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Family, Food, and Finances
- January 19 | 11 AM: Life's Moments: From Memory to Legacy
- January 27 | Noon: Get Savvy: Tackling Taxes
- February 2 | 6:30 PM: Let's Talk Money: Who are you with money?
- February 9 | 6:30 PM: Let's Talk Money: How much debt is too much?
- February 11 | 3:30 PM: Happy Healthy Providers: How High Do You Bounce
- February 16 | 6:30 PM: Let's Talk Money: Fair access to credit
- February 18 | 3:30 PM: Happy Healthy Providers: Brain Boosters
- February 23 | 6:30 PM: Let's Talk Money: Debt repayment strategies
- February 24 | Noon: Get Savvy: Save Money on Food
- February 25 | 3:30 PM: Happy Healthy Providers: Mindfulness in the Classroom (part 1 of 2)
- March 2 | 6:30 PM: Let's Talk Money: Credit scores revealed
- March 4 | 3:30 to 4:30 PM: Happy Healthy Providers: Mindfulness in the Classroom (part 2 of 2)
- March 9 | 6:30 PM: Let's Talk Money: Secrets for financial success
- March 10 | Noon: Get Savvy: Investing Basics
- March 11 | 3:30 to 4:30 PM: Happy Healthy Providers: Family Engagement
- March 16 | 6:30 PM: Let's Talk Money: Framing biases, overcoming hurdles!
- March 23 | 6:30 PM: Let's Talk Money: Make your savings grow
- March 25 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Positive Attitude
- April 1 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Eating Smart
- April 8 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Physical Activity
- April 14 | Noon: Get Savvy: Student Loan Repayment
- April 15 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Brain Activity
- April 22 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Social Activity
- April 29 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Tuning in to the Times
- September 2 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Safety
- September 9 | 10 AM : Keys for Embracing Aging: Know Your Numbers
- September 16 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Stress Management
- September 23 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Financial Affairs
- September 30 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Sleep
- October 7 | 10 AM: Keys for Embracing Aging: Taking Time for You
Local Foods and Small Farms
- January 21 | noon - 1pm: Exploring Cover Crops and No-till in Tomato & Pepper Production Systems
- January 28 | noon - 1pm: Augmentative Biological Control in Protected Culture and Greenhouses
- February 4 | noon - 1pm: Aquaculture and Aquaponics: An Overview For Urban Agriculture
- February 10 | 8 AM – 4 PM: Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School
- February 11 | noon - 1pm: So You Want to Be a Farmer/Value Added Producer?
- February 12 | noon – 1 PM: Hard Cider Production: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
- February 18 | noon - 1pm: Spring and Summer Bulbs for Cut Flower Production
- February 18 | 1 – 3:30 PM: Apple Insect Pests: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
- February 18 | 1 – 3:30 PM: Apple and Cherry Diseases: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
- February 19 | noon – 1 PM: Pumpkin Varieties: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
- February 25 | 1 – 3:30 PM: Curcurbit Insect Pests Control Techniques: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
- February 25 | 1 – 3:30 PM: Research Studies on Cucurbit and Tomato Diseases: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
- February 26 | noon – 1 PM: High Tunnel Production Updates: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference
- February 25 | noon - 1pm: Regenerative Grazing - Could It Work on Your Farm?
- \March 4 | noon - 1pm: Grower/Business Spotlight: Funks Grove Heritage Fruits & Grains
- March 11 | noon - 1pm: Containerized Production: Options When Quality Native Soil Isn't An Option
- March 18 | noon - 1pm: Food Desert or Food Apartheid?
- March 25 | noon - 1pm: Too Small for Wholesale Markets? Think Again
Local Government
- January 20 | 10 AM: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Home and Community Gardening and Landscaping
- January 19 | 1:30 PM: Four Seasons Gardening: Fruit Tree Pruning
- January 20 | 1 PM: How to Start a Community Garden
- January 21 | 9 AM: Urban Tree Conference: Invasive Tree Management
- January 21 | 10:05 AM: Urban Tree Conference: Best Practices for Growing Roadside Trees
- January 21 | 11:10 AM: Caring for storm-damaged trees
- January 22 | 9 AM: Urban Tree Conference: Identifying Oaks in Urban Forests and Landscapes
- January 22 | 10:05 AM: Urban Tree Conference: Natural Defense Mechanisms in Trees
- January 22 | 11:10 AM: Urban Tree Conference: Keynote: An Approach to Pruning you Won’t Forget
- January 26 | 6 PM: Growing Great Vegetables: Where will you garden
- January 30 | 9 AM: Gardening in the Air: Gardening is Good
- January 30 | 10:15 AM: Gardening in the Air: Introduction to Fruit Tree Pruning
- January 30 | 11:30 AM: Gardening in the Air: Purchasing Seeds and Plants
- January 30 | 9 AM: Gardening in the Air: Native Plants with Winter Wildlife Interest
- January 30 | 10:15 AM: Gardening in the Air: Backing Backyard Birds in Yards and Gardens
- January 30: Gardening in the Air | 11:30 AM: When Your Nearest Neighbors Aren’t Human: a.k.a. Living with Wildlife)
- January 30 | 9 AM: Gardening in the Air: Funkalicious Fermentation
- January 30 | 10:15 AM: Gardening in the Air: Flying Knives: Vegetable and Fruit Preparation Tips
- January 30 | 11:30 AM: Gardening in the Air: Preserve the Taste of Summer
- February 2 | 6 PM: Growing Great Vegetables: Seed and plant choices
- February 6 | 9 AM: Gardening in the Air: Ornamental Grasses with Winter Interest
- February 6 | 10:15 AM: Gardening in the Air: Introduction to Sustainable Landscapes
- February 6 | 11:30 AM: Gardening in the Air: How to Create an Out-of-the-Ordinary Theme Garden
- February 6 | 9 AM: Gardening in the Air: Growing Herbs and Microgreens Indoors
- February 6 | 10:15 AM: Gardening in the Air: Straw Bale Gardening
- February 6 | 11:30 AM: Gardening in the Air: Starting Seeds for the Garden Indoors
- February 6 | 9 AM: Gardening in the Air: Growing Blooming Houseplants
- February 6 | 10:15 AM: Gardening in the Air: What is Wrong with My Houseplant?
- February 6 | 11:30 AM: Gardening in the Air: Succulent Wreaths
- February 9 | 6 PM: Growing Great Vegetables: Preparing the garden and care
- February 16 | 1:30 PM: Four Seasons Gardening: Therapeutic Value of Nature
- February 16 | 6 PM: Growing Great Vegetables: Cool Season Vegetables
- February 23 | 6 PM: Growing Great Vegetables: Warm Season Vegetables
- March 2 | 6 PM: Growing Great Vegetables: Diseases and Disorders
- March 9 | 1:30 PM: Seasons Gardening: Adaptive Gardening
- March 9 | 6 PM: Growing Great Vegetables: Attracting Pollinators and Controlling Pests
Energy and Environment
- February 1 | Winter Tree Identification: Introduction and Basics
- February 3 | Winter Tree Identification: Common Trees of Illinois
- February 5 | Winter Tree Identification: Uncommon Trees and Difficult Groups
- February 6 | Wee Naturalists: Dirt is Misplaced Soil
- February 11 | 1 PM: Waste to Renewable Energy Everyday Environment Webinar
- March 6 | Wee Naturalists: Spring has Sprung
- March 11 | 1 PM: Severe Weather Everyday Environment Webinar
- March 30 | 7 PM: Rural Pond Management Webinar
- April 3 | Wee Naturalists: Earth Gifts
- May 1 | Wee Naturalists: Roots Slurp
Commercial Ag
- January 20 | 9 AM: Certified Livestock Managers Training Virtual Live Webinar
- January 26 – 28 | 7 PM: Driftless Region Beef Conference
- January 29 | 9 AM: Certified Livestock Managers Training Virtual Live Webinar
- February 1 – 28: CropFlix: 2021 Crop Management Conference
- February 4 | 9 AM: Certified Livestock Managers Training Virtual Live Webinar
- February 9 | 10 AM: Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting
- February 11 | 1 PM: Waste to Renewable Energy Everyday Environment Webinar
- February 23 | 6 PM: Certified Livestock Managers Training: Informational Meeting
- March 4 | 9 AM: Certified Livestock Managers Training Virtual Live Webinar
Forestry
- February 1 | 2 PM: Winter Tree Identification Webinar: Introduction and Basics
- February 3 | 2 PM: Winter Tree Identification Webinar: Common Trees of Illinois
- February 5 | 2 PM: Winter Tree Identification Webinar: Uncommon Trees and Difficult Groups
Youth Development
- January 19 | 6 PM: Bold Conversations: Racial Healing with Social and Emotional Learning Online Discussion # 4
- January 30 | 9 AM: 4-H Dairy Judging Workshop