 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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