetables alongside fruits and vegetables

4-H Vegetable Gardening Workshop

Edwards County
County: Edwards

Join this workshop to learn how to draw a garden plan, when and where to start gardening, how to start seeds, and the essentials for growing a thriving vegetable garden. 4-H members who are…

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Illinois Watershed Steward Spring 2026

County: Adams, Brown, Pike, Hancock, Schuyler
University of Illinois Extension, along with Adams County Farm Bureau, is offering a new Illinois Watershed Steward program for members of our communities. This program engages participants as…

Looking into a side view of soybean plants growing in soil with below soil level roots exposed

Clark County Agronomy Summit

2026 Illinois Extension Agronomy Summits
Strengthen farm management decisions by attending the Clark County Agronomy Summit 

University of Illinois Extension is holding the Clark County Agronomy Summit this winter to provide…

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College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences Illinois Extension

101 Mumford Hall (MC-710)

1301 W. Gregory Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

Email: extension@illinois.edu

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