PARP

A Private Pesticide Applicator is anyone who applies pesticides to property they own, rent or otherwise control for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity.

Contact Us

Purdue Extension Benton County
Jon Charlesworth, County Extension Director
charles6@purdue.edu
410 S Adeway, Suite A
Fowler, Indiana 47944
(765) 884-0140

A Private Pesticide Applicator is anyone who applies pesticides to property they own, rent or otherwise control for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity. Any private applicator wishing to buy and use restricted-use pesticides must be certified by passing the Core exam.  Once certified, the private applicator must attend at least three training programs that offer PARP credit within each five-year period.

Upcoming PARP programs in our area.  These are all in the planning phase so check back closer to program date for specifics.

  • September 8th Crops Field Day at ACRE.  4550 US-52 West Lafayette, IN
  • December (Date TBD) 2022. Quad County PARP.  Tri-County HS Auditorium
  • December (Date TBD) 2022. Bi-State Crops Conference.  Beef House Restaurant 16501 N IN-63 Covington, IN
  • November 2022 – March 2023 (Dates, Times, Locations TBD) Local PARP programs in Benton, Warren and Fountain Counties.

  • For a listing of all upcoming PARP programs around the state of Indiana, visit https://ppp.purdue.edu/private-applicators/recertification-parp/parp-events/