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This lesson will teach students all about trees, including the life cycle of a tree, the function of different parts of a tree, and the use for and value of different wood products.
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To produce hydroponically grow crops, such as lettuce, in greenhouses during Indiana winters, heating is required. However, the cost can be high. This publication helps greenhouse growers calculate whether the cost of More...
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The 2017 Census of Agriculture, data courtesy of the USDA, shows that Indiana seems to be adapting to the changing economic climate: Bigger large farms, more smaller operations, and a positive outlook for the Indiana More...
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This unit provides introductory lesson plans that allow students to explore nature and understand the health benefits of being outside. Activities encompass 2 of the 3 signature programs of The Nature of Teaching (Wil More...
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This publication, by a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine, calls attention to coxiellosis, an infectious disease that can affect animals and humans. It's a hardy bacteria that ca More...
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The amount of light available in a day for photosynthesis is called the daily light integral. Solar DLI varies, and this publication shows how understanding the variation can assist Indiana growers using high tunnels More...
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This publication provides the 2018 prices of the most frequently sold fruits, non-leafy vegetables, leafy greens, and other specialty crops offered at 12 farmers markets in Indiana. Indiana farmers markets differ grea More...
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Learn how to keep your food safe on the grill from Purdue Food Science.
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The recipe in this document provides an introductory approach to integrating a cover crop into a corn-soybean rotation. Often the easiest place to begin is to plant a cover crop ahead of a soybean cash crop following More...
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This publication briefly describes the benefits of growing cover crops on prevented planting acres and provides guidance for selecting and seeding cover crops on these acres.
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The recipe in this document provides an introductory approach to integrating a cover crop into a corn-soybean rotation. Planting a cover crop ahead of a soybean cash crop is often the easiest way to introduce cover cr More...
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Regular physical activity can have a major impact on one's overall health, and walking is one of the best choices. In this updated publication, a Purdue School of Nursing professor explains how to get started, set goa More...
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Domestic demand for organic grains exceeds production. A lack of available information on marketing opportunities, supply and demand volumes, and pricing information might deter some farmers from making the switch. Th More...
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This information sheet provides an overview of sheep well-being including how to provide appropriate care, interpret sheep behavior, and identify signs of poor well-being.
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This free, downloadable scorecard is designed for use by students participating in Illinois soil judging contests. Pairs with More...
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This free, downloadable card is designed for use by students participating in Illinois soil judging contests. Pairs with More...
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This publication, by Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, informs the nursery and landscape industry about new state regulations regarding invasive plant species. The rules are effective More...
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This field book is an updated, condensed version of Illinois Soils: Evaluation for Agriculture and Home Sites. Students can use this book to prepare for soil judging contests. Includes More...
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This article advises sheep and goat owners on the importance of colostrum, the first milk produced after birth, which is essential for the survival of newborn lambs and kids. It discusses benefits of using high-qualit More...
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Understanding adaptations for aquatic amphibians can help humans learn more about healthy ecosystems. Through this educational unit, students will be able to explain how amphibian adaptations benefit survival, describ More...
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When Thanksgiving draws near, it's time to start preparing your turkey! Purdue Food Science shares some food safety tips for thawing, preparing, cooking, and storing this festive bird.
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Phytophthora blight is perhaps the most serious disease of cucurbits in Indiana. It has characteristics of a foliar disease, spreading rapidly from plant to plant under appropriate weather conditions, much like anthra More...
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The Great Lakes are home to eight species of salmon and trout. These species can be difficult to distinguish from each other as they overlap in their distributions and change appearance depending on their habitat and More...
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Making excellent quality hay is a process that requires proper use of the right harvest equipment at the right stage of forage growth. Doing this will minimize yield and quality losses so nutritional needs of livesto More...
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To make excellent quality hay, the forage needs to be cut at the right growth stage and packaged into a bale at the right moisture content without incidence of rain damage. Baling hay too wet can result in mold format More...
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Frost seeding or broadcasting seed on the ground during the dormant season is an effective method to establish native grass and forb plantings for wildlife as well as food plot plantings like clover. This video will p More...
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Homeowners commonly set box traps to capture and remove wildlife from their home or yard. Setting a box trap improperly can decrease their effectiveness and even lead to safety risks to both people and wildlife. The p More...
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This bulletin provides trial reports for many vegetable varieties including cantaloupe, pickling cucumber, pepper, pumpkin, summer squash and zucchini, sweet corn, tomato, and watermelon. Lists of vegetable seed sour More...
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In a high tunnel or hoophouse, vegetable growers can influence three crucial factors: light, temperature and relative humidity. In this publication, Purdue Extension experts discuss practical suggestions for managing More...
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Many of Indiana's forests have been dominated by oak and hickory trees for thousands of years. The historical conditions that shaped today's forests have changed, altering forest composition and leading land managers More...
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The introduction in the 1990s of dressenid mussels and round goby in Lake Michigan continues to affect the diets of some salmonine species. As the lake's ecosystem changes, brown trout, lake trout and steelhead have c More...
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This publication discusses our current knowledge of tar spot, describes diseases commonly confused with the disease, and More...
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Nearly 20 percent of the 1 million septic systems in Indiana are inadequate, have failed or are in the process of failing. This updated publication helps homeowners understand the types of failures and offers advice f More...
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This article explores the influence of economic, cultural, and religious factors on attitudes toward animal welfare in developing nations. More...
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There is much to learn about raising chickens in a cage-free environment to produce eggs. Poultry specialists from Purdue, North Carolina State and Auburn universities have put together a primer of things you need to More...
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Injurious pecking is a major animal welfare and economic concern in poultry and other captive birds because it may cause severe damage and death in some cases. This article discusses types of injurious pecking, potent More...
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This article will help farmers and entrepreneurs who produce food products in their homes for sale at farmers markets and roadside stands to navigate h More...
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Grafting cucumber with squash rootstock (Cucurbita maxima, C. Moschata and C. maxima X C. moschata) has proven to be an effective approach to improving cucumber's cold tolerance. Vegetable growers are likely to benef More...
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As organic food sales increase, the relationship between farmers and growers grows in importance. This study, by a Purdue University professor, looks at the decision-making process and the barriers and motives of org More...
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Tomatoes are a major specialty crop for Indiana vegetable farmers. This Purdue study looks at price data from farmers markets and grocery stores and finds that produce sold at farmers markets is not necessarily more e More...
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More than 50 commercial manure additive products are currently available in North America. This publication by two Purdue professors, the first in a series called "Manure Management, Treatment, and Utilization," provi More...
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This unit highlights the resources required to produce food and the food wasted along each step of the food production system. It contains two lessons: Producers, Consumers, and Natural Resources; and Food Waste from More...
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This field book is a condensed version of Indiana Soils: Evaluation for Agriculture and Home Sites, which is the basic publication for teaching soil science and conducting soil judging contests.
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This publication provides information about boxwood blight (a fungal disease that affects boxwood plants); images of the symptoms and signs of this fungal disease and management options.
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We call them pigs, swine, hogs and several other names. Regardless, their well-being is an important issue for consumers, the industry, and, of course, to the animals. In this publication, a Purdue University professo More...
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This is a companion document to the How to Feed the World: Student Study Guide that is also available for download in the Education Store. The Teacher's Guide provides detailed instructions and suggestions for how to More...
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These student study guides leverage the book How to Feed the World to teach students about the causes and po More...
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This Nature of Teaching lesson plan teaches students the relationship between outdoor experiences and mental health.
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Soil testing is an integral part of a soil fertility management program. Effective soil testing provides information on the fertility status of soils within a field that can be used for making fertilizer or lime appli More...
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A saturated buffer is an innovative practice that can remove substantial nitrate from field tile drainage water before it is discharged into streams or ditches. This publication, part of the Transforming Drainage proj More...
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This video explains and demonstrates the important concept of body condition scoring in sheep. Body condition scoring is an important management tool to help producers evaluate the nutritional and health status of ei More...
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Horses have been important to humans for millennia, and even those who have never ridden or even petted a horse care about their well-being. In this publication, a Purdue University professor discusses well-being fro More...
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Consumers have many options when it comes to eggs, including eggs labeled as "cage-free". This paper explains how cage-free eggs are produced at the farm level as well as the benefits and challenges associated with c More...
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Fusarium wilt is one of the most serious watermelon diseases in Indiana. This publication describes the cycle and symptoms of Fusarium wilt and offers management recommendations More...
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How do I remedy poor branching? Is my tree at risk of splitting, and how can pruning prevent that? Corrective pruning has many implications for tree structure, health, and longevity. Developing a strong, central branc More...
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Downy mildew causes a severe foliar disease of all cucurbit crops, which include cucumber, gourd, cantaloupe, squash, watermelon, and zucchini. However, in Indiana, downy mildew does not occur consistently each year. More...
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This publication is a resource for those who are considering high tunnel production or are relative beginners. This resource describes: selecting the right size and type of high tunnel for your operation, choosing a s More...
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The well-being of poultry is an important issue for consumers, the poultry industry, and, of course, to the animals. In this publication, a Purdue University professor discusses well-being from several angles, includi More...
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This publication describes Goss's bacterial wilt and blight symptoms, describes disorders commonly confused with the disease, and recommends management strategies.
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This publication describes the "why, what, and how" of a comprehensive plan and focuses on the process and the contents.
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The well-being of cattle -- beef or dairy -- is an important issue for consumers, the beef and dairy industries, and, of course, to the animals. In this publication, a Purdue University professor discusses well-being More...
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Each year, plant pathologists around the North Central region coordinate their efforts to document disease-related losses in corn yields across the region. This publication documents the impact of major diseases on co More...
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Collisions with man-made structures are one of the primary causes of bird mortality. In fact, up to a billion birds are killed each year in the United States due to window strikes. Approximately 50% of the time, these More...
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This publication, part of a series on anaerobic digestion technology in Indiana, describes technology used at Fair Oaks Dairy Farms in More...
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This publication, part of a series on anaerobic digestion technology in Indiana, describes the Waste No Energy system used by Waste No Energy LLC east of Monticello in White County.
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This publication, part of a series on anaerobic digestion technology in Indiana, describes technology used at Windy Ridge Dairy.
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Methods that result in more accurate sorting of market hogs can maximize pork producers' daily returns. This publication uses the Tyson Foods marketing grid to examine the process and suggest steps that producers migh More...
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This publication provides a table that includes the most widely marketed fungicide products to control common seedling diseases in soybean. It was updated in February 2019. For fungicides labeled for foliar diseases, More...
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This publication provides a table that includes the most widely marketed fungicide products to control common foliar diseases in soybean. It was updated in February 2019. For fungicides labeled for seedling diseases, More...
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This publication describes four common laboratory soil health tests that we evaluated. The publication also discusses the challenges of using these tests in Indiana croplands.
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This publication provides a table that includes the most widely marketed fungicide products to control common seedling diseases in wheat. It was updated in May 2018. Formerly Purdue Extension publication BP-162-W.
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This publication provides information about the product mix, advertising, marketing, and other business practices of U.S. landscape firms and compares them by their business diversification strategies (landscape only; More...
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This publication examines the basics of why and how to fertilize woody plants in the home landscape.
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A soil test will reveal the current nutrient status in your soils and whether you need to add any nutrients as fertilizer. This publication describes the best practices for when and how to sample your soils.
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This publication is a precautionary guide for gardeners who are choosing ornamental plants and may be considering plants that have a spreading habit. Formerly Purdue Extension publication HLA-1-W
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This publication examines how fungicides are classified and recommends management practices particular to pome fruit that can prevent fungi from developing resistance to these products.
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This publication examines how fungicides are classified and recommends management practices to prevent fungi from developing resistance to these products.
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This publication describes fungicide mobility, which is the how fungicides move after they are applied to plants.
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Food waste is a major issue in developed countries. This unit is designed to teach students about food waste and ways they can help reduce it. This section contains one unit with three lesson plans that will teach stu More...
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This publication helps those who live in homes or operate businesses that have onsite sewage systems. The goal is to help lengthen the effective lifespan of onsite sewage systems and avoid the unpleasant experience of More...
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As with any other species, the main objective when handling poultry is ensuring both the handler and the bird come away unharmed and relatively unstressed. The diversity among poultry species may require changes to ho More...
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Conservation biology is considered by some to be a "crisis discipline." Decisions within the field must often be made quickly, sometimes without enough time to gather all of the data one would ideally have, and they c More...
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This publication provides an overview of the local plan commission and BZA to help you understand the role of these committees and to prepare for your first few meetings.
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This publication discusses the process of comprehensive planning in Indiana. It also describes the content of comprehensive plans and factors to consider when updating or amending comprehensive plans.
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This publication summarizes how much additional fertilizer a crop needs under sub-irrigation when the growing medium contains More...
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This publication aims to provide information to growers about estimating the costs and benefits when they use supplemental lighting.
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This publication explains the details of substrate electrical conductivity (EC) for greenhouse growers.
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This publication will help you accurately perform the pour-through technique for measuring substrate electrical conductivity (EC).
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This publication details substrate characteristic s and provides research-based information about them as a reference to guide growers.
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Pork processors have established marketing grids that discount the value of carcasses heavier or lighter than a specified weight range. To avoid these discounts, most commercial producers visually evaluate the body we More...
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Pork producers should consider methods that result in more accurate sorting of market hogs to maximize their daily returns and to minimize the variation of carcass weight for the pork processor, four Purdue University More...
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This publication should help you make better decisions about what should and should not be disposed of in an onsite sewage system. We'll look at a dozen items you should always keep o More...
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This publication describes the symptoms of oak wilt disease, its cause, and management options that are available.
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This bulletin is the first in a series on animal welfare assurance and audit programs. Three Purdue University researchers discuss the foundation of animal welfare, ways to assure livestock and poultry welfare, nation More...
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The Indiana 4-H Dog Agility Program is part of the 4-H Dog Project. These Indiana 4-H Dog Agility Rules establish consistent regulations and procedures for 4-H members, volunteers, and judges. The Indiana 4-H Dog Agil More...
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This publication provides a table that includes the most widely marketed fungicide products to control common diseases in corn. It was updated in February 2018. Formerly Purdue Extension publication BP-160-W.
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This publication reviews some of the most important factors to consider when applying a fungicide to manage Fusarium head blight (FHB or scab) and mycotoxins.
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This publication summarizes the efforts and impacts that the Crop Protection Network had in 2017.
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This publication describes the factors you should consider to help you make the right soybean seed treatment decisions for your operation. It also explores the three major types of seed treatments: fungicides, insecti More...
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This publication describes the main factors you should consider when selecting which soybean variety to plant.
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**WARNING: The following video and/or content may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Planting at the proper seeding rate is an important step to ensure a successful native warm-season grass and forb planting or a wildlife food plot. This video will discuss how to properly calibrate the seeding rate fo More...
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This publication describes the importance of measuring plant light use, and then describes a study that offers some promise of More...
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In this video, Dr. Kara Stewart demonstrates the proper technique for collecting a DNA hair sample for 4-H Beef Cattle identification.
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Selling dogs is a big business. Many factors influence purchases. Two Purdue University researchers explain the decision-making process when it comes to choosing the source (shelter, pet stores, etc.) and type of dog, More...
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This publication describes some of the issues associated with dicamba applications and how growers can manage them.
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This publication provides information to farmers selling at farmers markets or other local outlets. It illustrates the main characteristics of farmers markets, the benefits of selling directly to consumers, and the ma More...
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Does it matter how you manage your checking account? Should you and your soulmate discuss finances? Should you ask questions before co-signing a loan? Yes, yes, and yes. Three consumer finance researchers discuss step More...
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Successfully starting a tree plantation involves several steps, ideally starting with preparation a year or more before the seedlings are planted. Part of planning is finding sources of materials, information, and ass More...
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Your financial reputation matters to lenders, landlords and even employers. Knowing how credit works is important, but it's not complicated. In this paper, part of a series, three researchers define credit and explain More...
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This bulletin provides trial information for many vegetable varieties, including: bean, cantaloupe, cucumber, pepper, pumpkin, squash, strawberry, sweet corn, tomato, watermelon, and winter melon. This publication is More...
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One side of this handout provides a quick guide for applying Engenia, Xtendimax, and FeXapan products to dicamba-resistant crops. The other side is a required record-keeping form for making those applications. The pri More...
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Home gardening is playing a larger role in food production in the U.S. Four Purdue University researchers look at the demographics of groups engaged in gardening and share a case study of creating a gardening opportun More...
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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a bacterial disease of mammals resulting from the infection of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). It is a zoonotic disease that can infect humans, domestic stock, and wild animals. Outbreaks More...
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This publication provides a disease management schedule for Indiana commercial apple growers.
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Research has shown that through block play children can learn a variety of skills such as math, science, social, physical, new words, pre-reading, creative and problem-solving skills. This 12-part series trains adults More...
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This updated (October 2017) 119-page guide makes the task of identifying the requirements for new businesses easier. It's a comprehensive checklist that identifies the regulatory requirements that must be satisfied in More...
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Periodontal disease is one of the most common health problems in our canine companions. Lack of preventive care often leads to more severe disease at an earlier age. Four Purdue researchers discuss steps that will ben More...
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This publication outlines steps that farmers should take before, during and after a dairy farm energy audit conducted by the Purdue Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program. Such audits are necessary if seeking More...
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Knowing and using a common vocabulary of planning and zoning terms will help you understand planning and zoning issues and communicate in a better way. This glossary of commonly used planning and zoning terms should m More...
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Trees can grow in ways that are not always the safest or most sustainable for long-term health and safety. This can happen for many reasons: species characteristics, growing location, or lack of proper pruning in earl More...
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In recent years, high-clearance fertilizer application equipment make it feasible to apply nitrogen (N) fertilizer to corn later in the growing season. This publication explores the potential uses of late-season N app More...
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This publication provides four basic strategies to help improve the health of your soil: (1) Practice no-tillage or strip-tillage, (2) Add more crops to your rotation, (3) include cover crops, and (4) manage nutrient More...
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Although generally considered a "tropical disease", southern rust can occur in important corn production areas of the United States and Canada. This publication describes the symptoms and signs of southern rust, how t More...
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Dairy, fruit, vegetables, and whole grains contain nutrients that can help decrease the risk of heart disease, cancer, and other diet-related diseases. A Purdue University undergraduate and an assistant professor in t More...
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This publication defines and describes mitigation and adaptation strategies used to adjust to climate changes on Earth. It compares the two types of strategies and describes their effects on cities, agriculture, and h More...
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This publication describes the general effects of changing climate on human health, covering both positive and negative effects. It is part of a Climate Change series of publications.
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This publication defines and describes the tools used to understand past climate and to predict climate in the future. It is part of a Climate Change series of publications.
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Climate change is a global problem that will take a global effort to solve. "Global" means all of us contribute to the best of our ability and all change our lifestyles to reduce our impact on climate change. But is t More...
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This publication briefly describes the scientific method and peer review. It is part of a Climate Change series of publications.
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Weather is to climate as a page is to a book. A few days of weather do not give the entire story of climate, just as a single page does not tell the entire story from a book. This publication briefly describes the di More...
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Every day we generate greenhouse gases through interaction with factories, agriculture, and cars. Our activities produce four major greenhouse gases. This publication briefly describes those gasses and evidence of the More...
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The conversion of the natural landscape into a town or city is known as urbanization. The once-natural landscape that had vegetation such as grasses, shrubs, trees, and permeable soils is converted into a landscape of More...
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This publication briefly describes potential effects of climate change on the Midwest the signs of climate change visible today. This is part of a Climate Change series of publications More...
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This guide lists participating local food producers. The goal is to help customers contact, find, and support local food farms and businesses in their communities.
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In this publication, we categorize the green industry in five distinct sectors based on the business' main revenue activity. We then estimate the economic contributions of Indiana's green industry in these five sector More...
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This publication provides an overview of the Indiana data from the USDA-NASS 2016 Certified Organic Survey. It provides number of farms, sales, and more.
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A tube from a roll of paper towels. A shoebox. A plastic bottle. All of these items can become homemade blocks that children will play with. Blocks don't have to be fancy or expensive to be beneficial to children, th More...
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In food safety and other areas, it is important to quickly identify microbes that are present. Purdue researchers developed a technique that can identify many types of microorganisms three times faster than normal lab More...
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This article is the first of two publications that analyzes economic opportunities in forest farming for Indiana forest plantation owners. This study explores growing hops along the fence lines of newly established fo More...
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This publication describes varroa mites and their effects on honey bee hives. It also recommends monitoring and management practices to protect hives against this pest.
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Animal drug testing programs are common at youth livestock exhibitions across the country. While the individual policies for each show vary greatly, the basic goals of these programs are to ensure a wholesome food sup More...
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Water quality is important, because the water you use on your produce farm could potentially introduce human pathogens into your production fields, equipment and workers, washing and packing facilities, and directly o More...
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Zoos work at the forefront of species conservation efforts worldwide. For example, the Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) is a giant, fully aquatic salamander that has experienced range-wide declines throughout More...
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The purpose of this video is to discuss, describe and demonstrate methods for pregnancy detection in sows and gilts using ultrasonography. This video outlines pregtone and real-time ultrasonography to assist producers More...
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This publication provides a list of recommended plants that homeowners and others can use to establish and conserve effective pollinator habitats in Indiana - from small-scale backyard improvements to large-scale plan More...
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This publication explains some of the threats pollinators face. Other publications in the Protecting Pollinators series describe steps you can take to protect pollinators.
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This publication summarizes the efforts and impacts that the Crop Protection Network had in 2016.
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This publication summarizes the effort and impacts that the Crop Protection Netwo rk had in 2015.
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Each year, plant pathologists around the North Central region coordinate their efforts to document disease-related losses in soybean yields across the region. This publication documents the impact of major diseases on More...
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This is the third year that plant pathologists around the North Central region have coordinated their efforts to document disease-related losses in corn yields across the region. This publication documents the impact More...
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Dogs' physical health is important, but two Purdue University researchers contend that mental and behavioral health are also critical when ensuring that dogs can function well as good, safe companion animals and partn More...
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Understand how climate change is impacting and will continue to impact the weather in the Corn Belt. Raymond Arritt's research encompasses mesoscale meteorology, regional climate, and aerobiology in the Departments of More...
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A resource for farmers, teachers, and extension educators and agricultural advisors for understanding the benefits of building soil organic matter and how to build soil organic matter. This publication was written by More...
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This fact sheet describes how economic factors from climate change can influence farm management. This publication, part of the Climate and Corn-based Cropping Systems Coordinated Agricultural Project (CSCAP), is ava More...
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This brief summarizes key results from a 2012 survey of 4,778 farmers in 11 Corn-belt states. Here, the focus is upon farmers' concerns about how climate change and variable weather might affect pests and disease and More...
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This second atlas (Volume 2) provides additional results from a 2012 survey of 4,778 farmers in 11 Corn-belt states. Here, the focus is upon farmers' specific behaviors, beliefs about climate and weather, and the tool More...
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This four-page fact sheet provides a summary of answers to four questions posed to farmers, about the need for institutional support for adaptation to increased weather variability. The questions were a part of a USDA More...
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This fact sheet describes how climate change is impacting plant diseases, pests, and weeds in corn-soybean systems in the Midwest. It can be used with a More...
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This four-page fact sheet provides a summary of answers to four questions posed to farmers, about the need for farm-level adaptation to increased weather variability. The questions were a part of a USDA-NIFA-supported More...
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