EZregs Making sense of Illinois Agricultural and Horticultural regulations.
West Nile Virus Learn what you can do to protect yourself from West Nile Virus.
Illinois Forestry A wonderful library of links to forestry information and management references for citizens, students, teachers, landowners, environmental groups, natural resource managers, foresters, and loggers.
Variety Testing Program The University of Illinois Variety Testing program conducts annual crop performance tests to provide farmers, Extension personnel, and private seed companies with agronomic information on hybrids and varieties of the major Illinois field crops.
Agricultural Safety and Health The Agricultural Safety and Health program seeks to provide research-based information and resources that assist individuals and organizations in the understanding and prevention of injury and illness while working in and around Illinois agriculture.
Soil Testing Need to test your soil? Here's what you need to know.
Manure Share Manure Share is a manure exchange program that brings gardeners and landscapers searching for organic materials for use in composting or field applications in contact with livestock owners who have excess manure.
Illinois Steward The Illinois Steward features articles about stewardship, conservation, preservation, and restoration of natural areas in Illinois.
Additional Resources
"The Bulletin" The Bulletin provides timely information about pests and crops throughout Illinois. The Bulletin is issued weekly throughout the crop-growing season (20 issues from early April to mid-August) and five additonal times in tohe off-season.
Illinois Soybean Production Blog Vince Davis, Extension Specialist, soybean production, has developed a new Illinois Soybean Production blog. This blog will provide Illinois soybean producers and agribusiness timely soybean management information. The site also provides the latest from his twitter account.
Machinery Costs Machinery Costs for planting, harvest, field & forages, tractors and a summary
New Ag Network The New Agriculture Network's on-line newsletter with seasonal advice for field crop and vegetable growers interested in organic agriculture.
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Sharon Kuhns
County Extension Director
Coles County Unit
707 Windsor Road, Suite A
Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: 217-345-7034
FAX: 217-348-7940 slkuhns@illinois.edu