Those Flowering Trees With White Blossoms
As you go about your business this third week of April in northern Indiana, you will notice some flowering trees with beautiful white blossoms appearing everywhere.
Read MoreAs you go about your business this third week of April in northern Indiana, you will notice some flowering trees with beautiful white blossoms appearing everywhere.
Read MoreEvery year in March, Indiana residents begin asking when the best time to apply crabgrass preventers to their lawns.
Read MoreThe hustle and bustle of the planting season is almost here.
Read MoreBy Jeff Burbrink Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County ELKHART COUNTY — When I was young, I went to Epcot at Disney with my family, and I clearly remember the display called “The Land.” As typical with the Disney experience, it was designed to spark your imagination with … Read More
The record keeping rules for Indiana pesticide applicators has changed
Read MoreJeff Burbrink, extension educator for Purdue Extension Elkhart County in the area of crops and horticulture, will be leaving Elkhart County.
Read MoreLike a lot of people in Indiana, I enjoy the drama of the basketball season this time of the year.
Read MoreMy grandparents owned a very traditional farm in the 1960s.
Read MoreThe Wakarusa Produce Auction and Purdue Extension have teamed up to offer a meeting for area commercial produce growers on Friday, Feb. 10 at the produce auction.
Read MoreA few years ago, I recall a conservation about the blustery winter weather, and one person at the table scoffed at the idea of “wind chill,” calling it a misery index.
Read MoreI find it odd that mistletoe became associated with Christmas.
Read MoreBy Jeff Burbrink Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County I heard the classic Christmas song by Nat King Cole officially titled “The Christmas Song,” more frequently known as “Merry Christmas to You,” on the radio today. It got me thinking … have I ever had a chestnut that … Read More
As the next generation begins to take over responsibility on the farm, one of the duties is to have the younger partner get their Private Pesticide Applicators Permit.
Read MoreBy November, most people are ready for yard work to end.
Read MoreFall is an excellent time to plan for a spring tree planting.
Read MoreI once heard you can harvest a field infested with burcucumber by pulling the combine into the field, parking at the edge of the infestation, turning on the reel and letting the weeds pull the crop in.
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