This summer, 80 youth participated in five weeks of 4-H Camp Clover held in Peoria Heights, Elmwood and Bartonville. Participants spent time exploring African plants, art from different cultures, physical fitness and healthy eating.
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DeWitt County 4-H'ers are learning cooking and meal-planning skills that can pave the way for a lifetime of healthy food choices for themselves - and their future families.
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Safety and accuracy are essential when it comes to applying crop-protection chemicals -- on land or in the air. Each year, U of I Extension staff conduct fly-ins to address the special needs of aerial applicators.
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Matt Lamb's 5th grade class at Kings learned about viscosity and types of fluids through an Ag in the Classroom program.
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A University of Illinois scientist reports that family mealtimes that contain three ingredients in the right amounts can improve the quality of life in children who have chronic asthma.
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An intensive two-week theater camp and an all-youth production of "Little Shop of Horrors" were the headline acts for a 4-H SPIN (Special Interest) Club in Marshall and Putnam counties. And it all started with one 4-H member's passion for theater and exceptional leadership skills.
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Led by U of I Extension Educators Andy Davis and Curt Sinclair, 60 members of the University of Illinois ROTC program recently utilized the high ropes course at 4-H Memorial Camp near Monticello for three days of teamwork and confidence building.
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Thinking ahead to next year's flower garden? U of I Extension's 2011 Annuals Evaluation Trial Garden website provides lots of ideas and inspiration.
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At ag research centers throughout Illinois, Extension educators have had a firsthand opportunity to partner in or observe studies conducted by campus specialists and their researchers.
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October is a busy time for DeKalb County 4-H Ambassadors and 4-H staff as they travel around the county presenting the "National 4-H Science Experiment: 4-H2O."
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The Junior Master Gardener group in Monroe County began the Growing Illinois Foods Together (GIFT) Garden project by starting their own seeds. They planted their seedlings at a nearby senior care facility and helped maintain the garden throughout the summer.
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Growers have typically concerned themselves with three macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) and have usually not worried too much about the remaining secondary nutrients and micronutrients. Sulfur has been one of those otherwise ignored secondary nutrients until recently.
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