Agriculture & Natural Resources
WHAT IS ANR?
Purdue Extension's Ag and Natural Resources (ANR) Educators serve as a research based, unbiased information source for county and state constituents on a variety of topic including: crops, ag business, livestock, natural resource, horticulture, small farms, urban ag, pesticide use, and land conservation. In partnership with Purdue University subject matter experts, ANR Extension Educators can provide relevant and proven best management practices to address many client's situational needs.
Welcome to the Purdue Extension-Harrison County Agriculture & Natural Resources program. We provide research-based agricultural education and resources to Harrison County's citizens, producers, and farmers (large or small). If you have questions about livestock, forages, crops, horticulture, natural resources or any of the other many important facets connected to agriculture, the ANR program is here to assist you. Reach out to learn more about what our office and the ANR Educator can do to help you!
Click below to view the Harrison County Extension Calendar for upcoming events:
Meet the Educator:
Ariel Camm
A Letter from the Educator
Hello everyone!
My name is Ariel Camm, and I am excited to be the Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator for Harrison County. I have resided in Harrison County my whole life and am blessed to share my passion for Agriculture! I graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.S in Agriculture with a concentration in Agriculture Business. While at WKU, I served as an Agriculture Ambassador for 3 years and a member of the Block and Bridle Livestock Club for 2 years.
Agriculture has always had a big role in my life. I was a 10-year 4-H member where I showed dairy steers and exhibited 125 projects. I was also a 6-year FFA member at North Harrison and was heavily involved in leadership positions, national soils judging, sate crops, forestry, and dairy foods. In my free time, I enjoy judging dairy cattle and going tractor pulling. I am looking forward to meeting everyone and helping with your agriculture needs.
Please feel free to stop by the office and say hello!
If you have any questions or would like to chat about the programs we offer feel free to call the Extension Office at 812-738-4236 or email: camm@purdue.edu
Cattlemen's Association Meeting Schedule
We meet on the first Wednesday of every other month @7:30pm at the Extension Office (even numbered months).
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Master Gardener's Meeting Schedule
We meet on the Third Thursday of every month @ 6:30pm at the Harrison County Extension Office.
See ScheduleUpcoming ANR Events/News
Wanting to learn more about the health of your soil? Join ANR educator, Ariel Camm, in the Soil...
See the changes made to the Soil Sample Testing for 2023
If you'd like to receive a print or email version of our bimonthly ANR newsletter...
CANCELLED! Learn about proper, safe livestock handling with renowned Curt Pate on September 29th!...
Are you tired of the inevitable mud that comes with feeding livestock in your sacrifice lot...
October 7th @ Washington County Fairgrounds
Do you still need PARP or CCH credits this year? Join us on November 8th at one of three...
The research outcomes will provide valuable insights for producers, enabling them to identify the...
2023 Purdue Extension Master Gardener State Conference registration is now open. October 6th:...
Timing horticultural events and practices can vary from year to year, depending on weather...
The Harrison County Cattlemen's Association will cover 1 Bull Soundness examination to...
Join ANR Educator, Ariel Camm, and HHS/CD Educator, Tara Beckman, for their “Grow It, Cook...
Sample freshly prepared recipes! Plant your own brussel sprouts! Collect identification,...
Previous Ag Events/News
All third graders throughout Harrison County are invited to participate in Ag Day.
Sept 21st: Join Harrison County Master Gardeners and Extension Educators for this workshop.
Click below to view PARP Regulation Changes
Purdue Private Applicator Pesticide Programs and Events
Harrison County Master Gardeners, Inc. went on a "field trip" outing to local Gypsy...
Purdue Extension Educators, Ariel Camm: Agriculture and Natural Resources and Tara Beckman:...
Three Harrison County families were recognized: Glenn and Robert Franks (above) 1923 Centennial;...
Biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Purdue University...
Area II youth had two days of Nature Adventures exploring the Patoka Lake Nature Center in...
Congratulations to two Harrison County families, Crosier Family and Pate/Gettlefinger family, who...
Click below to view PARP Regulation Changes
Featured Resources
Rent this No-Till Seed Drill at Harrison County Soil and Water Conservation District
Be sure to check out this newsletter for commercial vegetable growers! The newsletter aims to...
Persimmon is native to the southeastern United States and grows wild over much of southern Indiana.
Despite the sublime name, tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima, is a particularly bad actor when...
What's poison hemlock and how do you manage it?
Help report blotchy bass syndrome!
You may have seen patches of a tall grass growing in the ditches of many of Indiana’s roads.
Purdue agrivoltaic farming structures and software harvest solar power at lower cost and with...
To help you understand and manage pond ecosystems in Indiana for fishing, this website provides...
Producers who want to prevent soil erosion, improve nutrient cycling, sustain their soils, and...
Extension personnel are learning how to help farmers and agricultural professionals more easily...
Gardeners asked to be vigilant this spring for invasive jumping worms.
Beginning Farmer, Farmers Market, Soil Health, Small Farm, Urban Agriculture, Organic...
Rainscaping is a combination of sustainable landscape design and management practices that...
Our program is dedicated to developing and disseminating information to aid in the identification...
Develop and deliver, in person and virtual programming in the following for livestock, poultry,...
Like a stylish secret agent, the Spotted lanternfly has a striking appearance, but it is shrouded...
Soil Sample Testing
Click here to see updated information about Purdue Extension Harrison County's Soil Sample Testing
Read MoreCurrent ANR Newsletter
Current ANR Newsletter
"Over the Back Fence" is Purdue Extension Harrison County's Agriculture and Natural Resources Department's Newsletter, sent out bi-monthly. If you would like to receive a mailed newsletter to you, please contact our office!
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Harrison County Master Gardeners
Harrison County Master Gardeners meet the third Thursday every month at 6:30pm at the Harrison County Extension Office. Meetings and classes are open to the public.
Harrison County Master Gardeners meet the third Thursday of each month. Projects we are involved in include:
- Greenhouse Planting and Maintenance
- Old Capital Herb Garden
- Pollinator Garden at Rhoads Pool
- Plant Sales at The Corydon Farmer's Market
- Youth Instruction and Classes at 4-H, Boys & Girls Club, Ag Day, and Local Schools
- Local Area Landscaping Projects
- Keyhole Garden and Gazebo
- Hanging Baskets and Planters in Downtown Corydon
- Pioneer Farmstead at O'Bannon Woods
- Bluebird Team Nest Box Study at Local Parks
- Spring Educational Workshops
- Fall Guest Speaker Series
Our projects are an important element of Master Gardener services which enhance and enrich our local community. No need to be an experienced gardener...Come check us out, gain valuable knowledge and information, and enjoy socializing with fellow gardeners. If you've ever considered becoming a Master Gardener or would like to learn more about our many projects and ways we serve our local community, this is the place to be! Contact President, Ken Tingler, for more information @ 812-734-0373 ktingler@yahoo.com or Vice President, Wanda Phillips @ 502-551-5281 wmmp1150@reagan.com
The Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program is an integral part of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and provides the citizens of Indiana a chance to grow. The original Master Gardener program was created in 1972 in Seattle, Washington in response to the overwhelming demand for home gardening information. Indiana’s program began in 1978 with 4 participating counties. Currently, over 50 Indiana counties have active Extension Master Gardener programs.
The Program provides a learning framework for participants to increase their knowledge on a wide variety of horticultural subjects. In turn, participants volunteer and help others grow by sharing knowledge while providing leadership and service in educational gardening activities within their communities.
For more information, go to purdue.edu/hla/sites/master-gardener/
Pesticide Applicator Licensing
The Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) would like to remind all agricultural applicators of the June 20 cutoff date for applications of most agriculture-related dicamba products in Indiana. Visit https://oisc.purdue.edu/pesticide/dicamba.html for more information.
- Go to inplants.oisc.purdue.edu/USAPlantsIN/Index.aspx
- Hover your cursor over "Pesticide Programs"
- Click on Applicator Login and enter First Name, Last Name, and the Last four of your SSN
- Licenses can be printed (if valid for current year) by clicking the button "License".
- NOTE: CCH's can be found by clicking on "Exams". Each category will be displayed along with Credits Acquired and Credits Needed.