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Featured Websites
50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater Swine Waste: Economical and Environmental Treatment Alternatives (SWEETA) Natural Resources, the Environment and Ecosystems Illinois Water Resources Center Illinois Steward Illinois Small Farms
Additional Websites
  • Illinois MarketMaker
    An interactive mapping system that locates businesses and markets of agricultural products in Illinois, providing an important link between producers and consumers.
  • 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.
  • Certified Crop Adviser (Online Courses)
    Online course for CCA credit
  • Certified Livestock Manager Training
    The site gives information about commercial haulers, state and federal rules, manure share program, and the Illinois Manure Management Plan.
  • 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.
  • Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP)
    ASAP facilitates and promotes research and education which protects Illinois' natural and human resources while sustaining agricultural production.
  • Environmental Stewardship
    Learn how to be a better steward of our natural resources.
  • University of Illinois Plant Clinic
    The University of Illinois Plant Clinic has served as a clearinghouse for plant problems since 1976.
  • 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.
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News & Updates
From the Fields
Weekly ag news updates.

Ag Newsletter
Quarterly Highlights
Illinois Pesticide Review
The Illinois Pesticide Review provides concise information on legislation, regulations, and other developments directly impacting pesticide use in Illinois.
Podcasts

Commodity Week

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

Illini Farm Report

News for and about Illinois farms from University of Illinois Extension
Upcoming Events

Northwest Illinois Grazing Conference - December 8
Stockton, Illinois (Jo daviess County)
December 8, 2009

Private Pesticide Applicator Training & Testing Clinic
Sycamore, Illinois (DeKalb County)
February 23, 2010

Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Joseph Schwamberger
County Extension Director
Lee County Unit
280 W Wasson Rd
Amboy, IL 61310
Phone: 815-857-3525
FAX: 815-857-3527
schwambe@illinois.edu

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