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Extension Steps In
Friday, March 15th, 2019 • University News Story
How Purdue Extension is shoring up mental health care in Indiana
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AgrAbility helps veterans launch and maintain careers in agriculture
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
By Emma Ea Ambrose Mike Mosier, a Marine Corps veteran, completed three tours of service, two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, before retiring from military service in 2005. He never anticipated his fourth mission or that it would involve a herd of ill-tempered goats. “My relationship with goats is really love-hate,” Mosier said. Mosier…
Read MorePrivate woodland owners can learn wildlife stewardship skills at short course
Monday, March 4th, 2019 • University News Story
A June workshop will provide Indiana’s private woodland owners with the information and skills needed to implement management practices to benefit the wide range of wildlife species that call those forests home.
Read MoreProper pesticide to highlight forest owner workshop
Monday, February 25th, 2019 • University News Story
There are safe and effective ways to use herbicides to manage forests and fend off invasive species. That’s the message Fred Whitford, director of Purdue Pesticide Programs, wants to communicate to forest owners at the upcoming Ohio River Valley Woodlands and Wildlife Workshop.
Read MoreProgram to help farm managers become ‘Employer of Choice’
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 • University News Story
In addition to all the daily responsibilities of keeping an agricultural operation running, farm managers and owners also have to become human resource specialists in their quest to find and retain the best employees.
Read MoreIndiana Forage Council to hold seminar, meeting
Friday, February 8th, 2019 • University News Story
The Indiana Forage Council (IFC) will host two speakers as part of its annual meeting, and invites members and non-members alike to attend the event held Feb. 28 in Marshall, Indiana.
Read MoreMidwest Women in Agriculture Conference
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 • University News Story
Two nationally recognized speakers who are active proponents for telling the story of agriculture will keynote the 2019 Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference, Feb. 20-21 at the Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Indiana.
Read MoreImprove a farm’s profitability with free workshop from Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture
Thursday, January 31st, 2019 • University News Story
The Purdue Crop Marketing and Farm Finance Workshop, featuring faculty experts from Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, will take place in eight locations across the state Feb. 7-March 8.
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Groundhogs can’t predict the weather but they do poop underground
Wednesday, January 30th, 2019
By Emma Ea Ambrose Groundhogs are good at many things, said Brian MacGowan, Purdue University Extension wildlife specialist and Forestry and Natural Resources Extension coordinator, but predicting the weather definitely isn’t one of them. The lore surrounding Groundhog Day originated in Germany where people used the reactions of badgers and hedgehogs to gauge weather patterns….
Read MorePurdue agronomy professor Kladivko receives honor for work in no-till agriculture
Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 • University News Story
Eileen Kladivko, a Purdue University agronomy professor, has been honored for her contributions to the growth and advancement of no-till agricultural practices.
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