Join us at the 2026 4-H General Projects and Livestock Show! 4-H members from Champaign County will proudly showcase the skills and knowledge they’ve gained throughout the year. From creative general ...

Pink Tiger Farm began five years ago when owners Brian Elias and Kyle McAdams left their busy Chicago careers to pursue a shared dream of farming. Believing store‑bought produce often lacks true ...

Discover the stories behind thriving gardens, restored habitats, and innovative farming practices with 10 unique Conservation Tours that bring the best of local stewardship to life. HENDERSON COUNTY ...

Agronomy Days 2026 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign continues with events scheduled into October, teaching ...

Youth enrolled in Massac County or Johnson County 4-H swine, beef, and sheep projects will show July 15 at the Massac County ...

We are offering Mental Health First Aid Training Tuesday, July 14 at the Mt. Carroll Public Library! Nearly 1 in 5 people in ...

It's time for the DeKalb Master Gardeners Annual Garden Walk in DeKalb County! This year, seven home gardens and one educational spotlight garden are featured in this walk, located in DeKalb, Sycamore ...

The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Program is a volunteer program open to anyone with the desire to learn and to share information with others about research-based landscape and ...

Weather update and outlook from Illinois State Climatologist, Trent Ford. Following the warmest April on record in Illinois, May cooled us down a bit, with temperatures that were right around 1 degree ...

Use refrigerator and freezer thermometers to help identify food temperatures during a power outage. Freezer temperature should be at or below 0 F. Refrigerator temperature should be at or below 40 F.

A watershed is the land where all water drains across the surface or underground toward the nearest water body. In any region, all the water eventually drains to ponds, rivers, lakes, or oceans. Even ...

From a distance, infected turf appears clumpy and patchy, due to the killing of individual plants and the more upright growth of infected plants. Smutted plants are most evident in the spring and fall ...