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2026 January/February Extension Connection - call the Extension Office at 260-244-7615 with your email address OR email bishop87@purdue.edu to get your copy email to you. 

Featured Stories

pollinator week
Pollinators are Nature’s Workforce

Small wings, big impact. Pollinators are nature’s workforce, and it’s important we...

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bagworm and regular Douglas fir cone
Bagworms Play Hide-and-Seek

A common landscape pest plays half of this game, just hiding from us on our evergreens.

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New World Screwworm Fly
New World Screwworm Fly in U.S.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently confirmed that New World Screwworm...

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maple anthracnose
Cool, Wet Spring Favors Common Tree Disease

Cool, wet springs in recent years have contributed to the prevalence of a common tree disease...

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poison ivy leaflets
If Plants Could Talk, These Should Say, “Don’t Touch Me!”

Many of us love nature and walking through the woods or other natural areas. But what potential...

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strawberries
Growing Strawberries

Last week, I mentioned that I liked strawberry and rhubarb pie, and proceeded to write about...

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