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A Word From the ANR Educator
A Word From the ANR Educator
December is Here!
I hope everyone had a restful and tasty Thanksgiving. I will admit I was not ready for the arctic blast of air that arrived with December, but then again it is winter. Farmers got in the crops and now is time for crunching numbers and planning for next year. Program planning and teaching are at the top of the to-do list this month for me, as well as some time off to spend with family.
Keep an eye out for 2025 programing! There will be a 2025 Extension Master Gardener Basic Training starting in March, a Landscape & Lawncare Series in February and I'm working on getting an Adult Farmer Class set up with speakers.
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to have a meeting! However, December is a busy time for me so call or email before heading into the office. If you have any questions about upcoming programming or Ag questions in general, please reach out to the Extension Office. Phone: 260-563-0661 (Ext 1408) or emailing me directly at gschortg@purdue.edu
Best Wishes,
Geoff Schortgen
County Extension Director
Ag and Natural Resources Educator Wabash County
Coming up!!
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Join us December 18th to talk about Forrest Management and Prescribed Burnes with Dr. Jarred Brooke
Resister for 2025 Extension Hot Topics (Only need to do once)
List of Past 2024 Hot Topics with YouTube Link
List of Past 2024 Hot Topics with YouTube Link
January- Ants of Indiana
January *Bonus-Backyard Gardening and Landscaping for Birds
February- Climate and Weather Updates in Indiana
March- Purdue on the Farm
April-Eat Midwest Fish
May- Purdue Institute for Family Business
June- Turf Problems and Insects
July- Indiana Trees
August-Drones and UAV Technology
September- Pork Industry Updates
October-Vermicomposting
November-Poultry Update
List of Past 2023 Hot Topics with YouTube Link
List of Past 2023 Hot Topics with YouTube Link
January- Organics and Composting
February-Garden Planning
March-Plant Pest and Diagnostic Lab
April- Turfgrass and Weed Control
May- Soils
June-Farm Outlook
July- Hemp Production
August-Tomato Disease
September- Poison Hemlock and Other Invasives
October-Landscape Pests
November- Grapes
December- Spotted Lantern Fly
November Review!!
Rooted and Resilient
Rooted and Resilient
Extension Educators from around Northeast Indiana pulled together a 2-day event where residents could learn more about homesteading topics and get hands on experience.
Budgets for Homesteading
Lunchtime Announcements
Starting Raised Beds
Raising Goats
Chicken Processing
Chicken Processing
Participants in this class got the chance to butcher and process their own chicken. The meat was then used in the Chicken Processing Class.
Chainsaw Safety
Chainsaw Safety
Folks in this session got to see how to properly cut down a tree and maintain thier chainsaws.
Each year all the Agriculture and Natural Resource Educators meet at the Beck's Ag Center near Purdue's campus to get yearly updates and also hear from a variety of speakers for this 2 day event.
(Can you me?)
Past Newsletters
Past Newsletters
Geoff Schortgen
County Extension Director | Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator
Purdue Extension | Wabash County
ANR Website: https://extension.purdue.edu/county/wabash/anr/sub-page-open.html
1 W. Hill Street
Wabash, IN 46992
Email: gschortg@purdue.edu
Office Phone: 260-563-0661 (ext 1408)
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