Whitley County News Posts
Food
Agriculture
Garden
Environment
Why Do Bees Visit Flowers? — 12 December 2025
Environment
Garden
Agriculture
Education
Programs of Interest Coming Soon — 21 November 2025
Environment
Divine Fruit? — 07 November 2025
Environment
Armadillos and More in Indiana — 31 October 2025
Garden
Environment
Resources for Plant Identification — 24 October 2025
Agriculture
Garden
What is a Weed? — 03 October 2025
Environment
Indiana’s River Trees — 26 September 2025
Garden
Agriculture
Amazing Sunflowers — 19 September 2025
Agriculture
Family
Safety First, Avoid the Worst — 29 August 2025
Environment
Garden
Is There Something Magical Going on in My Lawn? — 22 August 2025
Agriculture
Environment
Garden
Understanding Growing Degree Days — 15 August 2025
Agriculture
Environment
Chicory – Adorning our Country Roadsides — 25 July 2025
Environment
Garden
Using Cover Crops in the Home Garden — 18 July 2025
Agriculture
Improving Pastures by Renovation — 11 July 2025
Agriculture
Food
Family
Education
4-H
Health
Youth
Environment
Garden
Community
Take Time to Appreciate the Work of Volunteers at the Fair — 04 July 2025
Agriculture
Environment
Garden
Use Precautions When Controlling Poison Hemlock — 27 June 2025
Agriculture
Garden
Environment
Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me — 20 June 2025
Environment
Garden
Indiana’s Forbidden Flora — 23 May 2025
Environment
The Woods Gives Us Goods — 16 May 2025
Garden
Environment
Distinguishing Between Norway, Sugar, and Black Maples — 09 May 2025
Garden
Agriculture
A Homeowner’s Guide to Soil pH — 02 May 2025
Environment
Garden
Something is Making Holes in My Tree — 25 April 2025
Agriculture
Scout for Alfalfa Weevil Now — 18 April 2025
Garden
Environment
Learn to Steward Healthy Landscapes — 04 April 2025
Garden
Environment
What is Arbor Day? — 04 April 2025
Garden
Environment
Understanding the Pollinating Services of Native Bees — 28 March 2025
Environment
Agriculture
Agriculture Affects Everyone, Every Day — 14 March 2025
Garden
Environment
Pawpaw – the Indiana Banana — 28 February 2025
4-H
Agriculture
2025 WHITLEY COUNTY 4-H FAIR — 26 February 2025
Garden
Family
Community
Agriculture
Whitley County Newsletters — 24 February 2025
Agriculture
Health
Family
Dealing With Rodents Around Homes and Farms — 21 February 2025
Garden
Environment
Cold Weather Damage to Fruit and Vegetables — 07 February 2025
Family
Agriculture
Check Official Sources for Information on Avian Flu — 31 January 2025
Environment
Avoiding Problems with Coyotes — 24 January 2025
Agriculture
Environment
Growing Season Climate Summary Released — 27 December 2024
Agriculture
Garden
Get Your Farm Off to a Great Start! — 14 November 2024
Garden
Environment
Winterize Your Trees — 01 November 2024
Environment
National Firewood Month — 25 October 2024
Garden
Agriculture
It’s Apple Time — 18 October 2024
Environment
Garden
An Insect that Resembles a Dinosaur — 27 September 2024
4-H
Education
Youth
Food
Family
Health
Garden
Environment
Agriculture
Community
Purdue Extension – Who We Are, What We Do — 13 September 2024
Garden
Agriculture
Fruit Trees Require Care — 23 August 2024
Garden
Environment
Bagworms or Webworms – What’s the Difference? — 02 August 2024
Environment
Garden
Agriculture
Know Your Friends: Beneficial Insects — 26 July 2024
Agriculture
Garden
Environment
What are White Grubs? — 19 July 2024
Agriculture
Environment
Garden
Fireflies: Lightning in a Bottle — 12 July 2024
Food
Agriculture
Wheat in Indiana – How is it Used? — 05 July 2024
Environment
Agriculture
Garden
Prudently Pursue Poisonous Plants — 28 June 2024
Environment
Garden
Understanding Insect Metamorphosis — 21 June 2024
Garden
Agriculture
You Shouldn’t Throw Yew Trimmings to Ewes — 14 June 2024
Agriculture
Garden
Environment
It is Important to Read and Follow Pesticide Labels — 07 June 2024
Environment
Garden
Leaves of Three, Let It Be — 31 May 2024
Garden
Environment
Ten Ways to Kill a Tree (or Hasten its Demise) — 24 May 2024
Garden
Environment
What to do With Tree Surface Roots — 17 May 2024
Environment
Agriculture
Garden
Nuisance Wildlife Management Workshop Will Help You With Problem Critters — 15 May 2024
Agriculture
Wheat May Be at Risk for Head Scab — 10 May 2024
Garden
Environment
Moles and Voles – What’s the Difference? — 26 April 2024
Garden
Environment
Arbor Day – Planting a Tree Correctly — 19 April 2024
Environment
Community
Agriculture
Garden
Arbor Day – Choosing the Right Tree — 12 April 2024
Agriculture
Road and Farm Safety this Spring — 05 April 2024
Environment
Agriculture
Garden
Be Proactive – Consider FieldWatch Registries — 22 March 2024
Environment
Garden
Identifying and Choosing Evergreen Trees — 01 March 2024
Garden
Agriculture
Produce Safety Alliance Training March 19 in Goshen — 23 February 2024
Family
Community
Technology
Education
Take Speed Tests with Your Home Internet — 01 February 2024
Garden
Agriculture
Environment
2024 News Archive - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Whitley County — 01 January 2024
Family
Environment
Recycle Your Christmas Tree — 22 December 2023
Family
Environment
Caring for Real Christmas Trees — 15 December 2023
Environment
Family
Considerations When Choosing a Real Christmas Tree — 08 December 2023
Environment
Agriculture
Garden
USDA Releases Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map — 01 December 2023
Agriculture
Garden
Enjoy Pumpkins — 06 October 2023
Environment
Garden
Check Evergreens for Bagworms — 29 September 2023
Health
Agriculture
Family
No One Can Take Your Place — 22 September 2023
Environment
Garden
Health
Family
Spiders: Good or Bad? — 15 September 2023
Environment
Garden
Agriculture
Consider Installing a Windbreak — 01 September 2023
Environment
Garden
Identifying Tree-of-Heaven — 25 August 2023
Environment
Garden
Agriculture
Yellow and Black – Will it Attack? — 18 August 2023
Environment
The Song of the Annual Cicadas — 28 July 2023
Garden
Agriculture
Environment
Watch for Spotted Lanternfly Nymphs — 21 July 2023
4-H
Agriculture
Here’s the Scoop: It’s National Ice Cream Month — 14 July 2023
Garden
Environment
Consider Thornless Honeylocust in your Landscape — 23 June 2023
Food
Environment
Pollinators are Important — 09 June 2023
Environment
Garden
Avoid the Itch — 02 June 2023
Environment
Garden
Plant Diseases of Concern in Indiana — 26 May 2023
Garden
Environment
Agriculture
Insect Pests of Concern in Indiana — 19 May 2023
Environment
Garden
Tree Surface Roots in the Landscape — 05 May 2023
Garden
Environment
Pruning Trees Correctly and Recognizing Risky Trees — 21 April 2023
Environment
Pond and Fish Management — 14 April 2023
Garden
Environment
Learn to Prune Trees Correctly and Recognize Risk Factors — 30 March 2023
Agriculture
Environment
Garden
Gardeners Urged to Look for Invasive Jumping Worms — 24 March 2023
Garden
Health
4-H
Technology
Family
Food
Education
Youth
Environment
Agriculture
Community
Origins of the Cooperative Extension System and Purdue Extension — 10 March 2023
Agriculture
Environment
Community
Garden
4-H
Food
Family
Education
The Birth of Land-Grant Institutions and Purdue University — 03 March 2023
Agriculture
Environment
Technology
Youth
Education
Food
Community
Health
Family
4-H
Garden
Purdue Extension – a Research-Based Information Source — 24 February 2023
Environment
Garden
Agriculture
Recognizing and Managing Poison Hemlock — 17 February 2023
Garden
Agriculture
Environment
Managing Garlic Mustard — 10 February 2023
Agriculture
Environment
Invasive Species: Autumn Olive — 03 February 2023
Garden
Agriculture
Environment
2023 News Archive - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Whitley County — 01 January 2023
Environment
How Much Snow This Winter? — 01 January 2023
Family
Agriculture
Environment
Garden
Recycle Your Christmas Tree — 23 December 2022
Garden
Environment
Family
Mistletoe — 16 December 2022
Family
Garden
Caring for Poinsettias — 09 December 2022
Environment
Garden
Agriculture
Family
The House Mouse — 02 December 2022
Agriculture
Environment
Family
Be Vigilant – It’s Prime Time for Deer-Vehicle Collisions — 04 November 2022
Environment
Agriculture
Family
Garden
This Home Invader Stinks — 28 October 2022
Environment
Agriculture
Freeze Date Tool Offers Historical Reference to Growers — 21 October 2022
Environment
Garden
Evergreen Needles Don’t Last Forever — 14 October 2022
Garden
Environment
Boxelder Bugs May Be “Knocking” on Your Door — 07 October 2022
Garden
Agriculture
Fall Pumpkins — 30 September 2022
Agriculture
Community
Family
Safety is Important to Everyone — 23 September 2022
Agriculture
Garden
Soil Tests Take Guesswork out of Fertilization — 09 September 2022
Environment
Garden
Large Spots on Maple Leaves that Look Like Tar — 26 August 2022
Environment
Agriculture
Garden
New Invasive Insect Pest Found in Northern Indiana — 19 August 2022
Garden
Environment
Bees and Wasps in and Around Homes — 12 August 2022
Agriculture
Environment
Blue Roadside Flower - Chicory — 05 August 2022
Agriculture
Environment
Venison Processing Workshops — 04 August 2022
Garden
Family
Youth
Food
Health
Agriculture
Community
Explore and Experience Local Food — 29 July 2022
Agriculture
Understanding Agriculture: Goats — 22 July 2022
Agriculture
Understanding Agriculture: Sheep — 15 July 2022
Agriculture
Understanding Agriculture: Swine — 08 July 2022
Agriculture
Understanding Agriculture: Beef — 01 July 2022
Agriculture
Understanding Agriculture: Dairy — 17 June 2022
Environment
Ticks Should Not Be Trifled With — 08 April 2022
Agriculture
Community
Be Patient on Roads During Planting Season — 01 April 2022
Garden
Environment
Identifying Trees — 25 March 2022
Garden
Agriculture
Preventing Crabgrass — 18 March 2022
Garden
Environment
Voles! — 11 March 2022
Environment
Agriculture
Garden
Moles! — 04 March 2022
Garden
Environment
Agriculture
Enjoy Firewood, but Insects May Emerge — 11 February 2022
Environment
Garden
Dealing with Winter Damage of Trees and Shrubs — 04 February 2022
Health
Family
Agriculture
Purdue Extension to Offer ‘Mental Health First Aid’ — 10 January 2022
Garden
Agriculture
Environment
2022 Fort Wayne Farm Show — 03 January 2022
Environment
Garden
Agriculture
2022 News Archive - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Whitley County — 01 January 2022
Garden
Food
Education
Technology
Family
Agriculture
4-H
Health
Community
Environment
Youth
Purdue Extension Resources and Programs — 31 December 2021
Environment
Garden
Family
Caring for Poinsettias — 17 December 2021
Environment
Agriculture
If You See Purple Paint, Keep Out — 03 December 2021
Environment
Garden
Is That a “Fungus” on My Tree Trunk? — 19 November 2021
Health
Youth
Family
Agriculture
Yielding Mental Health on the Farm — 15 November 2021
Environment
Agriculture
Garden
Health
Alternatives to Raking and Burning Leaves — 05 November 2021
Agriculture
Environment
Purdue Experts Update Nitrogen Management Guidelines for Corn in Indiana — 29 October 2021
Garden
Environment
Expert Advice for Fall Tree Care — 22 October 2021
Community
Family
Extension Homemakers Holiday Bazaar — 15 October 2021
Garden
Environment
Autumn’s Sublime Display of Color — 15 October 2021
Agriculture
Food
Environment
Garden
Purdue’s INClimate Website Offers Storm of Useful Weather and Climate Information — 08 October 2021
Community
Garden
Agriculture
Food
It’s Autumn in Indiana, Time to Enjoy Apples! — 01 October 2021
Agriculture
Corn Yield Robber: Tar Spot — 24 September 2021
Garden
Environment
Agriculture
2021 News Archive - Agriculture and Natural Resources, Whitley County — 20 September 2021
Agriculture
Community
Farm Safety Yields Results — 17 September 2021
Family
Agriculture
4-H
Extension Program Assistant Job Opening — 15 September 2021
Garden
Environment
Agriculture
Invasion of Fall Armyworms — 03 September 2021
Agriculture
Garden
Environment
This Bee Look-Alike Has No Sting — 27 August 2021
Environment
Garden
Agriculture
What are Those Cobwebs in the Trees? — 20 August 2021
Environment
Garden
August is National Tree Check Month — 09 August 2021
Environment
Agriculture
Garden
August is National Tree Check Month — 05 August 2021
Agriculture
Garden
Environment
More Cicadas? — 05 August 2021
Garden
Environment
What’s Eating My Garden Plants? — 16 July 2021
Agriculture
Assessing Lighter Green Soybeans — 09 July 2021
Garden
Agriculture
Take Great Care with Yew Trimmings — 02 July 2021
Environment
Garden
Japanese Beetles are Emerging — 25 June 2021
Garden
Environment
Preventing Mechanical Damage to Trees — 11 June 2021
Garden
Environment
Poison Ivy - Let it Be — 04 June 2021
Environment
Garden
Seek Small Bagworms on Evergreens — 28 May 2021
Environment
Dealing with Ants — 14 May 2021
Garden
Environment
Protect Ash Now from Emerald Ash Borer — 07 May 2021
Garden
Environment
How Does Your Landscape Look After the Freeze? — 30 April 2021
Environment
Garden
Periodical Cicadas – Are you Ready? — 23 April 2021
Agriculture
Extension Master Gardeners — 20 April 2021
Agriculture
Family
Health
Community
Be Patient with Slow-Moving Equipment During Planting Season — 16 April 2021
Environment
Garden
I Found Something Strange in my Garden — 19 March 2021
Garden
Environment
Plan Your Landscape Planting — 12 March 2021
Garden
Environment
Oh, Thunderation. Moles! — 05 March 2021
Environment
Look for Invasive Species — 26 February 2021
Agriculture
Environment
Sighting Coyotes – What Should you Do? — 22 January 2021
Agriculture
Environment
Private Applicators: Pesticides, Fertilizers — 09 December 2020
Environment
Garden
Agriculture