Purdue Exten. Office - December 2011 Archive

Certified Livestock Producer Training

By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is hosting a workshop in the area as part of the Certified Livestock Producer Program (CLPP).  This workshop will be held on February 14 at the Wabash County REMC Community Room, located at 350 Wedcor Ave, Wabash, IN.  The program begins at 8:30 a... Read More...

Winter Workshops Focus on Farm Women

By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

The Purdue Extension Women in Agriculture Team has set winter program opportunities for farm women. 

“Women to Women: Educating Women about Farm Commodity Marketing” is a program that will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 9 a.m.—4 p.m. at the Boathouse Restaurant—700 Park Avenue in Winona Lake... Read More...

Area Beef Meeting Set for January 4

By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Beef producers can learn techniques in feeding minerals to their animals at an upcoming meeting.  The 2012 Area XI beef meeting, hosted by the Indiana Beef Cattle Association (IBCA) and Purdue University Extension, will take place on January 4th.   It will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Columbia City, IN at the Eagle’s Nest on 125 S... Read More...

Agricultural Outlook for 2012

By Lamont Neal on Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Chris Hurt, Purdue Agricultural Economist, has been traveling to locations across the state discussing agricultural outlook for 2012.  He opened his talk at a recent farmer’s breakfast in southern Indiana by showing budgeted costs for crop inputs (fertilizer, seed, pesticides, fuel etc... Read More...