Purdue Exten. Office - June 2011 Archive

New Farm Trailer Hitch Safety Guide

By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

When Fred Whitford speaks about trailer hitch safety, he begins the talk by asking folks in the crowd to raise their hand if they’ve ever lost a trailer or implement while pulling it on the road behind a truck.  There are typically several people in the audience who raise their hands.  Most of these accidents can be prevented by simply reviewing and possibly upgrading your trailer hitch system... Read More...

Cattleman Scheduled to Meet

By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

The Huntington County Cattlemen will meet on Wednesday July 6th at 7:00 pm in the 4-H Community Building, Hier’s Park.  The agenda items include the food tent at the 4-H Fair.  A worker sign-up sheet will be available.  

        For more information, contact Purdue Extension – Huntington County Office, 354 N Jefferson – Suite 202, Huntington or call 260-358-4826... Read More...

Monarch Butterfly Workshop

By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

The Huntington County Purdue Extension Office and Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters present Metamorphosis in Your Own Backyard, back by popular demand.  This one hour workshop features a description of the lifecycle of the Monarch Butterfly and the Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly, butterfly facts & myths and information on how to attract butterflies to your yard... Read More...

Where Does Your Money Go?

By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Purdue Extension of Huntington County is offering a FREE 2 hour workshop titled “Where Does Your Money Go?”.   The training will be instructed by Karen Hinshaw from Purdue Extension Huntington County.
Upcoming classes:
July 20, 10a-12p, at the Courthouse Annex, Huntington, IN
August 4, 1p-3p, at the Courthouse Annex, Huntington, IN
August 17, 3p-5p, at the Courthouse Annex, Huntington, IN
Attendees will learn how spending money today will affect their future spending, how to take control of their money, how to plan for emergencies, and how little expenditures add up... Read More...

Farmers Considering Cover Crops

By Lamont Neal on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

There are some area farmers who have not been able to plant all of their crop acres this year.  Rains were heavier in some parts of the county, so several fields have never dried satisfactorily.  Interest in cover crops is increasing among these farmers unable to plant corn because of bad weather... Read More...

Swarming Bees Should Not Cause Alarm

By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Summer is approaching so folks are spending more time noticing nature.  Swarms of honey bees can suddenly appear this time of the year and cause alarm for some people. 

Timothy Gibb, an Insect Diagnostician with Purdue University, has written a brief update on honey bees which can be found on the Purdue Plant and Pest Laboratory Web site (Read More...

Planting Finally Moving at a Fast Pace

By Lamont Neal on Saturday, June 11th, 2011

                The favorable weather over the past week has allowed farmers to plant their crops at a fast pace.  If the good fortunes continue most fields in the county will be planted by June 15.  However there are wet areas in fields that are slow to dry, so producers will be spotting in corn and soybeans with their planters... Read More...

Swine Boosters scheduled to meet

By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

The Huntington County Swine Boosters will meet on Tuesday June 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall at Hier’s Park.   The agenda items include a discussion of improvements to the swine barn.  Members should also be prepared to sign up for work shifts at the 4-H Fair food tent.  For more information, contact Purdue Extension – Huntington County Office, 354 N Jefferson – Suite 202, Huntington or call 260-358-4826... Read More...

Manure & Fertilizer Applicator Training

By Lamont Neal on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Category 14 Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification training and exam dates have been scheduled for this summer. There are nine locations in Indiana.  Registration is required in advance of the program.

Northern Indiana locations for the Category 14 training and exam include the following (an additional 3 locations are in southern Indiana):