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Events
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Augmentative Biological Control in Protected Culture and Greenhouses: Small Farms Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 12:00
Online
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CropFlix: 2021 Crop Management Conference
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 12:00
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Sun, 02/28/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Aquaculture and Aquaponics: An Overview For Urban Agriculture: Small Farms Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 02/04/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School
8 AM - 4 P
Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00
Online
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So You Want to Be a Farmer/Value Added Producer?: Small Farms Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Apple and Cherry Diseases: Stateline Fruit and Vegetables Growers Conference
1 - 3:30 PM
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Apple Insect Pests: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
1 - 3:30 PM
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Spring and Summer Bulbs for Cut Flower Production: Small Farms Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference: Pumpkin Varieties
Noon - 1 PM
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Cucurbit Insect Pests: Stateline Fuit and Vegetable Growers Conference
1 - 3:30 PM
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Regenerative Grazing - Could It Work on Your Farm?: Small Farms Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Research Studies on Cucurbit and Tomato Diseases: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
1 - 3:30 PM
Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference: High Tunnel Production
Noon - 1 PM
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 12:00
On-line
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Business Spotlight - Funks Grove Heritage Fruits & Grains: Small Farms Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Containerized Production - Options When Quality Native Soil Isn't An Option: Small Farms Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 03/11/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Food Desert or Food Apartheid?: Small Farms Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 03/18/2021 - 12:00
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Too Small for Wholesale Markets? Think Again: Small Farm Winter Webinars
noon - 1pm
Thu, 03/25/2021 - 12:00
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Blog Posts
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Winter Care for Backyard Chickens
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Local foods offer a cornucopia of fresh Thanksgiving options
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Growing and Harvesting Okra
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Creating a vision for your urban agriculture project
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Farmers are my kinda people
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Cleaning, Sanitization, and Disinfection on the Produce Farm: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter?
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Sub-Freezing Spring Temperatures and Crops
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How to Plant a Fruit Tree
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Home Cook to Small Business: Start your Side Hustle as a Cottage Food Operator
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Frost Seeding Pastures and Hay Fields
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The Reality of Growing Plants for a Living
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Ephiphany Farms Brings 'Farm to Fork' to Backyard Gardens
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Farmers, have you checked your stored grain lately?
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Parsnips – An Underrated Vegetable
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News Releases
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Illinois Extension grows local foods team with new educator in Central Illinois
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Stateline Fruit & Vegetable Conference: Pumpkin Varieties & Hard Cider Production
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Improve profitability, sustainability of local food, small farm specialty operation
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Annual Conservation Cropping Seminars now available online
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Learn how to start a community garden on January 20
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CropFlix takes annual crop management conference online with binge-worthy content
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Attend every session of 2021 Illinois Specialty Crop Conference
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Be creative with your Thanksgiving meal
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Local foods offer a cornucopia of fresh Thanksgiving options
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Farmdoc Illinois Economic Summit: Farm management guide in difficult times
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Healthy Meals in the Field for Farm Families
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Have You Inspected Your Well?
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Extension initiative supports urban ag programs, career paths for youth
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Make hitting the hay a priority during harvest
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Take time for electrical safety during fall harvest
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Farmdoc expands field crop resources with launch of new website
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Funding increases fresh produce availability to local residents in need
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New educators and specialists join Illinois Extension team
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Learn to extend your gardening season at free Extension webinar
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Raise chickens in your own backyard
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Enjoy home-grown asparagus with backyard gardening webinar
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Follow safe food production practices: COVID-19 facts for farms, markets, and gardens
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Time to Prune Your Raspberry and Blackberry Plants
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Over 50 Fruit and Vegetable Growers Attend University of Illinois Extension’s Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Conference
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Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Joins Extension
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Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training
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FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Certification Training
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Farm Life is Uncontrollable, Know the Warning Signs of Stress
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Small Farmers Invited to Free Extension Webinars
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Extension to Host Industrial Hemp Workshops throughout Southern Illinois
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Extension staff honored for ag literacy programming
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Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course
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Produce Safety Alliance - Grower Training Course
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Extension Highlights Research at Jackson County
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Extension Hosts Ewing Agronomy Field Day
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Jackson County Extension Office to Host Twilight Meeting
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Dixon Springs Ag Center to Host Twilight Meeting
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Mileur Orchard to Host Upcoming Twilight Meeting
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Twilight Meeting Provides information on High Tunnels to Local Residents
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Residents Learn about Production and Marketing of Fruit
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Ewing Agronomy Field Day
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Staff
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Sarah Farley
Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms
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Nick Frillman
Extension Educator, Local Food Systems & Small Farms
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Douglas B. Gucker
Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms
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Erin Harper
Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms
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Dena Hyde
Program Coordinator, Agriculture
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Grace Margherio
Local Foods and Small Farms Educator
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James Theuri
Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms
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