 This is a weekly online educational series for the small-farm
community. It provides practical knowledge on emerging topics to
advance local food production in Illinois. The series will look
at how leading practices in production, management and marketing
help to improve long-term planning and sustainability.
Sessions are presented by U of I
Extension educators and specialists and will cover the following
topics:
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Jan. 10 --
Raising Broiler Turkeys on Small Farms
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Jan. 17 --
Strawberry Production
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Jan. 24 --
Water Sanitation for Small Farms Produce
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Jan. 31 --
Wildlife Damage Control
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Feb. 7 --
Basics of Fruit Insect Management
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Feb. 14 --
Introduction to Farm Financial Management
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Feb. 21 --
Seed Saving
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Feb. 28 --
Managing Crop Rotations in High Tunnels
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March 7 --
Farm to School Sales -- What's Involved?
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March 14 --
Beneficial Insects
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March 21 --
Weed Control in Pastures
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March 28 -- Crop Budgeting
Practices
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Sessions last approximately one hour and can be accessed from a home
computer or from the Extension office at 700 S. Airport Drive in
Springfield.
To register, visit
https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/
registration/?RegistrationID=7533. Participants accessing the
webinar from home will receive the URL and instructions after
registering.
[Text from file received from
University of
Illinois Extension]
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