• DairyNet Podcast
  Mike Hutjens discusses a wide array of dairy related topics for dairy producers, educators, and consumers.
• Illinois IDEA
  IDEA - Initiative for the Development of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture - conducts research, develops educational products, and provides services that encourage farmers to incorporate entrepreneurial strategies which direct their marketing efforts to meeting consumer demand.
• Illini Farm Report
  Todd Gleason provides weekly news for and about Illinois farms.
• Natural Resources, the Environment and Ecosystems
  Activities for teachers to help their students become more aware of how plants, animals and humans interact with ecosystems.
• Pesticide Safety Education Program
  Fact sheets, newsletters and training information about pesticide safety.
• Soybean Rust (Illinois)
  The latest University of Illinois information on soybean rust in Illinois.
• Soil Testing
  Need to test your soil? Here's what you need to know.
• EZregs
  Making sense of Illinois Agricultural and Horticultural regulations.
• Illinois Small Farms
  Information about upcoming events and resources relating to small farms and sustainable agriculture.

Local Foods Initiative
The mission of the Northwest Illinois Local Foods Task Force is to enhance consumer awareness of and producer capabilities for expanding the local foods system.

• Agricultural Drift
  Find out what Extension's and the Department of Agriculture's role is in the drift complaint process.
• Blank Lease Forms
• Degree Day Calculators
• Emerald Ash Borer
• farmDirect
• FSA
• Hay Market Report
  The U.S.D.A. Hay Market Report is published the first Friday of every month. Click the link to view the latest report.
• Illinois Department of Agriculture
• Illinois Fence Act
• Local Hay Auction Results
  The Northwest Illinois Forage and Grasslands Council is sponsoring hay auctions at the Orangville Boco on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month starting at 11 a.m. The auctions run November through April. Click here to view results of recent auctions.
• Nitrate Potential
• Pesticide Safety Training and Testing Schedules
• Rainfall Data
  This link will take you to the Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring Program (WARM) website that has rainfall and windspeed data colected in Freeport, IL.
• Stephenson County Fair
• Stephenson County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Swine
• Weeds