Purdue Extension Knox County

08/25/2026

The sun has set on the Indiana State Fair and ALL the Knox County 4-H projects are now at the Extension Office. Please make plans to stop by and get your project, ribbons and scorecards soon. We are incredibly proud of all of you!

📌We are open M-F 8a-4p
☎️ 812-882-3509

*Photo courtesy Indiana State Fair website*

08/21/2026

🍀We have more Knox County 4-H'ers Indiana State Fair success to celebrate!

Avery Garretson
-Reserve Champion Senior Dorper Showman
-Class Winner Heavyweight Oxford
-1st Place Wildlife

Clayton Newton
-Supreme Overall Percentage Boer Doe
-Reserve Supreme Overall Fullblood Boer Doe

Jayna Althoff
-1st place Home Environment
--Champion Horned Dorset Wether Dams AOP

Ethan Althoff
-3rd Place AOB Intermediate Market Lamb Showman

08/20/2026

Congratulations to Knox County 4-H'ers Leigha Parker, Brantley Dunn, Brixton Davis, Sullivan Candler and Caleb Duckworth! Check out all those State Fair ribbons!
We would love to share more pictures of our Knox County 4-h'ers State Fair success! Please keep sending them our way!
📩 [email protected]

08/20/2026

Way to go, Jayna Althoff and Katie Green! These two Knox County 4-H'ers made the State 4-H page during the Consumer Clothing Fashion R***e at the Indiana State Fair! 🍀

08/20/2026

" 's Land of Opportunity conference is for farmland, pasture and woodland owners looking to make the most of their land and plan for the future. Topics include leases, soil health, succession planning and more! Join us October 5 in Wabash or October 6 in Terre Haute. Learn more and register: https://ag.purdue.edu/.../wia/landowners-conference.html "

's Land of Opportunity conference is for farmland, pasture and woodland owners looking to make the most of their land and plan for the future. Topics include leases, soil health, succession planning and more! Join us October 5 in Wabash or October 6 in Terre Haute. Learn more and register: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/extension/wia/landowners-conference.html

08/18/2026

"INPREPared has assembled resources to use during time of Disaster Recovery and in Preparation for Weather Related Disasters.
Floods are one of the most common weather-related disasters in Indiana and throughout the U.S. Many communities suffer tremendous property damage, or much worse, loss of life due to flooding issues each year.
Resources can be found at the link below.
https://www.purdue.edu/engineering/ABE/INPREPared/ "

INPREPared has assembled resources to use during time of Disaster Recovery and in Preparation for Weather Related Disasters.

Floods are one of the most common weather-related disasters in Indiana and throughout the U.S. Many communities suffer tremendous property damage, or much worse, loss of life due to flooding issues each year.

Resources can be found at the link below.

https://www.purdue.edu/engineering/ABE/INPREPared/

08/17/2026

We would love to share your photos from the State Fair of our Knox County 4-Her's and their projects. Please comment with them below or send to [email protected]

08/17/2026

We have plenty of State Fair tickets left up for grabs! The fair runs tomorrow through Sunday. Tickets available at the Purdue Extension Knox County office M-F 8-4.
First come, first served. No holds.

08/14/2026

Knox County 4-Her's put so much time into the projects. Whether it be a building project or livestock, all hours are accounted for each year. In 2026, our members put 38,236 hours into 'learning by doing' into their projects. Incredible! As a part of the 4-H record keeping process, our members are asked to keep track of their expenses. This year $691,047.40 was put into our local economy through 4-H projects and livestock. Way to go Knox County 4-Hers and their families! 👏🏻

08/13/2026

Knox County is being WELL REPRESENTED at the Indiana State Fair! Congratulations to all of our 4-Her's that exhibited. Special merits for perishables were received by the following:

Samantha Ferguson-Market Tomatoes + Sweepstakes winner
Karly Ravellette-4 Plate Garden Collection
Finley McKinley-Cantaloupe
Luke Johnson-Cherry Tomatoes
Kallie Cockerham-Cherry Tomatoes
Annie Hancock-Foods, Baked

Please see the photos for non-perishable special merit winners.

We are SO PROUD of you all!

All Knox County State Fair results can be found here:

https://fairentry.com/Fair/Results/23295?hierarchyEntityToken=&sortColumn=County&fourHCountyId=42&exhibitorFirstOrLastName=&pageNumber=2