Rush County Resources

What We Do

We improve lives and livelihoods by delivering tested and trusted educational resources. The Cooperative Extension Service is one of the nation's largest providers of scientific research-based information and education. It's a network of colleges, universities, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, serving communities and counties across America. The Purdue Extension focuses on: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Human and Health Sciences, Economic and Community Development and 4-H Youth.

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Purdue Rush County Extension
rushces@purdue.edu
101 E Second St, Courthouse, Room 103
Rushville, IN 46173

(765) 932-5974



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Purdue Extension specialist brings updated management techniques to fields and orchards

George Brenn, president and general manager of Four Seasons Landscaping Nursery in Valparaiso, Indiana, immediately recognized a problem in a shipment of plants from a wholesale grower. Fifty Rudibeckia (black-eyed Susans) were infected with downy...

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Upcoming Rush County and State Extension Events

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Purdue Extension.
The Spring Issue of The Clover Patch newsletter is here

Please read the spring newsletter carefully as it contains lots of information on important dates...

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Rush County 4-H Project Resources

Below you will find resources for 4-H projects. This includes all state and county-only projects....

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Purdue Extension.
4-H Online & Fair Entry Instructions

Need help with 4-H Online or Fair Entry? Detailed instructions for both websites can be found in...

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Purdue Extension.
2021 Rush County 4-H Handbook

The 2021 Fair Book is now available. Inside you will find all the projects listed as well as the...

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Rush County 4-H Livestock Resources

Below you will find helpful livestock information and resources. If you can't find something...

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Purdue Extension.
2020-2021 4-H Enrollment Information

It’s that time again! 4-H Online enrollment is now open, BUT we have switched to 4-H Online...

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