Ashley Adair was interviewed for WTIU’s Newsbreak program about the USDA’s Supporting Organic Enforcement final rule on January 23rd. Newsbreak airs on WTIU public television, WFIU public radio, and on YouTube. https://youtu.be/LEG6ANpiXmY?t=63
Ashley Adair presented “Organic Gardening and Composting” for the Wabash County Extension Hot Topics Series on January 19, 2023. Extension educators Geoff Schortgen, Courtney Schmidt, and Krista Pullen have done a great job promoting this series. Over 100 participants joined the Zoom call with lots of great discussion.
Ashley Adair and Steve Meyers attended the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day at the Michigan State Southwest Research and Extension Center. Tools for farms of all sizes were demonstrated for attendees, including hand tools, robotic tools, belly mount tools, and 3-point hitch tools. This event would be a great showcase for faculty, staff, and…Read more about Ashley Adair and Steve Meyers Attended the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day[Read More]
HLA was well-represented among speakers at the Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day afternoon and evening programs on August 9. There were many great learning opportunities, plus a chance to taste sweet corn from local growers. HLA presenters included: Ashley Adair, Jeanine Arana, Wenjing Guan, Petrus Langenhoven, Liz Maynard, and Stephen Meyers.
Ashley Adair spoke about cover crop variety selection, cover crop considerations for weed, disease, and pest control, and cover crop termination methods at the Byron Seeds Advanced Soil Health Training event on 7/26 to an audience of about 50. Byron Seeds is an Amish-owned cover crop seed dealer based out of Parke County, IN. The…Read more about Ashley Adair Talk at Byron Seeds Advanced Soil Health Training[Read More]
The 2022 Small Farm Education Field Day was held earlier today, Friday, July 29, at the Purdue Student Farm. Participants from HLA included Ashley Adair, Chris Adair, Miranda Purcell, Wenjing Guan, Liz Maynard, Emerson Espinoza, Petrus Langenhoven, Lian Durón, Eduardo Miranda, Stephen Meyers, Luis Medina, and Lori Jolly-Brown. Other participants included Amanda Deering, Scott Monroe,…Read more about 2022 Small Farm Education Field Day[Read More]
The following is from the Purdue Extension ANR Newsletter for July, 2022. Bringing Big Grains to the Small Farm Ashley Adair, Extension Organic Agriculture Specialist, has been busy with all of the things that come with the role of a new extension specialist – teaching, planning events, visiting growers, brushing up on the scientific literature,…Read more about Ashley Adair Featured in the Purdue Extension ANR Newsletter[Read More]
Ashley Adair and Kyle Daniel presented at the Wabash County Landscape and Lawncare Series on April 27th. Ashley presented on organic management considerations for the landscape and composting. Kyle presented on mulching best management practices.
Ashley Adair presented the Organic Gardening topic for the Purdue EMG Advanced Training Series on 3-24-22, with Karen Mitchell and John Orick facilitating.