Liz Maynard, Ashley Adair, and Steve Meyers partnered with Northwest Region educators Becca Koetz, Marty Huseman and Nikky Witkowski for the Nov. 6 Small Farm Equipment Demonstration Day at Pinney Purdue Ag Center. Demos included flame weeding, bed preparation with BCS implements including vertical plow and power harrow, transplanting with paperpot transplanter, and winterizing small…Read more about Local Farmers and Educators Connect at Pinney Purdue’s Small Farm Equipment Event[Read More]
Liz Maynard, Ashley Adair, and Steve Meyers will participate in the Small Farm Equipment Demo 12:00 to 4:00p.m. Central Time on November 6 at the Pinney Purdue Ag Center. A program on popcorn for small farms and gardens will follow, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Central Time. Preregister online for each program: Small Farm Equipment…Read more about HLA Extension Specialists to participate in Small Farm Equipment Demo.[Read More]
Liz Maynard, Emily DeaKyne and Ariana Torres co-authored with Lauren Asprooth (Univ. Wisconsin) and Michael O’Donnell (Recovery Ag LLC) recent outreach publications from the Diverse Corn Belt project. Diversifying the Corn Belt: Horticultural Food Crops and Diversifying the Corn Belt: Extended Rotations introduce these crop options by providing an overview of benefits; relation to corn-soybean…Read more about New Diverse Corn Belt Outreach Publications[Read More]
Liz Maynard and Emily DeaKyne participated in the Vermillion County Diverse Farm tours on August 4, 2026. The group learned about grazing and marketing sheep, goats, chickens, and cattle at Royer Farm Fresh meats in Clinton on a morning tour. Over lunch Emily presented results from the Diverse Corn Belt project. After lunch the group…Read more about Diverse Farm Tour Highlights Livestock, Produce, and Local Marketing[Read More]
Ashley Adair and Marty Huseman (ANR Educator, Region 1) presented “A Blueprint for Connection: Using Regional Research to Strengthen Campus-County Extension Relationships” at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference in Denver, Colorado on July 10th. This presentation featured the 2025 Indiana Diverse Farm Tours and the Diverse…Read more about Ashley Adair and Marty Huseman Presented at NACAA[Read More]
Extension professionals from the Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department and the Diversified Farming and Food Systems Team hosted the first-ever combined Indiana Horticulture and Small Farm Conference at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds and Conference Complex, March 3-5, 2026. With a total of 64 educational sessions, 22 research posters, and several demonstrations to choose from over…Read more about Purdue Hosts First‑Ever Combined Indiana Horticulture and Small Farm Conference, Bringing Nearly 200 Participants Together for Three Days of Learning and Collaboration[Read More]
The Northwest Indiana Vegetable Farmer Workshop, organized by Liz Maynard and county educators Becca Koetz and Emily Evers was held on February 2 in Valparaiso. Wenjing Guan and Liz discussed vegetable quality. Plant pathologist César Escalante and entomologist Laura Ingwell reviewed sprayer calibration and covered key points for scouting and identifying pests and diseases early…Read more about Extension Specialists and Educators Organized Northwest Indiana Vegetable Farmer Workshop[Read More]
Southwest Purdue Agriculture Center hosted Pumpkin Field Day on Sep. 17, 2025. HLA Extension specialists Liz Maynard, Steve Meyers and Wenjing Guan; HLA graduate student Helen Angelina Nocito; and Extension specialists Laura Ingwell from Entomology Department and Cesar Escalante from Botany and Plant Pathology Department presented at the event.
The Indiana Diverse Farm Tour of Living Prairie Farms in Wolcott on August 27 was organized by Ashley Adair and Liz Maynard in collaboration with ANR Educators Summer Brinkman and Marty Huseman, with assistance from Emily DeaKyne. The event featured discussion of organic popcorn, small grains, sunflowers, and soybean production, and presentations by Purdue and…Read more about Indiana Diverse Farm Tour Showcases Organic Innovation at Living Prairie Farms[Read More]