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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Move meat from freezer (0 F or colder) to refrigerator (40 F or colder). Place the meat on a plate or in a container to catch any meat juices that drip through the packaging as it thaws. Store ...

This hands-on class will provide participants with the opportunity to design and assemble a decorative container using a variety of fresh evergreen boughs, natural accents, and seasonal embellishments ...

The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, NLRS, is a statewide collaborative effort working to reduce the amount of nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus, entering Illinois waterways.