University of Illinois Extension

Events (16)

Exploring Cover Crops and No-till in Tomato & Pepper Production Systems: Small Farms Winter Webinars

noon - 1pm

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 12:00

Online

Exploring Cover Crops and No-till in Tomato & Pepper Production Systems

Conservation Cropping Seminars

9- 11 AM

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 12:00

Online

Conservation Cropping Seminars

4-H Dairy Judging Workshop

9 AM - noon

Sat, 01/30/2021 - 12:00

Online

CropFlix: 2021 Crop Management Conference

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 12:00 - Sun, 02/28/2021 - 12:00

Online

CropFlix: 2021 Crop Management Conference

Conservation Cropping Seminars

9-11 AM

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 12:00

Online

Conservation Cropping Seminars

So You Want to Be a Farmer/Value Added Producer?: Small Farms Winter Webinars

noon - 1pm

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:00

Online

So You Want to Be a Farmer/Value Added Producer?

Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit

1 - 2 PM

Tue, 02/16/2021 - 12:00 - Thu, 03/11/2021 - 12:00

ON-LINE

Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit: Climate Change and Impacts in Northwest Illinois

1-2 PM

Tue, 02/16/2021 - 12:00

ON-LINE

Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit: Corn Rootworm Management

1-2 PM

Tue, 02/23/2021 - 12:00

ON-LINE

Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit: Cover Crops in Northern IL/Southern WI and Combine Cleaning to reduce weed seed movement

1-2 PM

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:00

ON-LINE

Regenerative Grazing - Could It Work on Your Farm?: Small Farms Winter Webinars

noon - 1pm

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:00

Online

Regenerative Grazing - Could It Work on Your Farm?

Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit: Updates in Disease Management

1-2 PM

Tue, 03/02/2021 - 12:00

Online

2021 Northwest Illinois Grazing Conference

6:30-8:00 PM

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00 - Wed, 03/24/2021 - 12:00

Webinar

black angus cow calf pair in pasture

Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit: Grain Bin Entry

1-2 PM

Thu, 03/04/2021 - 12:00

Online

Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit: Will the novel soybean herbicide tolerance traits solve my pigweed and ragweed problem?

1-2 PM

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 12:00

Online

Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit: The importance of scouting to mitigate risk for fungicide resistance development

1-2 PM

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 12:00

Online

Blog Posts (17)

What I Do and Why It Matters - Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle

Local Extension Offices Provide Important Support for Pesticide Safety Education Program

Stack of training manuals

Crop disease forecast for 2021

hands holding a telescope looking to the future

ISP Fellow Hannah Price: In her own words

hannah price image

Leases, yields and stress-It must be harvest time

Corn Harvester in field

Commercial Ag Webinar Series

agriculture

Feedback on COVID-19 Impacts Requested from Farmers and Agribusiness

female farmer standing in agricultural field talking on cell phone

Sick plants? No problem! UIUC Plant Clinic still open!

a dead soybean plant

Navigating Agricultural Markets in Uncertain Times

Opportunities for on-farm research in 2020 with University of Illinois

aerial view of a combine harvesting corn

The Reality of Growing Plants for a Living

The Reality of Growing Plants for a Living

University conducting focus group on conservation practices in the Flint/Henderson watershed- looking for participants

red tractor pulling tillage implement behind, tilling a field

Farmers, have you checked your stored grain lately?

$Pile of stored grain corn$

Learn how to use your farm data effectively and efficiently

hands holding an electronic tablet in a wheat field

Upcoming Commercial Agriculture Extension Programming in the New Year

soybean field with corn field behind it. plants are green, likely mid-season. Lush. Vibrant blue sky with fluffy clouds.

What Lenders in the U.S. are saying about the Ag Economy

Farm field

Considerations for grain storage after the 2019 growing season

corn seeds, soybean seeds, and grain storage bins.

News Releases (29)

PSEP Testing-Only Sessions 2021

Marshall-Putnam Ag in the Classroom Welcomes Samantha Smoode

Illinois Extension grows local foods team with new educator in Central Illinois

2021 Driftless Region Beef Conference

Improve profitability, sustainability of local food, small farm specialty operation

CropFlix takes annual crop management conference online with binge-worthy content

Farmdoc Illinois Economic Summit: Farm management guide in difficult times

"It's a Bug's Life" program held at Putnam County Libraries

Extension initiative supports urban ag programs, career paths for youth

Partnership connects urban youth to careers in ag and food innovation

Farmdoc expands field crop resources with launch of new website

New report shows UI Extension generates value 10 times its budget

Livestock producers invited to USDA outbreak preparedness scenario

Corn fields add to muggy, humid Midwestern temps

Illinois Extension presses forward with planning for summer 4-H shows

Website serves ag, natural resource industries

Illinois Extension Looking for Rainfall Network Volunteers in Kendall County

ACES NEWS: Illinois Study Shows Universally Positive Effects of Cover Crops on Soil Microbiome

Seeking farmers for ag conservation focus group

New Extension Director Named for Dixon Springs Agricultural Center and Six Surrounding Counties

CBD Hemp Harvesting and Processing Summit to take place

Small Farmers Invited to Free Extension Webinars

TESTING FOR PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LICENSE TO BE OFFERED

Industrial hemp summit to take place in January

Soil and Water Management Webinar for Certified Crop Advisors, Landowners and Farmers

Soil and Water Management training to take place in Monmouth

Private Applicator sessions scheduled in Monmouth and Galesburg

Private Applicator Test-only Sessions Scheduled In Pekin, Peoria, and Havana

2019 Illinois Farm Economics Summit dates scheduled for December

Staff (2)

Sara Farley

Sarah Farley

Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms

Karen Winter-Nelson

Karen Winter-Nelson

Evaluation and Communications Specialist