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The 2022 Indiana Small Farm Conference – Indiana’s premier annual event for the state’s small and diversified farming community – has made the decision to pivot to a virtual platform amid the state’s high numbers of COVID cases. “All of us from Purdue Extension were looking forward to spending time with farmers, colleagues and friends…Read more about 2022 Indiana Small Farm Conference Switches to Virtual Amid COVID Concerns[Read More]
Indiana Hort Conference & Expo will be held virtually across nine Tuesdays and Thursdays in February, at 2 – 4 pm beginning Feb. 1, next Tuesday. Here is the link to the full schedule, topics and speakers: https://www.indianahortconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IHC2022_Virtual_Schedule.pdf The webinar series is free, please register at http://www.indianahortconference.org/ PARP will be available for 3 of these…Read more about Indiana Hort Conference and Expo Virtual Webinar Series[Read More]
PARTICIPANTS EARN A PURDUE CERTIFICATE SIX PILLARS OF FARM RISK MANAGEMENT Join a great team of Extension educators, specialists, faculty, and a lawyer as we present The Six Pillars of Farm Risk Management. This online course allows participants to earn a Purdue certificate! Open enrollment is available through November 2022, but early enrollment is encouraged….Read more about Six Pillars of Farm Risk Management[Read More]
Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification. Applications for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) are due Nov. 1, 2021.
WHAT: An Indiana Pesticide Clean Sweep Project designed to collect and dispose of suspended, canceled, banned, unusable, opened, unopened or just unwanted pesticides (weed killers, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, miticides, etc.) is being sponsored by the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC). This disposal service is free of charge up to 250 pounds per participant. Over…Read more about Clean Sweep 2021[Read More]
The additional aid will fill gaps in previous rounds of assistance and help beginning, socially disadvantaged and small and medium-sized producers that need support. The program includes $700 million for pandemic response and safety grants for PPE and other protective measures to help specialty crop growers, among others; and up to $20 million for additional…Read more about USDA Announces Additional Aid to Ag Producers and Businesses in Pandemic Assistance[Read More]
Montana State University Extension Pondera County and Purdue Extension – Bartholomew County are teaming up to bring you a webinar series dedicated to helping you improve your agriculture communication skills. Adriane Good, from MSU Extension, and Cora Carter, from Purdue Extension, noticed that many agricultural producers want to engage with the public and share their…Read more about Communicating For the Farm Webinar Series[Read More]
Purdue Extension Educators will be updating growing conditions at different produce farms throughout Northwest Indiana this Spring and Summer. Videos will highlight growing methods and talk about things to be on the lookout for. See the first video from Kajer’s Greens in Starke County and find future updates at https://sites.google.com/view/nwinproduceupdate/home.
USDA is implementing updates to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) for producers of agricultural commodities marketed in 2020 who faced market disruptions due to COVID-19. This is part of a larger effort to reach a greater share of farming operations and improve USDA pandemic assistance. The CFAP 2 signup period has reopened as part…Read more about CFAP 2 Application Open[Read More]