#PurdueExtension experts have many ways to provide Indiana residents with the latest information. The Purdue University Landscape Report offers valuable insights on topics like managing pests in your garden. Noticed tiny yellow insects on your milkweed? They’re likely oleander aphids, which can impact monarch butterflies depending on the type of milkweed. Learn how to manage them in this article from the latest @PurdueLandscapeReport! 🦋 Read more here: https://puext.in/3YZxyn3
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Purdue Extension is Indiana’s Educational Partner for Life.
About us
Purdue Extension provides practical solutions to local issues. Year-round, Purdue Extension offers research-based education to youth, communities and agriculturalists. We deliver practical, research-based information that enhances lives and livelihoods and we support healthy lifestyle practices in Indiana communities. From Main Street to the farm gate, Purdue Extension connects all 92 Indiana counties to world-renowned research from Purdue University.
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https://extension.purdue.edu/
External link for Purdue Extension
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- Higher Education
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- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- West Lafayette , IN
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- Educational
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615 West State Street
West Lafayette , IN 47907, US
Employees at Purdue Extension
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Elisa Worland, LSW
I support organizations and communities in becoming more vibrant, empowered, connected, and healthy.
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Rachel Peden McCarty
Education And Outreach Coordinator at Monroe County Farm Bureau, Inc.
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Lauren Allison
Educator
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Rozi Adams
Trust yourself that you can do it and get it.” ―Baz Luhrmann.
Updates
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🌡️ Struggling to keep your garden thriving in this Indiana heatwave? Our #PurdueExtension consumer horticulture specialist, Karen Mitchell, suggests—Avoid overwatering, mulch to keep roots cool and skip the fertilizer. Read more tips on keeping your garden happy during the heat: https://puext.in/471uYPu
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Enhance your human resource management skills with #PurdueExtension's Becoming the Employer of Choice virtual lunch n' learn series this fall! Tailored for farm managers, agribusinesses, and small business owners. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eWJEE5Ed
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August is National Tree Check Month! 🌳 #PurdueExtension experts work hard to bring crucial tree health information to all 92 counties across Indiana. By inspecting your trees for pests like the Asian longhorned beetle or spotted lanternfly, you can help protect your trees and our local forest Explore more resources from Purdue University, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources 👉 https://puext.in/3Auf4RA or contact your local Extension office: https://puext.in/3yQ3hMN. Let's work together to keep Indiana's forests healthy!
National Tree Check Month
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As the Crop Tour rolled through Indiana earlier this week, corn yields didn't exactly impress. Purdue Extension's Dan 'Corn' Quinn still expects a record corn yield this year despite what they found on the tour. He's actually encourage by their number. https://lnkd.in/gHDzB7na
Quinn Still Anticipating State Record Corn Yields Despite Low Crop Tour Estimates
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The #PurdueExtension Women in Agriculture Team celebrated some outstanding women at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center's Celebration of Agriculture! Congratulations to Julia Wickard for receiving the Leadership Award, Carla Yerkes for the Achievement Award and Shelby Whitaker for the Emerging Women in Agriculture Leadership Award. Well deserved! 👏
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2024 Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center! Now that it's wrapped up, it's the perfect time to check out how your favorite Indiana 4-H projects ranked. 🍀🥇Visit our website to see the results: 👉 https://lnkd.in/epssDbiP
State Fair Results
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Kayla Sullivan caught up with Denise Scarborough, a featured farmer at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center, who shared how special this experience has been for her family. She also mentioned how rewarding it would be to trade places with a #PurdueExtension Indiana National 4-H Council youth educator, helping kids find their passion for the future. 🍀
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Kayla Sullivan talked to Ben Forsythe with Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Indiana Soybean Alliance in the Glass Barn at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center. He shared how Purdue Extension turns Purdue University's research into real-world impact for Indiana’s corn and soybean farms. 🌱🌽Ben also emphasized that agriculture offers endless opportunities—even for those without a farming background. Stop by the Glass Barn to learn more!
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Kayla Sullivan caught up with the 2024 Indiana State Fair Queen, Alexxys Standish, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center. She was excited to connect with new and familiar faces on County Queen’s Day. She also shared a surprising fact—Indiana is home to an impressive 4.5 million hogs! 🐖 And her top pick at the Purdue Extension Building? The interactive seed art display!