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2013 Articles

• 01/08/2013     Workshop to Focus on Challenges and Opportunities of Agritourism Ventures
• 01/14/2013     Do Your New Year's Resolutions Include Your Farming Practices?
• 01/21/2013     The Fiscal Cliff was (Narrowly) Avoided - What Does it Mean for Farmers?
• 01/29/2013     Workshops Recommended for Farmers Wishing to Sell through Food Hub
• 02/05/2013     Upcoming Conference Sees BIG Future in Small Farms
• 02/11/2013     Winter has long been the time for farm educational opportunities
• 02/26/2013     March-Still winter but almost spring
• 03/05/2013     What is crawling on my kitchen floor?
• 03/12/2013     An Invitation to Celebrate Agriculture Appreciation Month
• 03/18/2013     Purdue Master Gardener Program Seeking New "Crop" of Volunteers
• 03/26/2013     Purdue Extension Releases Five New Guides for Growers
• 04/02/2013     Nipping the Unwanted Fruit Crop in the Bud
• 04/09/2013     Hoosier Harvest Market Farmer Callout to be Held April 23
• 04/16/2013     Backyard Fruit Culture...Consider the Labors before Enjoying the Fruit of Them
• 04/23/2013     Chickweed a Star Among Weeds
• 04/30/2013     A Compressed Planting Season No Excuse for Drift
• 05/07/2013     Mowing 101 For Wet Lawns
• 05/14/2013     Battling Buzz Bombing Boring Bees
• 05/20/2013     Hancock County Solid Waste Management District Spring Clean-Up

2012 Articles

• 01/03/2012     Workshops to Help Farmers Start, Expand Agritourism/Agribusiness Ventures
• 01/10/2012     Webinar to Introduce Pleasures and Profit of Raising Poultry
• 01/16/2012     Cooking Up a Food Venture in Your Home Kitchen
• 01/24/2012     Drug Toss Collection Event...and More!
• 01/31/2012     Updated Plant Hardiness Zones
• 02/06/2012     It's Not Too Early to Consider Success Strategies for 2012 Crops
• 02/14/2012     Farmers to Learn What the Future May Bring at Upcoming Meetings
• 02/20/2012     Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
• 02/28/2012     If Gardening is Part of Your Solution - Now is the Time to Begin
• 03/06/2012     Floating Row Covers - Gardening Under a "Cloud"
• 03/13/2012     Myths and Realities about Spot's Spots
• 03/21/2012     Spring Clean-Up
• 03/27/2012     Has Spring Sprung or Is There More Winter Still to Come?
• 04/02/2012     Plants, Insects, and Diseases Don't Rely on Calendars
• 04/10/2012     Are the Days of "Triple Twelve" Numbered?
• 04/16/2012     "New" Pesticide Possible Threat to Honeybees?
• 04/24/2012     Vegetable Gardening 101
• 05/01/2012     Twilight Workshop to Focus on Drip Irrigation for Farm and Garden
• 05/08/2012     A Veritable Potpourri of Gardening Information
• 05/15/2012     Farmers/Growers to Meet to Discuss Food Hub
• 05/22/2012     Are Those "Pine Cones" Moving on My Evergreens?
• 05/29/2012     The Sky is Falling, and That's Not All Bad
• 06/05/2012     With Great Opportunity Comes Great Responsibility
• 06/12/2012     Many Pears Getting "Fired Up" About Fire Blight
• 06/19/2012     Indiana Crops/Livestock/Farmers Beginning to Feel the Pressure-Again
• 06/26/2012     It's as Dry as the "Dog Days" of Summer
• 07/03/2012     An Agricultural Double "Whammy"
• 07/10/2012     BER Puts Damper on BLT
• 07/17/2012     Drought Notes...and the Heat (and Dry) Goes On
• 07/24/2012     Back to the Basics
• 08/01/2012     Taking the Sting out of Outdoor Activities
• 08/07/2012     Feeding Corn Stalks - Better or Worse Than Snowballs?
• 08/13/2012     Two August Programs to Focus on Farm Funding and Food Hub
• 08/21/2012     Farming During and After the Drought of 2012
• 08/28/2012     Melon Recall a Reminder that Food Safety is an Issue from Farm to Fork
• 09/05/2012     Textile Recycling
• 09/12/2012     SARE Grants Offer Opportunity for Farmers and Youth Educators
• 09/25/2012     Six and Eight Legged Creatures May Cause Domestic Unrest
• 10/01/2012     Your October "To-Do" List
• 10/08/2012     Wooly Worms-Another Case of Myth vs. Reality
• 10/16/2012     When the Frost is on the Punkin...
• 10/23/2012     Pine Tree Turning Brown? It may be Normal!
• 10/30/2012     Indiana Farm Land Leases-Some Considerations
• 11/05/2012     Upcoming Farm Meetings-Something for Everyone
• 11/13/2012     Workshops to Help Farmers/Others "Scale Up" to Reach New Markets
  11/20/2012     Calling All Indiana Farmers to Learn about the Central Indiana Food Hub
• 11/27/2012     Farm Pest Management Update
• 12/04/2012     2013 Agricultural Outlook Program
  12/11/2012     Raw Milk is Hot Topic
• 12/17/2012     New Technology Deserves Close Scrutiny of Risks/Benefits
• 12/31/2012     GAPs May Spell Success or Failure for Future of Local Food Production

2011 Articles

• 01/03/2011     Winter Cold does not chill the Hancock Harvest Market!
• 01/10/2011     Webinars to Help Farmers Meet Consumer Expectations/Remain Profitable
• 01/17/2011     The Difference a Single Line Can Make
• 01/25/2011     What Lies Beneath
• 02/01/2011     Purdue Extension Prepares Winter Storm Information Website
• 02/07/2011     The Cold Hard Facts About De-Icing
• 02/16/2011     The Dollar and Sense of Gardening
• 02/22/2011     Soil Testing...Waste Not-Want Not!
• 03/08/2011     Purdue Programs to Discuss Regulations/Opportunities/Outlook
• 03/15/2011     Ice and Road Salt Just a Memory but Effects Linger
• 03/29/2011     Upcoming Workshops reflect the Diversity of Extension Ag Programs
• 04/05/2011     Lawn Singing the Blues too?
• 04/12/2011     Tree Myths and Misperceptions
• 04/19/2011     Selecting Healthy Vegetable Trandplants Pays Dividends
• 04/25/2011     Must have Weed Free Turf? Check out the Golf Course.
  05/02/2011     Rain Rain... Go Away...
  05/10/2011     Is There More Than Spring in the Air?
• 05/17/2011     2011 Planting Season "Down" ...but not "Out"
  05/24/2011     Household Hazardous Waste
• 05/31/2011     Storm Damage - Avoid Making A Bad Situation Worse
• 06/06/2011     June at the Purdue Extension Office
• 06/09/2011     Is Hancock County Ready for a Food Hub? Let's Find Out!
  06/21/2011     Weather, Fungus and now...Herbicide Injuring Landscape Conifer
• 06/28/2011     Time to Call a Professional?
• 08/15/2011     Meeting Prepares Farmers for Agricultural Fertilizer Regulation
• 10/10/2011     The Facts about Agriculture in Hancock County
• 10/18/2011     Proper Pumpkin Care Makes Jack O Lantern Grimace Longer
• 10/24/2011     What Will the 2012 Farm Picture Look Like?
• 11/01/2011     Purdue Master Gardener Program Seeking New "Crop" of Volunteers
• 11/07/2011     Farm Pest Management to be Focus of Upcoming Meeting
• 11/14/2011     How to Dispose of Latex Paint
• 11/21/2011     Sheep and Goat Webinar Series (and more) to be held
• 11/29/2011     Have a Happy Local Christmas!
• 12/06/2011     Suds in the Bucket-Country Music or Home Insect Control?
• 12/13/2011     Two Great Gifts Any TRUE Gardener Would Love
• 12/20/2011     Don't Have Your Tree Yet? Don't Panic!
• 12/27/2011     New Phone App and Good Old Planning Can Keep You Safe on Winter Roads

2010 Articles

• 01/12/2010     Is Local Food More Expensive? 
  02/09/2010     Opportunities Abound for Learning about Fruit Production
• 02/16/2010     Have You Treated Your Soil Like Dirt?
• 02/22/2010     What Grade do you Receive in the Three “R” s?
• 03/09/2010     A Garden to Grow Community
• 03/23/2010     Planning…then Planting Fruit Trees
• 05/02/2010     A Spring Safety Reminder for Farmers and Motorists
• 05/11/2010     What’s Digging in My Yard? More.
• 05/11/2010     The Gardening World Turned Upside-down
• 06/01/2010     Gardeners Encouraged to Treat Tomato NOW!
• 06/07/2010     Indiana High Tunnel Tour Series Kicks Off in Hancock County at Tuttle Orchards
• 07/13/2010     Late blight control in your organic garden- free webinar July 21
• 07/13/2010     Indiana Crops/Farmers Face Challenges
• 07/20/2010     Farmers Markets...It's All About the Numbers
• 07/27/2010     What's Growing in my Lawn?
• 08/17/2010     Cover Crops Re"discovered"
• 08/24/2010     What’s “Fair” Rent in a Weak Economy? 
• 08/31/2010     Maple Tree Decline
• 10/12/2010     The Cold Hard Truth about Woollybears
• 10/19/2010     SARE Grants offer Opportunity for Farmers, Youth and Youth Educators
• 11/02/2010     Farm Pest Management to be Focus of Upcoming Meeting
• 11/08/2010     A New Pest Challenge on the Horizon? 
• 11/23/2010     Looking for a Reason to be Thankful?
• 11/30/2010     Manure “Happens” and its application will soon be Regulated
• 12/07/2010     What will 2011 bring? The 2011 Agricultural Outlook Program can help us find out.
• 12/13/2010     Hort. Congress Workshop will examine Risk Management Strategies for Agritourism
• 12/21/2010     Don’t Forget the Gardener on your List!