Purdue Extension

06/01/2026

🍓 Behind every basket of locally grown strawberries is a season of learning and adaptation. Wenjing Guan, Purdue Extension specialist and clinical engagement associate professor in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, helps Indiana growers navigate everything from production practices to emerging plant diseases.

With fresh, flavorful strawberries in high demand across Indiana so are Purdue Extension specialists. Through research and hands-on guidance, Extension specialists, like Wenjing Guan, a horticulture and landscape architecture clinical engagement associate professor, help strawberry farmers statewide...

06/01/2026

County fair season is getting underway across Indiana this month. Indiana 4-H fairs in all 92 counties will fill fairgrounds with exhibits, livestock shows, fair food and traditions that generations of Hoosiers have looked forward to each summer. Check out the 2026 fair dates:

Use this map to view fair dates for all Indiana counties, or download a full list.

05/29/2026

The National AgrAbility Project has spent 35 years helping agricultural workers find new ways to keep farming after injury, illness or disability Now their work is receiving global recognition from Forbes!

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) AgrAbility program, led by the National AgrAbility Project and housed at Purdue University’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has been included in Forbes’ Acces...

05/28/2026

Purdue researchers and Extension professionals with Help the Hellbender are helping protect the endangered eastern hellbender through conservation, education and public outreach efforts in Indiana. That work, in partnership with O’Bannon Woods State Park, was recently recognized at the Indiana State Parks division meeting. Learn more:

May 14, 2026 Saving Giants of the Blue River: Purdue Team Earns Statewide Recognition https://www.purdue.edu/fnr/extension/saving-giants-of-the-blue-river-purdue-team-earns-statewide-recognition/

05/28/2026

Behind every farm is a family, a business and a lot of responsibility. The Purdue Extension Farm Stress Team works to provide support, resources and tools for Indiana farmers facing everyday stress. Learn more at: https://extension.purdue.edu/farm_stress/

05/27/2026

Planning for the future of your farm doesn’t have to be overwhelming. The Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team helps families work through communication, management transfer and preparing the next generation to carry the farm forward. Contact the team to learn more: https://bit.ly/ContactPurdueSuccession

05/27/2026

Helping families stretch food budgets, supporting caregivers, teaching life skills and promoting healthier communities are just a few ways Health and Human Sciences is making an impact across Indiana. See more in the latest impact report.

HHS Extension Impact Report

05/26/2026

Cut flowers, high tunnel tomatoes, apples, watermelon, peppers and more will all be part of the 2026 Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on July 16 in Lafayette. Purdue researchers and Extension specialists will share demonstrations and updates designed to help growers tackle real production challenges and try new approaches on their farms.

Join Purdue Extension for the annual Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on July 16, 2026, at the Meigs Horticulture Research Farm in Lafayette, featuring educational sessions on cutting-edge research, including high tunnel production systems, pollinator management, soil health strategies, and innovative

05/26/2026

Agriculture can look like a lot of different things across Indiana, including school gardens, neighborhood farms, flowers, honeybees and cooking programs. educators are helping communities build connections through hands-on learning and local food initiatives.

As more Indiana residents move to cities and suburbs, they have found ways to stay connected to agriculture — raising chickens, growing small pots of tomatoes and contributing to community-managed gardens in their new settings. Purdue Extension agriculture and natural resources (ANR) educators are...

05/25/2026

Army veteran Joe Ricker is helping fellow veterans find community, new skills and a renewed sense of purpose through agriculture. Through his nonprofits At Ease Orchard and Vets IN Farming, the National AgrAbility Project and partnerships with Purdue Extension and U.S. Department of Agriculture, that work is making a difference for veterans across Indiana.

This Friday meet Colonel Joe Ricker, U.S. Army Veteran and founder of the At Ease Orchard and Veterans IN Farming non-profit organizations in Indiana.