SYRACUSE — For the last six years, Wawasee FFA horticulture judging teams have fared well. A Wawasee team won the national horticulture judging contest two years ago and a couple of years prior to that another team competed in the national contest.
Read MoreCAPE CANAVERAL — On Jan. 16, 2016, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia flower in the Veggie plant growth system aboard the International Space Station. Kelly wrote, “Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace”
Read MoreWARSAW — Looking for something interesting and exciting to do this fall on Tuesday evenings? Do you enjoy working in the garden? How about volunteering? Do you want to help teach others about horticulture and grow beautiful gardens and plants?
Read MoreBy JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Growing up on a southern Indiana farm, I learned a lot about weed identification from my Dad. He would point out features of various plants, and by the time I was 12 years old, I could identify many of … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator Purdue Extension Elkhart County Last week I read an article urging farmers to apply lime every year. That sort of recommendation may work in some communities, but in our area, more often than not, it could lead to some long-term problems because most … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Without much fanfare, the USDA Census of Agriculture will be surveying two important groups of agricultural producers in the next few weeks, horticulture and organic growers. Some local growers may have already received surveys in the mail. More than … Read More
