Discover our latest impacts and outreach initiatives across Indiana.
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Purdue CARET NewsDiscover our latest impacts and outreach initiatives across Indiana.
Keeping young children entertained, especially on cold or rainy days, can be challenging, but Wendy Collingwood, Purdue Extension childcare...
The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program is sponsoring a shearing school, hosted by the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA), on Saturday,...
Purdue Extension invites Indiana farmers and agricultural families to attend the virtual series “Farm Shield: Protecting Your Legacy from...
When Terry Briscoe’s doctor recommended the Food Is Medicine program led by Purdue Extension Miami County, Briscoe was skeptical. He was...
Tar spot looks innocuous at first, but the tiny black dots on leaves scattered across a cornfield can lead to significant yield losses —...
The 2026 Indiana Horticulture and Small Farm Conference will take place at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on March 3-5. This year’s merged...
Assistive technologies are critical for the success of farmers with disabilities and other functional limitations. As the average age of farmers...
Tech Changemakers is at the heart of Purdue Extension’s 4-H Youth Development mission: preparing teens for personal and professional success...
After Indiana’s outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in January 2025, Adams County Purdue Extension educator Brad Kohlhagen...
Purdue Extension invites farmers market vendors and managers to attend in-person training at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Purdue Extension presented Shelly Powell from the Tipton County Public Library with the 2025 Friend of Extension award at this year’s Purdue...
Before you started buying holiday decorations, Christmas tree growers were seven years ahead of you — the average time it takes to grow a tree.
Purdue Extension invites Indiana farmers and agricultural families to attend Farm Shield: Protecting Your Legacy From Life’s Uncertainties....
Purdue Extension, in partnership with the National AgrAbility Project and Indiana AgrAbility, offers resources to help veterans pursue their goals,...
Unsure what to make for dinner, you check your kitchen. A loaf of bread. A bag of baby carrots. A can of pumpkin puree. A package of chicken...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Assistive technologies are critical for the success of farmers with disabilities and other functional limitations. As...
As the assistant manager at Growing Minds Farm Stop, Lilly Cox understands how much work running a business can be. She creates work schedules,...
Purdue Extension’s Rooted and Resilient Homesteading Conference will return to Kendallville on Nov. 7-8 for its second year. The event brings...
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...
As tree leaves flourish into bright fall colors, home gardens are fading into collections of brown leaves and stems. Just because the growing...
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...
After nine years in the making, J. Long Memorial Second Street Park made its grand opening to the residents of Connersville, Indiana. Once ...
According to 2021 data from the Centers for Disease Control, half of children in Indiana between the ages of 1 to 5 don’t eat a daily...
Purdue Extension is hosting a MarketReady training session from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET Sept. 18 in Greensburg. As Indiana’s local food...
In 2006, when Purdue Extension’s community development director Michael Wilcox joined the National Association of Community Development...
Purdue University’s Department of Botany and Plant Pathology will host Weed Science Field Day on June 26 at the Throckmorton Purdue...
Small but mighty, pollinators contribute to everything from aster to apples to almond butter. June marks National Pollinator Month, the perfect...
The National AgrAbility Project, housed at Purdue University’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center in the Department of Agricultural and...
Youth who have just completed grades 3-12 are invited to attend a free crop and soil science workshop, titled “Experience 4-H: Crop and Soil...
Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will offer a one-day workshop about hydroponic crop production July...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program (Indiana S&W) is seeking candidates for two district seats...
In community development, we are always concerned about our success and impact on communities, so we focus on measurement and evaluation, or...
March 4 marked the first renewable energy regional workshop and bus tour hosted by the Center for Energy Education, Purdue Extension community...
Purdue Extension partnered with Indiana Grown for Schools in 2018, when the program first began to take shape from a USDA Farm to School grant....
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On April 11, Purdue University’s Indiana AgrAbility Project, in cooperation with Huntington University and...
Purdue Extension will offer the virtual Farmers Market Certificate program over four sessions in April to train market managers and vendors on best...
The Indiana State Fair is a well-known part of 4-H, but it’s only one piece of the program. In counties across the state, 4-H is offering...
The annual meeting for the Indiana Forage Council (IFC) will take place Thursday, March 6, at the Branch Gathering Place + Coffee House in...
The 2025 Indiana Small Farm Conference will take place at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on March 4-5. The conference, hosted by Purdue...
Purdue Extension and its partners will offer training and networking opportunities to area child care providers during the Wabash Heartland Child...
Indiana 4-H led 22 science and engineering programs for youth. Fluid Power was statewide, and several were county-based (Ag Tech SPARK Club,...
Many 4-H activities and opportunities involve animals. Knowledge and skill are needed for proper and safe care of animals as companions or for food...
In U.S. military deployments since 2001, more than 2.5 million soldiers have deployed overseas; 60% were married, 44% had children, and 25% had...
Purdue Extension recognized many outstanding individuals during its annual Professional Development Conference. On Dec. 5, Purdue Extension...
Purdue Extension presented Rachel Peden McCarty with the 2024 Friend of Extension award at this year’s Purdue Extension Professional...
Indiana 4-H includes opportunities to explore future endeavors. During school and after graduation, youth successes in college and career...
Interest in homesteading has grown over the past five years. Google Trends records that in Indiana search terms related to homesteading, like...
Purdue Extension has partnered with the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund (SWOF), a leading agricultural ecosystem services program, to provide Indiana...
Purdue Extension held 51 workforce development programs on 33 dates and in 32 Indiana counties, or virtually. Programs had a variety of titles,...
The Indiana Forage Council’s (IFC) Hoosier Hay Contest, which accepted entries from June through September, concluded Nov. 12 at the 2024 Hay...