Agriculture

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Take Charge of Your Health: Chronic Disease Self-Management

July 15, 2024

Ewing Agronomy Field Day

July 25, 2024

County

Franklin

Tazewell 4-H Show and Jr. Fair

July 29, 2024 - July 31, 2024

County

Tazewell

Youth Crop Scouting Competition

July 30, 2024

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Data Intensive Farm Management

May 31, 2024

With thin profit margins and the high cost of inputs, there is a need to make farming more efficient and profitable. One way researchers and...

Combating herbicide resistance: the role of integrated weed management (IWM) in modern agriculture

May 29, 2024

Farmers are at the forefront of the fight against weeds. When livelihoods are on the line and herbicide resistance continues to be a growing problem...

Edge-of-field practices offer benefits to growers and the environment

June 19, 2024

Edge-of-field practices are often lumped under the regenerative agriculture umbrella, but these practices tend to have different goals than those...

What is regenerative agriculture?

June 5, 2024

Regenerative agriculture may just sound like a new buzz word in the sustainable production space, but what does this term actually mean and why...

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June 20, 2023

McHenry County Farm Stroll 2023
McHenry County Farm Stroll 2023 Offers Tours of 11 Family-Owned Small Farms and McHenry County College Student Farm Woodstock, Ill. – Come out for an autumn day in the country! On Sunday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., McHenry County will host its annual Farm Stroll, a free self-...

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June 18, 2024

Summer presentations continue for Ogle Carroll Ag Literacy Coordinator
OREGON, Ill. - Agriculture in the Classroom is a statewide educational program with lessons offered to Kindergarten through 8th grade. Its goal is to help students, teachers, and the public gain greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society. The program is presented at...

An ear of field corn, dirty worn gloves, and a stethoscope sitting on a wooden table.

June 20, 2024

AgrAbility provides more resources, expands chronic disease webinar series through summer
URBANA, Ill. — Experiencing symptoms from chronic disease is a daily and often private occurrence for many. Illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, depression, liver disease, bipolar disorder, or other chronic long-term conditions can cause symptoms such as fatigue, sleeplessness, anxiety,...

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June 7, 2024

University of Illinois Extension Announces Coffee Talk Series on Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategies and Conservation Practices
Morrison, Ill. –  University of Illinois Extension is proud to introduce the Coffee Talk Series, a new initiative designed to facilitate the sharing of regional and local knowledge about conservation practices that will help us make progress towards our Nutrient Loss...

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New Tools for Healthy Waterway

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy is a multi-agency partnership that works to keep our waterways and everything downstream healthy. Explore the three new best practices that have recently been added to the list of recommended practices: water and sediment control basins, saturated...

Edge of Field Practices: Water Quality Solutions for Farmers and Landowners

More tile drainage is installed in Illinois and the Midwest every year in agricultural fields. Tile drainage allows farmers to optimize spring planting. It has also been shown to contribute nitrogen and phosphorus in waterways. Explore these edge-of-field conservation practices farmers...

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Illinois Extension

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Christine Belless

Talon Becker

Gracie Schleef

Kevin Brooks

Tracy Jo Mulliken

Micaiah Owens

Makala Bach

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