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Cereal rye cover crop growing in a garden
Getting started with cover crops in the garden
Cover crops have been used for thousands of years and have seen a resurgence in recent years. While we usually think of cover crops in production...
queen anne's lace flower head
The confusing carrot family
Every family is full of characters—the fun one, the pretty one, the difficult one, etc.  The Umbellifer family has that, too.  While...
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Newly revised pest management handbooks now available
You have been patiently asking for them for a while now. The long-awaited revision of two pest management handbooks has finally happened! University...
a patch of blooming creeping Charlie plants
Managing creeping Charlie in home landscapes
As we go through our landscapes in spring and begin the inevitable task of weeding, there is one plant we commonly encounter. It creeps through...
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close up of Asian Copperleaf weed
Novel Illinois weed species identified in Stephenson County
Corn and soybean farmers should be scouting for a new weed this upcoming growing season. Asian copperleaf (Acalypha australis) was identified in a field in Stephenson County following corn harvest this fall. This is the first confirmed Asian copperleaf population in Illinois....
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