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County Fairs Given Option for In-Person Events

InkFreeNews.com May 19, 2020 avatarBriley Gargis  Updated: May 19, 2020 @ 12:12 PM
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Purdue Extension has given the green light to allow counties the option to host in-person events for July, including participation at county fairs.

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Posted in Breaking News | Tagged elkhart county, Purdue Extension Elkhart County, The Elkhart County 4-H Fair | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Tar Spot Meeting Webinar Will Be Monday

InkFreeNews.com Mar 24, 2020 avatarPress Release  Updated: Mar 23, 2020 @ 4:01 PM
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ELKHART — Despite COVID-19, life must go on. Area cornfields were stricken with tar spot hard in 2019. Corn growers commonly said they lost 20% of their yield, with a few fields nearing 50% by some estimates. With all meetings being shut down because of social distancing, Purdue … Read More

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Food And Nutrition: Please Drink Your Water

InkFreeNews.com Jul 30, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Jul 28, 2016 @ 6:23 PM
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By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS Extension Educator Health & Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — It has been hot and humid for several days, but I am not going to complain because I know the weather will change – we live in the Midwest. I think it … Read More

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Posted in Community | Tagged dehydration, drinking water, food and nutrition column, health, Mary Ann Lienhart Cross, Purdue Extension Elkhart County, wellness | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silks On Corn

InkFreeNews.com Jul 25, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Jul 25, 2016 @ 5:06 PM
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By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Last week, I wrote about the tassel of a corn plant. This week, the subject is the silk, which part of the female reproductive organs of a corn plant. Bob Nielsen, Purdue Extension’s corn specialist, provided much of this … Read More

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Dry Weather May Force Early Irrigation for Some

InkFreeNews.com Jun 01, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: May 31, 2016 @ 3:45 PM
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By NANCY BORKHOLDER Purdue Extension Elkhart County Just a few days ago, it seemed the rain was not going to stop.  The talk is about how quickly our soils have dried out.  We are approximately 1.5 to 2 inches behind the normal rainfall for the growing season at … Read More

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Posted in Archive 2016 | Tagged NANCY BORKHOLDER, Purdue Extension Elkhart County | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Food And Nutrition: Your Body Needs Water

InkFreeNews.com Apr 29, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Apr 29, 2016 @ 4:54 PM
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By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS Extension Educator-Health and Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Last week I wrote about the health concerns of drinking too much pop because of all the sugar and acid and the negative effects on the body. From the emails and phone calls … Read More

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Posted in Community | Tagged Food and Nutrition, Goshen, Mary Ann Lienhart Cross, Purdue Extension Elkhart County, water | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Hard Water Can Affect Herbicide Performance

InkFreeNews.com Apr 16, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Apr 16, 2016 @ 2:14 PM
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By JEFF BURBINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — It’s that time of the year. Many farmers, nursery owners and homeowners will soon be spraying fields and yards with burndown products to reduce early season weed pressure before planting. One of the more popular herbicides for burndown … Read More

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Food And Nutrition: Cream Of ‘Any’ Vegetable Soup

InkFreeNews.com Apr 09, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Apr 8, 2016 @ 10:31 AM
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By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Extension Educator Health and Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Spring has been long in arriving. The cold of spring has a different feel than the cold of winter, I have often been told it is the dampness, … Read More

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Posted in Archive 2016, Community | Tagged Cream of Soup, Food and Nutrition, Goshen, Purdue Extension Elkhart County | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Lawn Care Tips For Early April

InkFreeNews.com Apr 09, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Apr 6, 2016 @ 2:55 PM
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By JEFF BURBINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — The warm weather triggered a flurry of calls last week about lawn care. Here are a few tips to help your lawn get off to a good start this spring. Moss In The Yard The lack of snow … Read More

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Acid Rain has Affected Our Crops

InkFreeNews.com Apr 02, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Mar 29, 2016 @ 1:48 PM
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By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Most of the original legislation to improve air quality was adopted in the early to mid-1960s in Midwestern states. Much of the emphasis of those laws was aimed at smokestack pollution, in particular the emission of sulfur … Read More

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Spring Means Dandelion Greens

InkFreeNews.com Mar 26, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Mar 25, 2016 @ 4:02 PM
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By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Extension Educator Health & Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Each year I choose to write my column on dandelion greens for a number of reasons. I will begin that part of the reason is out of respect … Read More

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Posted in Archive 2016, Community | Tagged Dandelion Greens, Goshen, Purdue Extension Elkhart County, spring | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Frost Seeding Pastures

InkFreeNews.com Feb 09, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Feb 9, 2016 @ 3:24 PM
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JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — A time-tested technique to improve pastures is frost seeding. Typically, frost seeding is done in February in our area in pastures that are less than 30 percent legumes. Frost seeding is also common in small grain fields such … Read More

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Simple Chair Exercises To Improve Your Mood

InkFreeNews.com Jan 11, 2016 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Jan 11, 2016 @ 12:01 PM
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by MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS Extension Director, Extention Educator, Health and Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County ELKHART COUNTY — Simple chair exercises can help improve your mood, reduce stress and depression. It is found to help slow the decline in memory and protect against dementia. This program … Read More

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Posted in Community | Tagged chair exercises, Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, Elkhart County Extension Homemakers, Health and Human Sciences Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County, St. Joseph County | | Buy Photos | Contact Author

Local Residents Complete Master Gardener Coursework

InkFreeNews.com Dec 21, 2015 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Dec 21, 2015 @ 10:30 AM
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By JEFF BURBRINK Purdue Extension Educator – Ag/Natural Resources, Purdue Extension – Elkhart County GOSHEN — Sixteen people have completed the first phase of the Purdue Master Gardener program in Elkhart County. Jeff Burbrink, extension educator with the Purdue Extension Service, Elkhart County, and coordinator of the local … Read More

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Food And Nutrition Column: Refrigerator Safety

InkFreeNews.com Sep 04, 2015 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Sep 4, 2015 @ 9:46 AM
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By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS Extension Educator, Health and Human Sciences Purdue Extension Elkhart County September has been national food safety month for a long time. Each year, a special topic is chosen to focus on and this year it is refrigeration. So, the first question I ask you, … Read More

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Why Your Body Needs Dairy Foods

InkFreeNews.com Jun 25, 2015 avatarGuest Author  Updated: Jun 25, 2015 @ 3:48 PM
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By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Extension Educator-Health & Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County May was National Osteoporosis Month followed by June as National Dairy Month and they could really be celebrated together. I am sure your mother told you to do many good things … Read More

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