University of Illinois Extension received the 2019 Community Partner of the Year Award from the Eastern Illinois Foodbank. This award is given to a community organization each year who has partnered with the Foodbank to help further the mission of alleviating hunger in Eastern Illinois communities.

While tomatoes are relatively easy to grow there are a few diseases vegetable gardeners should keep an eye out for if they want to grow prize-winning tomatoes.

This research-based, 30-minute course is designed to help those with pre-diabetes and their caregivers, as well as anyone who is interested learn about simple steps you can take that can reduce risk factors.

While many resources exist to support community and economic recovery following a flood, it’s often challenging for those impacted to know where to begin. Illinois Extension stands ready to help.

Seven projects have been selected to receive funding in the 2018 Interdisciplinary Collaboration Extension (ICE) grant competition.

One in nine Illinois residents do not know where their next meal is coming from, including 15.7 percent of children. University of Illinois Extension helps fill in these gaps for Illinois families through programs on nutrition education, 4-H youth development, and horticulture.