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Integrated Pest Management
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a comprehensive approach of controlling insects, weeds and plant pathogens with environmentally and economically sound practices.

Featured Websites
Agricultural Safety and Health Integrated Pest Management Pesticide Safety Education Program Turf Diseases & Insects Focus on Plant Diseases and Insects Bug Review
Additional Websites
  • Environmental Stewardship
    Learn how to be a better steward of our natural resources.
  • EZregs
    Making sense of Illinois Agricultural and Horticultural regulations.
  • 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater
    This site offers a thorough, yet practical checklist of voluntary practices designed to reduce the risk of groundwater contamination without cutting into yields or profitability.
  • 60 Ways Farmers Can Protect Surface Water
    This site contains a wealth of ideas on how to protect the quality of our lakes and streams without sacrificing production.
  • Illinois Master Gardeners
    Master Gardeners are a group of volunteers trained by University of Illinois Extension educators to provide a network of gardening programs and horticultural activities to educate the public and enhance life in their communities.
  • Let's Talk about Insects
    Join C.P. to learn the benefits of insects, their basic anatomy, and what makes an insect an insect. You can even create a new insect!

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News & Updates
Ag Update
News for farmers.

News Releases

The Farm Gate
Where farm decision-makers start their day.
Podcasts

Commodity Week

Weekly agriculture news, analysis, prices, and weather from WILL AM 580

Closing Market Report

A daily review of farm and agriculture markets in the Midwest

Illini Farm Report

News for and about Illinois farms from University of Illinois Extension
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Darlene Waier
County Extension Director
Hamilton/Wayne/White Unit
100 S. Jackson
Courthouse Basement
McLeansboro, IL 62859
Phone: 618-643-3416
FAX: 618-643-3206
dwaier1@illinois.edu

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