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Purdue Extension -Daviess County is hiring!
Position: Extension Educator- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Experience: Minimum 2 years in experience in farm management, commercial agriculture, livestock production, horticulture industry, or another ag-related field
More information: https://career8.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=13141&company=purdueuniv
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Virtual Pesticide Recertification Programs and Commercial CCH’s
see flyers below for full details
Ripley County Cover Crop/No-Till Virtual Workshop
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 9 AM EST
Topics
9:00 - 9:15 AM David Osborne – Purdue Extension – State Pesticide Update
9:15 – 9:45 AM Joel Wahlman – SEPAC Manager - Managing cover crops on the farm
9:45-10:15 AM Dr. Shalamar Armstrong - Associate Professor of Agronomy – Soil and fertility management in cover crop systems
15 Minute Break
10:30 – 11:00 AM Alex Helms – Potassium Fertility
11:00 – 11:30 AM Eileen Kladivko – Professor of Agronomy - Tile drainage impacts on cash crops and cover crops, and a 35-year summary
Applicators wishing to receive recertification credit must SEND Name, email address, $10 (make checks payable to Ripley County Extension), and their PA number to:
Purdue Extension
525 West Beech Street
Osgood, IN 47037
Meeting connection information will be sent once this is received.
For those wishing to view that do not need credit, send email to osbornda@purdue.edu and we will send connection information to you.
2 CCH’s for Categories 1, 14 and RT Questions please call: 812-689-6511
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Click here to see Upcoming PARP Events
Click here if you would like to see how many PARP programs you have or to look up your expiration date (You need 3 programs in 5 years)
If you need to take the Private applicator exam you can go to the
Ivy Tech Testing Centers in Terre Haute, Evansville or Vincennes University, Vincennes.
Commercial Applicator Credits(CCH) & Certified Crop Advisor Credits(CEU)
Click here to check CEU’s and find upcoming programs.
Purdue Extension ANR- Daviess County Need Assessment
The Ag & Natural Resources program for Purdue Extension in Daviess County is performing a Needs Assessment to have a better understanding the needs of the Agriculture industry in Daviess County, and to gear our programing and services during the next couple of years. The survey questionnaire can be accessed by using either, the link or QR Code below.
Completion of this survey is completely voluntary and all responses will remain anonymous.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Link to Need Assessment Questionnaire https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cMC5XPGCplscA5f:
GENERAL INFORMATION
***New publication on Pesticide Minibulks-learn about regulations, filling minibulks, pressure testing, and farm owned minibulks
***Purdue Fast Start for youth interested in earning a Purdue degree and starting in High School.
*** Indiana Farmland Values and Cash Rent Report-August 2020
*** Indiana DNR Nursery Program Instructions for Ordering Tree Seedlings
*** Securing Indiana’s Pork Supply
***NEW!! Purdue Extension-Knox County has also started a YouTube channel, It can be found here.
*** Beginning January 1, 2023, RFID-equipped ear tags will become the official form of identification for cattle recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
***Did you know Purdue Extension has a YouTube channel where you can find videos on invasive plant species, birds, drill calibration for conservation plantings, beginning farmers, livestock production, gardening and much more? Visit this link to view the numerous videos.
***Interested in conducting on-farm research trials? If you are contact me (Valerie) at the Extension Office(812-882-3509) and I can help! Here are examples of some plots we can set up on your farm.
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