The Marshall County Council approved a motion of support for a $10,000 donation to Purdue Extension; the amount of money that had been returned by Purdue Extension earlier this year.
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Marshall County Purdue Extension Health and Human Sciences Educator Karen Richey and Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Educator Brieanna Slonaker updated the Marshall County Council on Marshall County Purdue Extension activity and were available to answer any questions the Council might have during their February meeting.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Council made several appointments to boards, commissions and subcommittees when they met during their last regular meeting in January.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Council heard an update about Purdue Extension when they met last week.
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A restructuring is planned for the organization in charge of the Marshall County Fairgrounds. Over the next few weeks, the Marshall County 4-H Fair Association, Inc. will become the Marshall County Fair Association, Inc. The change was announced Friday by Purdue University, its Marshall County Extension staff, the Marshall County 4- H Council, and the Marshall County 4-H Fair Association, Inc.
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The Marshall County Alternative High School continues to see success in helping students graduate. Teacher Katie Duran reviewed the 2018-2019 school year for the Plymouth School Board last week.
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Wet fields continue to make this a challenging year for local farmers. Purdue Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator Phil Woolery says farmers haven’t been able to get much work done so far.
Continue readingWith the weather warming up, farmers have begun getting their fields ready for spring planting, according to Purdue Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator Phil Woolery. “Farmers are starting to do a little bit of field work, if they’re doing some tillage,” he says. “Ones that use cover crops, they’re going to be looking for an opportunity, when the weather gets right, for terminating those and then for planting.”
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Leaders, business owners and community members from all across Marshall County gathered at the Stockman Youth Center Wednesday morning, to get a better understanding of what it’s like to live without financial security.
Continue readingCold and wet weather so far this year may delay spring planting a little, according to Purdue Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator Phil Woolery. “It’s certainly slowing things down,” he says. Continue reading
Though much of the high water we were seeing last week has receded, you may have noticed that there are still several fields that are looking more like lakes recently.
Depending on when these flood waters clear up completely, Hoosier farmers may run into some issues this farm season.
Purdue Extension Agriculture Educator Phil Woolery mentioned that the severity of impact will depend on how long a farmers’ field stays underwater. He said fields that dried up rather quickly probably won’t have any issues, while those that are having trouble draining may run into some problems down the line. Continue reading
The Marshall County Commissioners were presented with a master agreement for the lease or purchase of copy machines for all county departments.
County Councilman Bill Githens worked with Ricoh representative Patrick Nau to formulate an agreement to be presented to County Attorney Jim Clevenger for review. There are five departments who have copier replacement requests in their budgets this year and it is the hope that this contract would save the county thousands of dollars in copier leases or purchases and maintenance and service fees.
The Purdue Extension Community Development Program is hosting a local government finance workshop for economic development professionals, local elected and appointed officials and community leaders.
The workshop will be held at the Plymouth Public Library from 1p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Friday, December 15th. It is geared toward community members from a number of counties including Marshall, Pulaski and Starke.
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With the gardening season coming to an end, now’s the time to start getting ready for winter, according to Purdue Extension Agricultural Educator Phil Woolery. Continue reading
Harvest season continues for local farmers.
Purdue Extension Agricultural Educator Phil Woolery says that when it comes to the major crops, farmers are just about done harvesting soybeans. Corn is taking a bit longer, though. Continue reading
Owners of blue spruce trees should be on the lookout for a couple diseases that attack the trees’ needles. Continue reading
Spring planting season is now underway, and that means motorists will see an increase in farm equipment on local roadways. Continue reading
Some wild weather over the past few weeks is expected to have a minimal impact on local plants. Continue reading
The Marshall County Purdue Extension Office’s purchase of a used copier a couple years ago is leading to some big repair bills now. Continue reading
The dangers of human trafficking and exploitation will be discussed during an event Friday in Rochester. The Indiana Youth Institute is teaming up with Purdue Extension in Fulton County for the presentation. Continue reading
