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Due to the COVID crisis, all Purdue Extension meetings have been cancelled through June. After July 1, in-person meetings may be held and will follow state and local guidelines. Most Purdue Extension staff are working from home and we are available to answer your questions by email, phone or through social media. Our contact information…Read more about Extension Events[Read More]


Due to the COVID crisis, all Purdue Extension meetings have been cancelled until further notice. Some may be offered by distance education, but no in-person meetings will be allowed. Most Purdue Extension staff are working from home. We are available to answer your questions by email, phone or through social media. Our contact information is…Read more about Extension Events[Read More]


Due to the COVID crisis, all Purdue Extension meetings have been cancelled until further notice. Some may be offered by distance education, but no in-person meetings will be allowed. Most Purdue Extension staff are working from home. We are available to answer your questions by email, phone or through social media. Our contact information is…Read more about Extension Events[Read More]


Due to the COVID crisis, all Purdue Extension meetings have been cancelled until further notice. Some may be offered by distance education, but no in-person meetings will be allowed. Most Purdue Extension staff are working from home. We are available to answer your questions by email, phone or through social media. Our contact information is…Read more about Extension Events[Read More]


In Lafayette, apples are at tight cluster and peaches at half-inch green. In southern areas of the state, apples and cherries are approaching full bloom, while peaches are almost at petal fall. Fruit crops are beginning to develop across the state. The southern areas are well along, with peaches in bloom, apple development past tight…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]


Due to the COVID crisis, all Purdue Extension meetings have been cancelled until further notice. Some may be offered by distance education, but no in-person meetings will be allowed. Most Purdue Extension staff are working from home. We are available to answer your questions by email, phone or through social media. Our contact information is…Read more about Extension Events[Read More]


As this outbreak unfolds, please feel free to contact me with any questions by phone or email. I am so grateful for the essential and important work that you all do and will help and support you in any way I can. In the meantime, I’ll provide you with the updated information on plant diseases…Read more about Peach Disease Management 2020[Read More]


Early grapes are being harvested in the southern part of the state. Peach harvest continues in the south as well. Summer bearing blackberry harvest has slowed and primocane fruiting varieties are just getting started in the Lafayette area. Early apples are nearing harvest in the Lafayette area. Dry conditions continue and milder temperatures are excellent…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]


Early apples are almost ready for harvest in the Lafayette area. Grapes have started veraison, which is a bit late this year. Summer bearing (floricane) blackberry varieties are starting to ripen, though we have a very small crop due to winter injury. Japanese beetles and spotted wing Drosophila are abundant and causing damage to what…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]


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