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Read article: February and Winter 2024 IWCS Update from Trent Ford
February and Winter 2024 IWCS Update from Trent Ford
Weather/Climate Information:  Report provided by Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist The following description of temperatures...
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Read article: Use these tools to help navigate how climate change is affecting growers
Use these tools to help navigate how climate change is affecting growers
As we get closer to this year’s growing season, it’s important to remember that the changes to the climate are also affecting local weather patterns...
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Read article: Chilling requirements for plants
Chilling requirements for plants
With climate change, many growers are concerned about plants receiving enough cold to be fruitful the next year. Endodormancy, a period of rest, is a...
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Read article: Is it ever too cold to snow?
Is it ever too cold to snow?
Winter is here, and probably by the time you read this, we will have had one or more significant snow events. When it gets really cold, you may hear...

News Releases

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Weather a changing climate on the farm now and in the future
The only thing certain about modern farming is that things are always changing, and today’s weather isn’t your grandparents’ weather. Growing seasons are shifting, and extreme weather events like storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires are becoming more common. The University of Illinois...

Videos

Climate change and insects with Kacie Athey

On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we chat with assistant professor and faculty Extension specialist Kacie Athey about climate change and insects. We discuss what impacts our changing climate may have on insects, like will we see range expansions, more generations, more plant damage, phenology...

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Duane Friend

Duane Friend

State Master Naturalist and Climate Change Specialist