http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/kankakee/extlink/ en-us University of Illinois Extension Web Manager 2009 The Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois ewd@extension.uiuc.edu http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/kankakee/extlink/i1381_226.html http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/kankakee/extlink/i1381_226.html Articles in this issue:

• Have Time on Your Hands???
• Pesticide Safety Education Program (formerly P.A.T.)
• Ag Breakfast
• The 2006 University of Corn and Soybean Classic
• Trans Fat and Nutrition Facts Label
• Thanks!
• Family Traditions
• January 2006 Lessons for Living
• HCE December 2005 Unit Meeting Information
• HCE January 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• Public Relations
• Young Family Issues
• Dealing with Your Spending Hangover
• ???Questions??? You Ask... We Answer
• Honeybees
• U of I Extension Supports Educators
• Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent Openings
• Did You Know...
• Dog Obedience
• 4-H Records Training for Adults and Older 4-H'ers
• Agricultural Records Workshop
• Meat Goat Home Study Course

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• Putting Small Acreage to Work for You...
• From Your HCE County 1st Vice-President, Joann Trobaugh
• Drainage District Meeting
• Ag Expo Farm Show - June 24
• National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Program
• Pesticide Safety Education Program
• Trans Fat and Nutrition Facts Label
• February 2006 Lessons for Living
• HCE February 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• HCE Public Relations
• Getting the Most From Your Bread Machine
• Thanks!
• Are You Good to Your New Appliances, Electrical Equipment and Toys?
• ???Questions!!! You Ask...We Answer
• Congratulations to our new Master Gardener
• Bi-State Forage Institute Program Offered
• Rural Route 2 is Available
• Blueberry Production is Profitable
• Grow and Take Care of your Trees and Shrubs Workshops
• Alfalfa Management Issues for 2006
• Facing the Challenge
• 4-H Recognition Banquet
• Expansion and Review Committee
• Kids Day at the Farm
• 4-H Records Day Training
• Cabin Fever Projects Workshop
• Embryology
• Check Out These Projects!
• New Projects for 2006
• 4-H Livestock Notes
• Kankakee SWCD Annual Meeting

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• ExplorACES
• Come Walk With Us!
• Snacks - Part of a Healthy Diet
• From Your HCE County President, Judi Furia
• From Your HCE County 1st Vice-President
• Lessons for Living: "Gardening with Roses"
• HCE March 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• HCE Dairy Farm Trip
• Ordering Off the Menu
• Diversity
• ???Questions??? You Ask... We Answer
• Attention Certified Crop Advisors
• How Much Nitrogen Should I Use in 2006?
• Kankakee County Ag Expo Breakfast
• Ag Day
• Asian Soybean Rust 2006: Scouting and Being Prepared is a Must
• Kankakee County Farmers Market Fund Raising Event
• Grow and Take Care of Your Trees and Shrubs Workshops
• Healthy Choices
• 4-H Celebrates Success
• 4-H Public Speaking Contest
• 4-H Builds Good Four Footed Citizens
• Monthly Garden Activities for March
• New Master Gardeners!

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• Refuge Confusion
• Important 4-H/Youth Foundation Scholarship Information to 4-H members, 4-H Leaders and Parents
• Foundation Scholarships to be Awarded in 2006
• From Your HCE County 1st Vice-President, Joann Trobaugh...
• From Your HCE County 1st Vice-President, Joann Trobaugh...
• From Your HCE County President, Judi Furia
• Note from Theresa Johnson
• Lessons for Living: "Remaining Strong in Trying Times"
• HCE April 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• ???Questions??? You Ask... We Answer
• Grow and Take Care of Your Trees and Shrubs Workshops
• University of Illinois Extension Invited to the 2nd Annual Gathering of the Communications Outreach Committee (COC) of Pembroke/Hopkins Park
• Ag Day
• Cabin Fever Projects Workshop
• Educator and Parent Programs
• Lazy Days of Summer? No Way!
• 2006 4-H Beef Weigh-In and Tattooing
• Extension Week Celebrates Education
• Fair

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• Pembroke Town Hall Meeting - "Start talking before they start drinking"
• Blueberry Pruning Day at Pembroke, March 18, 2006
• May is High Blood Pressure Month
• From Joann Trobaugh, County 1st Vice-President
• HCE May 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• May 2006 Lessons for Living - "Easy Meals"
• Spruce Up Your Finances for Spring
• Your Retirement Challenge: Make the Most of Your Job Benefits
• Tasty Tuesdays
• Letter from Phil Nixon, Extension Entomologist
• ???Questions??? You Ask... We Answer
• On the Road Again...with the University of Illinois Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program
• Come Walk With Us... Walk Day 2006
• Summertime Fun
• Putting It Together Teen Style
• Kankakee County Ag Expo Community Day at Farmer's Market - June 24
• Healthy Choices
• Kankakee County Ag Expo Breakfasts Have Been a Tremendous Success

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• New! Kankakee County Fair Activities
• Cooking With Herbs
• Been There, Done That
• From Your County Vice-President Sue Wegner
• HCE June 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• HCE Collage
• Tentative 2006-2007 "Lessons for Living"
• 4-H/Youth Foundation Announces Scholarships
• Summertime Fun
• Public Relations
• June 2006 Lessons for Living: "Easy Meals"
• Tasty Tuesdays - Grilling 101
• Cooking With Seasonal Foods
• 2005-06 Momence Unit Activities
• Grazers Pasture Walk, July 15, 2006
• Test for Endophyte in Pastures
• Optimal Time to Plant Corn
• ???Questions??? You Ask... We Answer

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• Natural Resources Day
• Next Extension Link Issue
• Enjoying Produce in Season
• Kankakee County 2006 Farmers Markets
• Save the Date!
• Is Your Backyard "Wildlife-Friendly"?
• Thanks...
• Sheep/Goat Seminar and Pasture Walk
• Upcoming University of Illinois Extension, Kankakee County Programs...
• Continuous Corn Cropping Can be Profitable, but Requires Increased Inputs
• Kankakee County Farm Service Agency Announces Local Administrative Areas for County Committee Election
• Integrated Parasite Management: FAMACHA eye test for barber pole worm
• Youth Development Staff and Volunteer Training
• Camp Shaw News
• Eighth Annual Leadership Conference

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• The 4-H Cycle
• Summer Camps
• Extension Website Celebrates
• Healthy Easy Lunches
• 24th Annual Child Care Conference
• From 1st Vice-President, Susan Wegner
• August 2006 Lessons for Living: "Planning the Perfect Getaway"
• September 2006 Lessons for Living: "Fostering the Creative Spirit in Yourself and Others"
• HCE August 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• HCE September 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• Sun Safety is Important!
• Ten Tuesdays to Tasty Low-Fat Cooking
• ???Questions??? You Ask...We Answer
• Grazing School for Livestock Producers and EQIP Applicants
• Plants toxic to animals
• Kankakee Biosolids Day
• Tree and Pond Stocking Sales
• Kankakee Grazers' Pasture Walk
• Upcoming Agricultural Programs at University of Illinois Extension ~ Kankakee County
• 2006 Kankakee County Fair

]]> Tue, 1 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST 4-H Update Ag Notes General Living Well http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/kankakee/extlink/i2797_226.html http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/kankakee/extlink/i2797_226.html Articles in this issue:

• Council Reorganization
• Kankakee County Farmers Markets Final Days
• Feast on Fall Foods
• From Your HCE 1st Vice-President
• HCE International Luncheon
• October 2006 Lessons for Living: "Apples and More"
• HCE October 2006 HCE Unit Meeting Information
• Tasty Tuesdays to Low-Fat Cooking
• Find Your Balance Between Food & Physical Activity
• 2006 Kankakee County Horse Pasture Walk
• Herbicide Resistance Genes Identified in Waterhemp Weed
• Benefits of Cover Crop in Field Crops
• Celebrate the New School Year with 4-H
• 1st in State!
• Pembroke Days
• Grain Marketing Seminar

]]> Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST 4-H Update Ag Notes General Living Well http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/kankakee/extlink/i2887_225.html http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/kankakee/extlink/i2887_225.html Articles in this issue:

• Microwaving Vegetables
• "Tasty Tuesday to Low-Fat Cooking"
• Thank You!
• November 2006 - "Lesson for Living"
• HCE November 2006 Unit Meeting Information
• Tips to Control Your Holiday Budget
• Pasture Walk Day - September 23, 2006
• ???Questions??? You Ask... We Answer
• Winter Gardening: Extending Your Growing Season by at Least One Month
• Soil and Water Management Workshop offers Crop Advisor Ed Credit
• Valued Volunteers
• Looking for Science and Technology Aficionados
• Controlling Holiday Costs - Consider Gifts from the Heart
• Annie's Project
• HCE International Luncheon

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