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Envisioning the next 150 years of crop research with the Alma Mater Plots

URBANA, Ill. — A couple of miles south of the main quad at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a remarkable agricultural experiment is taking shape. The so-called Alma Mater Plots are unique in their setup — with 64 one-acre plots, each individually tile-drained, it’s the…
Everyday Environment series returns with nature-based solutions for home and community

URBANA, Ill. — Discover the power of working with nature. University of Illinois Extension’s natural resources series, Everyday Environment, returns with two live, free webinars exploring how anyone can apply nature-based solutions to help address…
What would it cost farmers if Illinois banned glyphosate?

URBANA, Ill. — A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year — representing a 3.6% revenue loss — if the state banned the weedkiller glyphosate.…
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Get Growing webinar series announced for growing vegetables and fruit
FREEPORT, Ill. - University of Illinois Extension is proud to announce an upcoming fruit and vegetable webinar series offered this April for backyard growers and homeowners. “Each spring, we get a number of calls to our University of Illinois Extension office asking about growing fruit...
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...
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Extension offers free webinar on natural lawn care April 18, 2020
CHICAGO, Ill. - Due to COVID-19, Cook County's Conservation@Home's In-Person Natural Lawn Care Workshops will be moved to a webinar on April 18th from 10am - 12pm. To register, please use the following link: go.illinois.edu/NaturalLawnCare...
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...
Illinois Extension Offers Tips for National Nutrition Month
Consistent, healthy food choices are what matter in the long run, and that’s why the 2020 National Nutrition Month theme is “Eat Right, Bite by Bite.” Created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month is celebrated each...
Organize your community resources when extreme weather hits
URBANA, Ill. – Illinois River flooding in 2019 was so extreme that residents of Calhoun County found themselves isolated during the worst of the event. With roads closed and the ferries that typically provide transportation not operational, travel in and out of the peninsula was impossible. For...
Shutting Down the Energy ‘Thieves’ in your Home 
On the hunt for another $100.00 (per year) to stretch your budget? One study found a surprising number of “Always On” electrical devices in our homes:  Coffee makers and other small appliances with built-in clocks  Cable/satellite, game and other TV...
IPT Bull Sale is the Source for Total Performance Genetics
URBANA, Ill. – Commercial cow-calf producers and seedstock breeders interested in purchasing a total performance tested bull will want to attend the 2020 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale, the leadoff event of the Illinois Beef Expo...
Gateway Green Industry Conference in Collinsville, Ill. March 4
Collinsville, Ill. - The Gateway Green Industry Conference is now taking registrations for the 2020 conference being held on Wednesday, March 4 at the Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville.  The educational program has a track for sports turf, landscape, arborist, plantscape,...

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