MORRISON, IL – Cindy Young of Erie took Premier Exhibitor Honors for the second year in a row in the Grains and Forages Division, while Steven Schroeder of Morrison took Best of Show Honors in the Vegetables Division at the 153rd Annual Whiteside County Fair’s Open Agriculture Products Show.
URBANA, IL – When floods happen, communities are forever changed. University of Illinois Extension is rising to meet the challenge by developing a program that trains municipalities how to maintain nature-based solutions that supplement their stormwater infrastructure.
You sprayed what? Where? There are a few occasions when it is a good thing people can’t read my facial expressions over the phone. One of those situations is when I get a phone call where someone has used a pesticide that is way off-label. By off-label, I am referring to spraying a pesticide in a manner that is not listed in the directions or is even forbidden by the directions.
MORRISON, IL – Jensen Grams of Morrison took Best of Show Honors in Division I, Carter Cruse of Prophetstown took Best of Show Honors in Division II, and Briar Vandermyde of Morrison took Best of Show Honors in Division III at the 153rd Annual Whiteside County Fair’s Junior Hobby Show.
Rockford, IL – The William and Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve in Rockton, a 36-acre natural area owned by Natural Land Institute (NLI), is home to the August tree of the month: a Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii). The height of this Chinkapin is 82.5 feet, the average crown spread is 73.25 feet and the trunk circumference is 112 inches.
MORRISON, IL- Carter A. Cruse of Prophetstown has earned Premier Exhibitor Honors in the Grains Division, with Katelyn Temple of Fulton earning Premier Exhibitor Honors in the Vegetable Division for the second year in a row at the 153rd Annual Whiteside County Fair’s Junior Agriculture Products Show.
August’s Friends of the Hennepin Canal “Hike the Hennepin” event will be held on August 18 and covers the stretch of canal from Lock 17 to Lock 21.
The 2024 Bishop Hill Chautauqua in Bishop Hill, IL has an all-new line-up of colorful characters from America’s past.
Carroll-Lee-Whiteside Extension Unit have announced their calendar of events for summer/fall 2024. Save the dates for these educational and hands-on events:
Generally speaking, native plants are considered desirable since they support wildlife, can improve water quality while requiring less water themselves, are beautiful in the landscape, are generally more tolerant of climate conditions and soil types, and much more.
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