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Weeds growing up between a sidewalk and a brick house
Spring weed management begins in the fall
With the arrival of fall, many of our landscapes start to wind down. Flowering plants begin to fade, and trees put on their annual display of fall...
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...
Pictures of the two handbook covers described in the article
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...
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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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