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

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

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

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The forests and prairies of Illinois have a new line of defense against harmful non-native plants. On Oct. 1, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources added nine more invasive ...

Will County volunteers recognized at 50th Anniversary Master Gardener Conference JOLIET, Ill. — Local volunteers leading impactful local projects did not go unnoticed at the 2025 University of ...

How do you know who is who? When you have a multitude of animals, it’s important to have an identification system in place. Using an ID system allows for better organization in a herd and makes daily ...

A sad fact of life is that sometimes a tree must be cut down. Some trees are beset by invasive insects or disease, others may be mangled by storms, and some die from environmental stress or old age.

This blog is the second part of a two-part series analyzing the 2025 Farmland Values Report published by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ISPFMRA). The report ...

Overgrazing is the failure to match animal grazing to forage growth and production. Overgrazing occurs when animals are allowed to continuously harvest a plant without allowing the plant to feed ...

We’re nearing that time of year when we’ll start to get warnings about the potential for a frost or freeze taking place. Is there really a difference between the two? Frosts can occur even when a ...

During this first week of October, many of the plants blooming in our landscape are mums, asters, goldenrods, sedums, and ornamental grasses. But what if your lilac is blooming? A lilac blooming in ...