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Cover crop conversations: when to seed a cover crop
When it comes to seeding cover crops, timing matters, but the right timing can look different depending on where you farm and what you are trying to...
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Farm Estate Planning Series: How Well Do You Really Know Your Family?
Disclaimer - The following is meant only for educational purposes and not to be construed as legal or tax advice.Family dynamics are complex...
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Extension has a foundation built on agriculture education
The University of Illinois Extension office in Mason County recently relocated to...
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Maximizing cover crop benefits through proper management
Crop producers in central Illinois have a wide range of management decisions to make throughout the year. This leads to a series of often difficult...
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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-...
Asian Copperleaf
Asian copperleaf found in a second Illinois county
FREEPORT, Ill. – Asian copperleaf, an emerging weed of concern in the Midwest, has now been confirmed in a second Illinois county. Following its initial discovery in Stephenson County during harvest in 2025, a newly confirmed population in Carroll County suggests that this...
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Farm Estate Planning Series: How well do you really know your family?
Disclaimer - The following is meant only for educational purposes and not to be construed as legal or tax advice.PEORIA, Ill. - Family dynamics are complex. Different family members see the same reality through different lenses. The Farm Estate Planning Series is designed to help...
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