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A Word From the Educator
A Word From the Educator
August 2023
August 2023
Happy August Everyone,
The dog days of summer are here! in the Extension Office we are all a bit jet-lagged from the fun and exciting Wabash County 4-h Fair. Our 4-H youth educator put in a ton of hours to keep the ball rolling and the kiddos did great in both the livestock and non-livestock projects. The 4-H youth in this county always surprise me with their projects!
In the agriculture world we have been hot an humid rounding out July. We were lucky during the fair to have decent temperatures and only one storm scare throughout the week. Farmers, keep an eye out for corn and soybean diseases with all the heat and humidity we've been getting. August is full of Invasive Species programs (see below) and turf talks.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to the Extension Office and leave your name, phone number and e-mail address.
Phone: 260-563-0661 (Ext 1408) or emailing me directly at gschortg@purdue.edu
See other events below and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Best Wishes,
Geoff Schortgen
County Extension Director, Ag and Natural Resources Educator
1st (pink flowers) and 2nd (red flowers) place for the 2023 Adult Planter Open Show
JOIN US!!!
**NEXT SESSION IS August- Tomato Diseases**
Join Purdue Extension Specialists and your local Ag & Natural Resources Educators for a free, live and virtual discussion on the latest research and best practices in a different area of expertise each month. The topics will be timely and engaging, bring your questions and love for life long learning! Register once to be signed up for each monthly program. If you can make it on, great! If you can’t make a month, no problem we record them all. For August we will have Dan Egel discussing tomato diseases.
Register online here: www.bit.ly/3V30MvK
Recordings can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx1L2c89r3d3P7LspotyPzg
Please contact Geoff Schortgen with any Questions
Email: gschortg@purdue.edu
Upcoming Events!
August Invasive Species Program
August Invasive Species Program
Invasive Species Program
August 1, 2023
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library South Branch
1755 East Center Road
Kokomo, IN 46902
9 AM - 4 PM
Cost = $75
Register at: http://bit.ly/invasivespecies2023
Category 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 6, & RT credits available.
The Invasive Species Program will equip communities with interdisciplinary education and programming aimed to provide landowners and industry specialists with the knowledge to track, report, remove, and avoid invasive species across the state.
August Field Day
August Field Day
Spots for this August Program Fill up Fast!
Contact the Salamonie Interpretive Center to reserve your Spot! (Phone: 260-468-2127).
Available CCHs:
Category 2- 5 Credits (Forest Pest Mgmt.)
Category 6- 5 Credits (Industrial Weed Mgmt.)
RT- 4 Credits (Registered Technician)
The cost is $10.00 for those who wish to receive CCHs. Also, those wishing to get CCHs will need to attend the whole program to get all the available points.
Register By Calling the Salamonie Interpretive Center
260-468-2127
July Review
Good Luck in Retirement Mark!
Good Luck in Retirement Mark!
Mark Kepler, longtime Agriculture and Natural Resource Educator, retired from his post in Fulton County this Month. Mark had over 30 years of experience in extension. He worked with leadership programs and shared his excellent experiences with us newer educators. Mark has done so much for extension and we will miss his goofy nature and wealth of knowledge. Mark specialized in goats throughout his tenure, so what better gift than...a goat. The other Area 8 Educators and I pooled our resources and thought this would be a good retirement gift, now that he'll have more time attending his growing herd! Best wishes in retirement Mark!!!
Thank you everyone who participated in the
2023 Adult Planter Open Show
The fairgrounds have never looked better!!
Jr Master Gardeners
Jr Master Gardeners
I was able to teach a few turf lessons for the Miami County junior mastergardeners. We also had some time to look for 4-leaf clovers.
Garden Talking and Garden Walking
Garden Talking and Garden Walking
A group listened to our Regional Urban Soil Specialist, Jamie Perry, about potting soil and then we took a tour of the planters on the grounds.
Jr Leaders Stock the Trailer
Jr Leaders Stock the Trailer
These guys were able to collect over 15,000lbs of items to be donated to local food banks!!!!
4-H Awards
4-H Awards
The extension office awarded scholarships and 10-year 4-H awards prior to fair.
Chugging away!
Chugging away!
Things don't slow down EVER during the 4-H county fair. Full steam ahead.
Non-livestock Judging Day
Non-livestock Judging Day
This is a day when I am no longer an ANR educator but a 4-H educator!
Collecting Planters for the Open Show
Collecting Planters for the Open Show
Collecting planters to be spaced out around the fairgrounds and to be judged.
Cattle Show
Cattle Show
Poultry Show
Poultry Show
Swine Show
Swine Show
Black Berries
Black Berries
Had to stop out a local farm where I picked a few black berries to share with the students.
Site Visits
Site Visits
I traveled with the DNR to scout locations for the August 18 Invasives Field Day. Got caught in the rain, but we got the job done.
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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