Heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, yet according to the American Heart Association, heart disease is ...

Forest owners voted with their feet this year, selling out the 26th Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference weeks before its ...

The McLean County Extension Council Board Meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 3 at the McLean County ...

The competition field rotations begin at 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Crop Sciences ...

Explore invasive plant, animal, insect research updates at Illinois Invasive Species Symposium ...

In agriculture, wetlands can be a powerful tool used to intercept tile drainage, reducing nutrient loss for water quality improvement. An edge-of-field practice included in the Illinois Nutrient Loss ...

As the seasons change and warmer weather arrives, I always feel a little lighter and my smile becomes a bit brighter. With trees awakening and the sounds of more birds outside my window, I’m grateful ...

As a child, my friends and I played in a neighborhood stream, catching crawdads. What I didn’t know then was this small waterbody was mainly comprised of stormwater runoff and was connected to ...

Norovirus is the number one cause of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. The number of Norovirus cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the year ...

Forsythias are planted for their stunning floral display in early spring. Have you ever seen a forsythia bush, and for some reason, there are only blooms at the very top or sparsely scattered around ...

This post is the second of a two-part series on preparations for the upcoming planting season in Central Illinois. With Spring officially underway, it is important for farmers to get their equipment ...

Sprayers are up and running for the 2025 season. Plasticulture strawberries are uncovered, and the first round of fungicide has been applied, as well as the first dose of fertilizer. So far, no signs ...