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06/23/2026

🐝 Pollinator conservation starts with understanding why pollinators matter. Purdue's Department of Entomology offers free lessons, activities and information for students, educators and lifelong learners. https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/POL_Virt_Learn/

06/23/2026

Local food producers interested in selling to restaurants, grocery stores, schools or wholesale distributors can join the virtual MarketReady Producer Training this August. Participants will learn how to meet buyer expectations and prepare their businesses for new market opportunities. https://web.cvent.com/event/42522ff3-9e6a-4a9d-a9a3-dc3bfa1aab94/summary

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is helping cover registration for eligible applicants. Contact [email protected] to check eligibility.

06/22/2026

National is here! 🦋 Bees, butterflies and other pollinators rely on healthy gardens and landscapes for food and shelter. Purdue Extension has tips for making your yard more pollinator-friendly.

Pollinators are all the "buzz" these days with a federal proclamation designating June 15-21 as National Pollinator Week. Now in its eighth year, the focus of this event is to promote the health of pollinators, so critical to food and ecosystems. It may surprise you to learn that the honeybee is

06/22/2026

For more than 150 years, Purdue Agriculture has grown by listening to the people and communities it serves. That approach became a statewide effort through , which for more than a century has connected local needs with Purdue University expertise in every Indiana county.

For 150 years, Purdue Agriculture has shaped how America grows food by listening to farmers and leading innovation for the nation’s future.

06/19/2026

Angie Abbott, associate dean and director of Purdue Extension, has announced Purdue Extension's new Regional Operations Leaders. As Extension moves to a statewide structure with 12 regions, these leaders will work alongside county teams to strengthen local connections and support a county-based Indiana 4-H program. Read more and view the regional map:

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Angie Abbott, associate dean and director of Purdue Extension, has announced the 23 Extension staff who began their roles as Regional Operations Leaders, effective June 1. These individuals will play a key role as Extension transforms to a statewide organizational structure ...

06/18/2026

🌪️ Recent tornadoes have left damage in communities across Indiana. If you are cleaning up, helping neighbors, or checking in on loved ones, take time to stay aware of hazards around you. Indiana PREPared offers tornado response and recovery information: https://www.purdue.edu/engineering/ABE/INPREPared/tornado-response-and-recovery/

06/18/2026

Today is National Go Fishing Day! 🎣 Fishing is just one of the many benefits a pond can provide. 's free Managing Fish Populations publication offers tips for keeping fish populations balanced and your pond productive. Learn more: https://edustore.purdue.edu/fnr-598.html

06/17/2026

This month’s P.E.P. Talk (Purdue Extension Podcast) features Health and Human Sciences specialist Kelsie Muller. Tune in to learn more about programs like A Matter of Balance and Parents Forever, along with Kelsie’s work supporting Indiana families.
📺 https://youtu.be/IThGkePARnQ
🎧 https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lWx4GDJG5hqPfwzjfTBMS?si=3RfsgVu1SJKsyi6mEOUFcA

In this episode of the P.E.P. Talk, Steve and Allen interview Human...

06/16/2026

The Indiana Sheep Association and are teaming up to launch the Indiana Flock Exchange, a new workshop series for sheep producers. The first event is July 26 in West Lafayette and includes parasite management training, flock health discussions and more. 🐑

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Agriculture’s Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program and the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) are jointly sponsoring a new program called the Indiana Flock Exchange, which will take place in three regions of the state starting in July.