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Today's Features
A variety of fun workshops will be offered at 4-H Super Saturday on March 13, 9:00-11:30 a.m. Check out details and workshop options by clinking the link below.
To help detect skin cancer, the American Academy of Dermatology offers a downloadable Body Mole Map with information on how to perform a skin exam.
Baking does not have to be unhealthy. Celebrate Valentine's Day by making mini fudge cakes, that use egg whites to lower the fat. You'll find this recipe in our news release section on this page.
The Your New Baby website will help parents deal with a crying baby, learn techniques for helping a baby sleep & help identify high quality care for their infant.
2010 Ag Day Breakfast will be March 19, 7:30 a.m., Northfield Inn in Springfield. Guest speaker for the event will be Paul McKellips, Executive Vice President at Foundation for BioMedical Research.
The 2010 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 25th in the Livestock Exposition Center on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.
Beef Cattle producers and junior beef exhibitors interested in attending the Illinois Beef Expo to be held on Thursday through Sunday, February 25-28 at the State Fairgrounds can obtain all the dates, times and breed sales on the beef expo web site.
U of I Extension is looking for organic farmers with weed problems to participate in on-farm research. Those choosen will receive $500.00 for participating. To apply click below & scroll down to 2010 Mini Grants! Apply NOW
The winter 2009 issue of the Illinois Small Farm Newsletter is now available.
The 2009 soybean, corn and wheat variety test results in Illinois are now available online.
Three new certified crop adviser courses are now available, they include: Streambank Stabilization Methods, Soils and Flooding,and Windbreaks and Crops.
Private pesticide trainings have been scheduled for Sangamon-Menard on March 2. To register go to the right side of this page. For more information on other training sites click below.
Weekly Tip
Come & meet the Shooting Sports Leaders and learn more about the program at the orientation meeting, February 16, 6:30 p.m. at the Extension office.
Questions? Contact Robert Woodruff, 4-H Program Coordinator at
woodrff@illinois.edu
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Sangamon-Menard Unit Sangamon County Office
2501 North 8th Street
Illinois State Fairgrounds, Bldg #30
Springfield, IL 62702
Phone: 217-782-4617 FAX: 217-524-6662 Email Us
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420 S. 7th St., PO Box 138
Petersburg, IL 62675
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