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Stormwater Leadership Summit unites Northern Illinois communities in search for regional solutions

GLENCOE, Ill. — On Sept. 25, more than 100 community leaders, engineers, planners, and stormwater experts gathered at the Chicago Botanic Garden for the first-of-its-kind Stormwater Leadership Summit to address one of Illinois' most pressing infrastructural and environmental challenges.

Nature’s canvas highlighted in autumnal celebration, art exhibit at the Red Oak Rain Garden 

URBANA, Ill. —  When the sun sets late in October, something whimsical this way comes to the Red Oak Rain Garden. The “Illuminating Art in Nature” exhibit will return to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign garden in an autumnal celebration of art…

Start selecting 2026 Illinois Performance Tested Sale bulls

URBANA, Ill. — Seedstock breeders should be identifying bulls they plan to consign to the 2026 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale. The IPT Bull Sale is the leadoff event for the annual Illinois Beef Expo in Springfield. The sale is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Artisans Building at…

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Old-crop soybean consumption and weather
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. –...
DOE funds major bioenergy research center at Illinois
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News source/writer: Tony Mancuso, 217-300-3546, tmancuso@illinois.edu   URBANA, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is doubling down on energy research at the University of Illinois at...
“Big Muddy” Missouri River needs a plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Kenneth Olson, 217-333-9639; krolson@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880; dlarson@illinois.edu   EDITOR’S NOTE...
Weather clouds pork outlook
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Source: Chris Hurt, 765-494-4273, hurtc@purdue.edu    News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu  ...
Soil Fertility Seminars On February 28 Will Offer Continuing Education
Soil fertility, crop production practices and environmental stewardship will be the foci of a February 28, 2017 Soil Fertility Seminar sponsored by University of Illinois Extension to be held at participating county Extension offices from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Campus-based...
Grazing Lands News
Formerly the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative or GLCI, the National Grazing Lands Coalition was founded to provide high quality technical assistance on privately owned grazing lands on a voluntary basis and to increase the awareness of the importance of grazing land resources. ...
Uninvited guest in our homes: Radon
Freeport, Ill. - With the cool fall weather upon us, our thoughts turn to closing up the house tight for the winter. Most of us do a fall cleaning to collect up the last of that summer pollen and dust, check the batteries in the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, and make sure windows...
2016 Christian County 4-H “Stockman” Awards Presented T
The Christian County Stockman Awards were presented at the Christian County 4-H Foundation Auction held July 28 at the Christian County Fairgrounds. This was the second Del Adcock, member of the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club, won the Senior Grand Stockman. Alec Myers, of the Edinburg Warriors 4-H...

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