University of Illinois Extension offices will be closed December 24 - January 1 for holiday break. Offices will return to regular business hours on January 2. We wish you a safe and happy holiday ...

University of Illinois Extension offices will be closed December 24 - January 1 for holiday break. Offices will return to regular business hours on January 2. We ...

Across the state, University of Illinois Extension staff link their communities with resources they need to thrive by turning ...

Gardening enthusiasts and beginners alike are invited to the sixteenth-annual Spring Into Gardening Conference. This year's ...

Food insecurity continues to be a major issue in the United States, and the recent lapse in SNAP benefits has worsened struggles for many families ...

Each year, I try to grow a few different fruits and vegetables. Sometimes the unknown crop turns out to be a dud that produces a lackluster harvest, a pitiful yield, or simply proves to be poorly ...

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.

After a wet spring and early summer, corn and soybean fields across central Illinois are entering critical reproductive stages—and so is the risk of crop disease. While the plants may look healthy ...

Shaded areas can be difficult areas to landscape, especially when it comes to groundcovers. Turfgrass often struggles, and many commonly used groundcovers, like lily of the valley, wintercreeper, ...

Be an environmental steward and become a Master Naturalist! The Illinois Master Naturalist Program is a volunteer training program offered by University of Illinois Extension. This program trains and ...

The Poinsettia, a vibrant red flower that graces our Christmas décor, has a rich history of cultivation and symbolism, beginning with the ancient Aztec people of Mexico, where it thrives as a tall ...

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 ...