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  • 01 October 2025
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What is a Weed?

  • 03 October 2025

At first glance, you may think, “I know what a weed is!” But, do you understand their life cycle, the type of weed, and effective...

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Clover Connectors

  • 02 October 2025

We're looking for 4-H members to join a new Digital Media Team!

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Clover Carnival

  • 02 October 2025

Step right up and experience the excitement of 4-H!

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Confidence grown in 4-H leads to unexpected connections and career path

  • 02 October 2025

As the assistant manager at Growing Minds Farm Stop, Lilly Cox understands how much work running a business can be. She creates work schedules,...

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4-H

Open House Provides Opportunity to Learn About All 4-H Has to Offer

  • 01 October 2025

Purdue Extension and the Spencer County 4-H Association will host a 4-H Open House on Sunday, October 26 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM CDT at the Spencer...

From the Director
From the Director

September Announcements

  • 30 September 2025

From the Director - September 2025

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Agriculture

Commercial Pesticide Applicator Workshop

  • 29 September 2025

Purdue Extension is hosting a series of Commercial Pesticide Applicator Workshops across the state from November 2025 through January 2026.

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Garden Agriculture

Kill the Shrubs: A Guide to Fall Removal of Invasive Honeysuckle

  • 29 September 2025

Autumn is an ideal time to take action against invasive honeysuckle, and PEMC Urban Agriculture Educator Jayde Grisham shares expert guidance on...

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Health

Matter of Balance November 2025

  • 29 September 2025

Matter of Balance November 2025

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Community Education

Rooted and Resilient Homesteading Conference will offer hands-on learning for experts, beginners, youth

  • 26 September 2025

Purdue Extension’s Rooted and Resilient Homesteading Conference will return to Kendallville on Nov. 7-8 for its second year. The event brings...

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Environment

Indiana’s River Trees

  • 26 September 2025

If you drive near rivers in Indiana, you may have noticed a lot of the same types of trees that tend to line the banks of these waterways.

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Family Youth Health 4-H

Nicole Tombers- 4-H Alumni

  • 25 September 2025

Nicole Tombers continues to make the best better as a travel therapy recruiter for in San Diego, Calif.

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Agriculture

Strengthening knowledge of sheep, goats through new Purdue Extension resources

  • 24 September 2025

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...

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4-H Youth Development

  • 24 September 2025

4-H began over 100 years ago, and has since grown into the largest youth development program in the nation. To learn more about 4-H in Lake County...

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Extension Express

  • 22 September 2025

Fall Newsletter highlighting enrollment in 4-H and up and coming HHS programs. ANR programs including a Forestry Education Seminar in October and a...

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5 things to avoid this fall when putting your garden to bed

  • 19 September 2025

As tree leaves flourish into bright fall colors, home gardens are fading into collections of brown leaves and stems. Just because the growing...

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Garden Agriculture

Amazing Sunflowers

  • 19 September 2025

As you travel in rural Indiana this time of year, you may happen upon a field of sunflowers. It’s so beautiful that drivers will occasionally...

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2025 Fall Digital Ready Businesses Webinar Series

  • 18 September 2025

Purdue Extension can help your business become more digitally savvy.

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Process Drives Impact: Our Approach to Community Partnership

  • 18 September 2025

To accomplish our mission, we must effectively collaborate with our partners at all levels to identify priorities and develop targeted courses of...

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Agriculture

Midwest Hair Sheep Sale

  • 15 September 2025

The Washington County Sheep Association is hosting the 19th Annual Midwest Hair Sheep Sale in Salem, IN on Saturday, October 4, 2025.

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Evansville MarketReady producer training will share tips, tricks for thriving in today’s marketplace

  • 15 September 2025

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...

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Capital Comments

Property Tax Reform: Phasing Out, Phasing In

  • 12 September 2025

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...

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Agriculture

Purdue Experts Urge Identification of Stalk and Ear Rots Now to Prioritize Harvest Decisions

  • 12 September 2025

Now is the time to evaluate fields for any stalk or ear rot symptoms.

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Agriculture Education

Hoosier Sheep Symposium coming to Purdue Sept. 20

  • 11 September 2025

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program and the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) are jointly sponsoring...

Local Products Guide
Agriculture

Washington County Local Products Guide

  • 11 September 2025

The updated Washington County Local Products Guide is now available at the Extension office.

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