Purdue Extension - Adams County

The best way to get out and celebrate America’s 250th Birthday this summer is by visiting your local county fairs! Northeast Indiana Extension would like to invite you to come see us!
Adams July 19-23
Allen June 23-28
Dekalb July 13-16 & Sept 28-Oct 3
Elkhart July 24-Aug 1
Fulton July 11-18
Huntington July 25-30
Kosciusko July 12-18
LaGrange July 11-18
Marshall July 18-24
Noble July 11-17
St. Joseph July 3-11
Steuben June 19-25
Wabash July 7-17
Wells July 11-16
Whitley July 17-23

Purdue Extension announces Regional Operations Leaders WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Angie Abbott, associate dean and director of Purdue Extension, has announced the 23 Extension staff who began their roles as Regional Operations Leaders, effective June 1. These individuals will play a key role as Extension transforms to a statewide organizational structure ...

Meet Our 2026 Summer Assistants!

✨Amy Hirschy✨

Amy is so excited to be helping out the Extension Staff for a second summer! Amy is an IPFW graduate and has a degree in Early Childhood Education. She owns a private piano studio where she teaches students during the school year. She is a wife to Nathan and a mom to her 3 sons; Corbin, Aaron, Ben, and daughter-in-law, Ava! In November she welcomed her first grandson, Duke, to the Hirschy clan! She loves raising and showing livestock as well as cheering her family on in all of their 4-H and extra-curricular activities. Amy and her husband have served as the 4-H Goat Club leaders for the past 25 years. Amy looks forward to getting to know new families as well as reuniting with familiar faces!

Meet Our 2026 Summer Assistants!

✨Brooke Fruechte✨

Brooke is the daughter of Brandon and Elizabeth Fruechte. She participated in 4-H for ten years and is excited to be back at the fair this summer! In August Brooke will be starting her third year at Purdue University where she is majoring in Design studies and minoring in Horticulture and Wood Products Manufacturing. At school, she is the President of the Horticulture Society, serves as a SALT Christian Group leader and is a member of the Industrial Design Society of America. Brooke enjoys being involved in the Adams County community and is looking forward to being a part of the Extension Office this summer!

Meet Our 2026 Summer Assistants!

✨Aubrie Krueckeberg✨

Aubrie is the daughter of Todd and Cindy Krueckeberg. She is entering her junior year at Huntington University, where she is majoring in Animal Science with minors in Agribusiness and Chemistry. Her current career goal is to pursue livestock nutrition, either by working directly with producers as a nutritionist or by formulating feed in a laboratory setting.

Aubrie graduated from Heritage Jr./Sr. High School in 2024 and was actively involved in FFA throughout all four years of high school. She also participated in Adams County 4-H for 10 years, where she was involved in Horse and Pony, Junior Leaders, and served as a 4-H Ambassador.

She chose to work in Extension because she missed being involved in the 4-H community and wanted the opportunity to reconnect before eventually becoming an adult volunteer. She was also excited to explore a different side of the agriculture industry and broaden her experiences within the field. As an added bonus, she gets to spend her days working with Missy, Dusty, and Ashlyn.

When she is not at school or working, Aubrie enjoys spending time with her friends, family, and animals. She also loves baking, reading, making coffee and other fun drinks, and spending time outdoors whenever she can.

Here are all the county fair dates throughout the state! How many have you been to?

Indiana County Fair Dates Use this map to view fair dates for all Indiana counties, or download a full list.

2026 OISC Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal

After 30+ years of growth, Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology's Agave tequilana is finally blooming — and it only happens once in its lifetime.

Its “death bloom” is happening right now inside Purdue University's Lilly Life Sciences Range.

Watch it grow 6–8 inches a day on the livestream:
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/WebCam/cam98/