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Cora Reinbolt, who has been an Extension educator in Bartholomew County for six years and has over 20 years of experience raising sheep, began an additional part-time role this September as Purdue Extension’s small ruminant specialist.
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Purdue Extension’s Rooted and Resilient Homesteading Conference will return to Kendallville on Nov. 7-8 for its second year. The event brings together Purdue educators, local experts and passionate homesteaders to share the practical skills and knowledge needed to build a thriving, self-sufficient homestead.
Purdue Extension is hosting a MarketReady training session from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT Nov. 20 in Evansville, Indiana. As the state’s local food producers look to expand into new marketing channels, this program provides the tools and resources necessary to thrive in today’s marketplace.
The Indiana General Assembly passed a bill to reform property taxes back in April. It’s the third big reform of the past 50 years, after the Bowen reform in 1973 and the Daniels reform in 2008. Eventually we may call this the Braun reform of 2025, but so far it’s mostly being called “SEA-1”, which is Senate Enrolled Act, No. 1. The provisions of SEA-1 phase in over six years, through 2031.
The Indiana Constitution of 1851 had a very broad idea of what should be taxed by the property tax. Basically: tax everything. It said the General Assembly must provide for the assessment and taxation of all property, both real and personal. Real property is land and buildings. Personal property could include equipment, vehicles, livestock and inventories for sale, but also intangibles, like stocks and bonds, and very personal property, like beds and kitchen stoves.
First, are tariffs higher? It’s been hard to follow the many impositions, cancellations, negotiations and pauses in tariff policy. But one way to measure tariffs is “customs duties,” which is the revenue the government collects from tariffs on imported goods. The U.S. Treasury monthly statement for June shows customs duties at $108 billion for the fiscal year so far (since October 2024). Over the same period last year revenue was $56 billion.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana State Fair kicks off Aug. 1 and highlights the theme “Soundtrack of Summer,” presented by Get Prepared Indiana. Fairgoers can also hear from Purdue University experts about everything from insects to drones to physical and financial wellness, all of which Purdue Extension teaches year-round.
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