February 19, 2022

Avian Influenza detected in second flock in Greene County

February 19, 2022/ Posted by Staff

Today, Saturday, February 19, 2022, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health announced that Avian Influenza has been detected in another commercial poultry flock in southwestern Greene County. An update on the situation was released.

More details released on Avian Influenza Situation in Greene and Dubois County

February 18, 2022/ Posted by Staff

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health and Greene County’s Purdue Extension Office released more details today (Friday, February 18, 2022) on Avian Influenza Situation in Southwestern Greene County and Dubois County.

Unsolicited seeds could wreak havoc on agriculture, environment, state officials warn

July 31, 2020/ Posted by Staff

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — People across the country are receiving unsolicited packages of unidentified seeds in the mail that seem to be coming from China. The Office of Indiana State Chemist, located at Purdue University, is urging Hoosiers not to plant or dispose of the seeds since they could be spreading noxious weeds, plant diseases or invasive species. Anyone in Indiana who receives a package is told not to open the seed packet and to mail it and any packaging materials to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Indiana office.