Decatur County - Agriculture & Natural Resources
Contact Sabrina Gregory - Your Decatur County ANR Educator
Phone: 812-663-8388
Email: allen484@purdue.edu
Office Address: 545 S Co Rd 200 W, Greensburg, IN 47240
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Monday - Friday
Decatur County Agriculture & Natural Resources Information
The Decatur County Extension Office has 2 soil probes that are available to borrow, as well as sample bags and test forms for sample submissions.
Purdue On The Farm is designed to connect Purdue Extension with our clientele and partners to build and enhance relationships, to understand perception and practices, to observe, to generate data to underpin recommendations, and to build professional capacity within our Extension network.
To learn more about the Purdue On The Farm program, click here.
We are currently in the process of restarting the Master Gardener program in Decatur County. To aid in program efforts, we must first measure community interest. If you are interested in becoming a Decatur County Master Gardener Volunteer, please fill out our interest survey below.
Decatur County Master Gardener Interest Survey
- 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.
- A Private Fertilizer Applicator is anyone who applies manure from a Confined Feeding Operation (CFO) to property they own, rent or otherwise control for purposes of producing an agricultural commodity. Any private applicator wishing to use (apply, handle, transport) manure from a CFO must be certified by passing the Category 14 Agricultural Fertilizer exam.
- A Private Applicator can supervise a noncertified individual using a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) if these requirements listed are met Direct Supervision of Noncertified Applicators Using Restricted Use Pesticides
Commercial Pesticide Applicator
- Certification of commercial applicators in Indiana is a legal requirement for anyone who applies any pesticide (herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, rodenticide, etc.) including General Use Pesticides (GUP) and Restricted Use Products (RUP) to someone else’s property as a for-hire service.
- Commercial applicator certification is also required for anyone who applies Restricted Use Pesticides only:
- on the property of their employer as a function of their job (i.e. School property, Golf courses); and/or
- as an employee of a state or local governmental agency.
- Certification is also required for anyone who applies agricultural fertilizers (Category 14) commercially, applies lawn (Category 3b) fertilizers commercially, or who inspects structures for wood-damaging pests (Category 12).
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Interested in programs like Master Cattlemen or Beef Basics? Check out our upcoming Beef Programs!
The Purdue Women in Agriculture Team have worked to develop this outstanding tool. Learn how you can prevent a code red situation for your family, business or farm operation by having a completed Code Red plan.