By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — For the past two weeks, I have written about the tassel and silks on a corn plant. This week, the focus of my article will be the ear. An “ear” seems like a funny name for a plant part. It is derived from an ancient …read more.

By ROBERT KELLY Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Many sheep and goat producers have challenges with keeping worms and parasite under control in their herds. The Faffa Malan Chart is a diagnostic tool to help sheep and goat producers identify parasite infections in their herds. The tool is a chart that matches …read more.

GOSHEN — For once I am going to be ahead of a holiday – Easter. The weather at the end of February and beginning of March has been more like the winter we should have had in January.

JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — The Elkhart County Master Gardener class will be offering three programs on vegetable gardening this winter. The focus of the program is producing more food from small gardening plots in your backyard. The first program of these perennial programs will be held 10 a.m. to …read more.

By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Extension Educator Health & Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — As I share programs in the community I often teach MyPlate and food safety. I encourage participants to eat a variety of foods and in the process also a rainbow of foods. Many of our locally …read more.

By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Poinsettias are one of the most popular Christmas gifts. In recent years, the poinsettia breeding programs have created all sorts of interesting new looks and color patterns for the plant, so in some cases, people may want to attempt to keep them for next …read more.