Purdue Extension - Tippecanoe County Ag & Natural Resources

01/09/2022

Annie's Project brings farm and ranch women together to learn from experts in agriculture production, financial management, human resources and marketing. We are offering virtual classes Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET beginning Jan. 25 and ending March 1.

Register by Jan. 14: https://cvent.me/01O5AB

01/06/2022

Need Pesticide CORE training?
Check it out ⬇️

The 2022 CORE and Category training date brochure has gone out in the mail. You can take a look at it for training dates you might need to attend at this url:https://ppp.purdue.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Corebrochure.pdf

01/03/2022

The Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund is a small grant program that provides direct assistance to veterans who are in their beginning years of farming or ranching. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000 to purchase equipment or supplies that will support your farm business. The application process is ext....

12/22/2021

In our virtual Beginning Farmer program you’ll have the opportunity to learn how to plant, support, and grow your farm! Participants will be able to hear from Purdue Extension Educators and established farmers on a range of topics. This recurring program begins on January 13, 2022 and ends on March 10, 2022 from 7-8 p.m. Registration closes on January 5, 2022. Click the link below to register!
http://bitly.ws/kjpy

12/06/2021

Interested in starting a farm but unsure of how to get started or where you can find help? Purdue Diversified Farming and Food Systems’s Beginning Farmer Workshop can help put you on a path to success!

Sign up for this statewide virtual workshop at https://cvent.me/284l4G.

12/06/2021

Have you found some broken strings of lights while decorating for the holidays? Don't throw them away and send them to the landfill. Check out this program from our friends at Tippecanoe County Recycling and Solid Waste District. Learn more here: https://youtu.be/e_JGfi2ceg0

During the month of December and January, the Tippecanoe County Government Building, Lafayette City Hall, and West Lafayette City Hall are hosting barrels that anyone from the public can drop their broken string lights in to get recycled!

The barrel at the County Building is just inside the front door in the main lobby. The barrel at Lafayette City Hall is in the lobby at the south entrance, in the same lobby as the utilities drop box. The West Lafayette barrel is in the front lobby next to the bulletin board.

12/03/2021

Still opportunities to get those PARPs and continuing ed points!

We still have room if you are need of credits for 2021!

Pesticide Applicator Programs Available for Fall of 2021

To sign up please contact: Adam Tyler at (765) 793-6240 or [email protected]
Or Jon Charlesworth (765) 884-0140 or [email protected]

There is NO COST to attend due to sponsorship by the Corn and Soybean Alliance

You can receive: PARP, RT, CAT 1 and CAT 14 Credits for attendance at each of the programs.
Programs will be held on the following days and locations:

Program 1: Fountain County 11/9/2021
Fountain County Fairgrounds (New Building Meeting Room)
476 US Hwy 136
Veedersburg, IN 47987

Program 2: Williamsport, IN 11/12/2021
Warren County Extension Office
408 SR 28
Williamsport, IN 47993

Program 3: Fountain County 12/14/2021
Fountain County Fairgrounds (New Building Meeting Room)
476 US Hwy 136
Veedersburg, IN 47987

Program 4: Fowler, IN 12/15/2021
Benton County Government Annex Building
410 S Adeway
Fowler, IN 47944

11/17/2021

Register for this event today!
https://cvent.me/gmRR08

11/09/2021

Have you been noticing some green in those cornfields lately? Farmers plant cover crops in order to have have something growing on the field between their cash crops. Often, cover crops are planted after harvest, but this farmer got an early start and planted Cereal Rye into standing corn! Cover crops improve the health of the soil as well as water quality.

10/13/2021

How can we help YOU, farmers? We have the opportunity to grow…the dream is a statewide, farmer-led coalition that compliments all the good work already happening around food/farming, and adds programs and resources like a mentorship program for beginning farmers, resources for BIPOC and female farmers, and more. But this dream needs to start with all of you! We’re listening - tell us what you need to grow your farms and strengthen your food systems. We want input from farmers across the state, so please share! Survey in bio/link!