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Extension specialist, Wenjing Huan works with a farmer in a strawberry field.
Berry breakthroughs: Purdue Extension provides support for Indiana’s strawberry producers

With fresh, flavorful strawberries in high demand across Indiana so are Purdue Extension specialists. Through research and hands-on guidance, Extension specialists, like Wenjing Guan, a horticulture and landscape architecture clinical engagement...

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A man, left, holds a smart phone while a woman, right, looks at the man’s phone and gestures to the screen
When digital education starts with connection

Tom Clements walked into Porter County Aging and Community Services looking for a tutor to help him with his phone and computer. The 81-year-old walked out with information about an upcoming Purdue Extension Digital Skills Lessons class only three blocks from his home.

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Angie Abbott
Purdue Extension announces Regional Operations Leaders

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Angie Abbott, associate dean and director of Purdue Extension, has announced the 23 Extension staff who began their roles as Regional Operations Leaders, effective June 1. These individuals will play a key role as Extension transforms to a statewide organizational structure with 12 regions and a county-based 4-H program.

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New sheep workshop series focuses on flock health

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Agriculture’s Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program and the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) are jointly sponsoring a new program called the Indiana Flock Exchange, which will take place in three regions of the state starting in July.

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Weed Science Field Day offers research tour, info sessions, networking

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Department of Botany and Plant Pathology will host Weed Science Field Day on June 25 at the Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center (TPAC).

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Composting made easy

Are you curious about composting, but unsure how to do it — or if it even makes a difference? May 29 is National Learn About Composting Day.

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A man transfers from an assistive seat lift on a tractor into a wheelchair
National AgrAbility Project celebrates 35 years, Forbes’ Accessibility 200 recognition

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) AgrAbility program, led by the National AgrAbility Project and housed at Purdue University’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has been included in Forbes’ Accessibility 200 list.

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