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Four Seasons Gardening Program Offers Summer Series
NEWS RELEASE – PREPARED BY Meg E. Overocker UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION – Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit Four Seasons Gardening Program Offers Summer Series The summer series of University of Illinois Extension's Four Seasons Gardening Program, which focuses on...

Prevented Planting: What Are My Options?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Here we are in June and now we must take several factors into account tomake the most profitable decisions, and we only have a few days to do it. This includes making an accurate assessment of maximum corn yield potential, soybean yield potential, and feasibility...

Farm Inventory Survey and Farm Inspections for Illinois - under the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Rule
By now, specialty fruit and vegetable growers in Illinois should be aware of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Rule, which was signed into law in 2011, became effective in 2016, and is the first mandatory federal standard for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fresh...