On December 11, Ashley Adair and Bryan Overstreet (CCSI/Purdue Extension) hosted the last session in the 2025 Indiana Organic Webinar Series. The webinar, titled “Farmers’ Perspectives on Organic Transition,” featured three organic grain farmers from northwest Ohio and their thoughts and advice for other organic grain farmers considering going organic. The 2025 ION Webinar series can be found on Purdue Extension’s YouTube channel. This webinar will be posted prior to the end of 2025.
On December 12, Ashley presented “The Dirt… on soil health, cover crops, and the bottom line” at Newton County’s December 2025 Pesticide Applicator Recertification Program. Thank you to Jamie Reed (Newton County ANR) and Newton County SWCD for planning a nice event!
On December 17, Ashley presented “Companion Planting: Fact or Fiction?” at the St. Joseph County Master Gardener holiday party at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds. Huge thanks to Emily Evers (St. Joseph County ANR) for planning a nice evening!