Livestock operations are strengthened by having certified individuals on staff. Certification helps minimize environmental ...

It’s a new year, which means a new gardening season will be here before we know it. Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast as we look back on our most popular episodes and standout moments from ...

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Winter may have just started, but now is the time for home gardeners and market growers alike to flip through troves of seed catalogs and plan the 2026 planting season. Many of the top performing ...

Don't trash it, smash it! Fall is the pumpkin’s time to shine, but what happens when it is time to say goodbye to the short-lived Jack-o-lanterns? Green your Halloween ...

Get a jump on spring and fight the winter gardening bluesWinter-sowing is a cost-effective, low-maintenance way of starting ...

Kick off the new year with intention and insight! Join Illinois Extension educators and local experts for the first session ...

Join us for Wilderness Wednesdays, evening zoom meetings all about the wilderness and environment! Follow Dale as he travels ...

URBANA, Ill. - There aren’t very many plants that come in a wider range of color than iris. In the past 50 years, thousands of cultivars in various colors, sizes, and forms have been developed. "I ...

Have you ever planted seeds, and nothing sprouted? This could be the result of many different things such as soil moisture, seed viability, soil temperature, planting depth, and many other factors; ...

Milkweeds have become a popular garden plant the last several years. They are most commonly planted to help support monarch butterflies because milkweeds are the sole food source for monarch ...

This year has been good for many plants, but not all. In late spring Central Illinois went through almost three weeks where it rained at least once per day. Many of our plants responded to this ...