September 01, 2020 URBANA, Ill. – If you’re seeing spots on maple trees, you are not alone. Tar spot outbreaks are becoming more common and its distinct black spots can leave home gardeners worrying about their tree’s health. “I recently traveled to Northern Illinois where nearly every Norway maple that I came across had tar…
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Agriculture students and Illinois Farm Bureau® (IFB) members and their children are encouraged to apply for 76 college scholarships offered by the IAA Foundation, Illinois Farm Bureau’s charitable arm. The scholarships, ranging from $1,000 to $7,500, will be awarded in total of $118,000 for the 2020-2021 school year. “We are pleased to…
The Illinois Milk Producers Association and University of Illinois Extension will host the 8th annual Dairy Technology Showcase Friday, June 28, 2019. The tour will highlight dairy technology and dairy management at Lenkaitis Holsteins Dairy Farm in Kane County near St. Charles, Illinois. “These tours provide an excellent opportunity for Illinois dairy farmers and industry…
Weather has dampened the plans of many gardeners and homeowners this growing season. In fact, this May was the wettest on record in the Chicago area since 1871, according to the National Weather Service. “Cool, wet weather promotes foliage diseases, such as leaf blights, needle cast diseases, crown and stem rots on a host of…
The following is a statement from Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) President Richard Guebert Jr. regarding today’s agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico to end tariffs on imports of Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum: “The agreement reached today to end tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from our neighbors and close agricultural trading partners…
The Premier 20 Leadership Conference, conducted by the Illinois Farm Bureau & Affiliates Youth Education in Agriculture committee, was held at Illinois Farm Bureau on April 17-18, 2019. Alexander Ford of DuPage County was selected to attend this conference as a winner of the Illinois 4-H Leadership, Citizenship, Professionalism (LCP) Award. The Illinois 4-H Premier…
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Illinois and other Midwestern students will have help paying for college tuition during the 2019-2020 school year, courtesy of scholarships awarded today by the IAA Foundation. The IAA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Illinois Farm Bureau, awarded $106,900 to 69 students pursuing degrees in agriculture-related fields, based on their academic ability,…
“[Farming] is like any other part of life, if you don’t change, you don’t survive” explained Bill Lenschow, a Centennial farmer in DeKalb County. This idea is explored in the new traveling Smithsonian exhibit “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” The DeKalb County History Center is partnering with the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program, in…
URBANA, Ill. – If you’re itching for homegrown tomatoes this year, now is the perfect time to plan your vegetable garden. “Growing your own vegetables is a great way to save money at the grocery store, get some exercise, and teach kids where their produce comes from,” says Gemini Bhalsod, a University of Illinois Extension…
ST. CHARLES, Ill. – University of Illinois Extension appointed Deanna Roby-Vorgias of Itasca as the new County Director serving DuPage, Kane and Kendall Counties. Roby-Vorgias succeeds Sandra I. Davis, who retired in January with 48 years of service in Extension. As County Director, she will lead the tri-county unit and its 20-plus staff members in three…
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