CHICAGO — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumna Elizabeth Gutierrez calls her immersive Illini Science Policy ...

Feeling that there is not enough time to do all the things one needs to do can build stress and anxiety and ultimately, affect a person’s overall mental health. When someone is overwhelmed with tasks ...

Life is full of questions. Around the kitchen table, questions turn into conversations, conversations turn into ideas, and ideas become solutions. Whatever question you're facing, you don't have to ...

Fall brings on the first frost. This can cause need for management and precautions when grazing certain forages.Sudangrass, sorghum-sudangrass hybrids, and sorghums contain a compound called dhurrin.

This time of year, garden centers around the area are teeming with a quintessential fall favorite, the Chrysanthemum. This versatile ornamental is more commonly referred to by its abbreviated name of ...

Eggs are candled to determine the condition of the air cell, yolk, and white. Candling detects bloody whites, blood spots, or meat spots, and enables observation of germ development. Candling is done ...

Baseball bats are such a familiar part of the game that we rarely stop to think about where they come from. Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast as we explore the fascinating journey of baseball ...

University of Illinois Extension will be a leading force in fostering a legacy of sustainable development, lifelong learning, and community resilience regarding environment, food and agriculture, ...

The 2026 Illinois Extension Fall Fertilizer Conversation highlights the shifting dynamics of fall fertilizer applications due to increasingly warmer and less predictable autumn weather. The panel ...

University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalist program brings together nature enthusiasts passionate about protecting, preserving, and restoring natural resources. Through science-backed education ...

The local Master Naturalist program is designed to educate and train a corps of volunteers to provide support in the conservation, management, and interpretation of natural resources. The program ...

University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land grant ...