Vermillion County
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Phillip Cox is the Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator in Vermillion County. He is on the Indiana Small Farm Conference team and has served on the Trade Show subcommittee for the past several years. He also coordinates programming that includes such topics as pesticide safety, native plants, invasive species, gardening, natural resources, farming, wildlife management, and forestry.
Contact Us
Purdue Extension
Extension Educator - Vermillion County
cox119@purdue.edu
765-492-5330
SOIL TESTING AVAILABLE
Soil testing is recommended every 3 – 5 years. The Purdue Extension Vermillion County Office will take your garden soil samples (they must be dry) for nutrient & pH analysis and send them to a soils lab for fertilizer recommendations for $15. For $10 more an organic matter analysis will be completed. Soil sample bags, sample forms, and instructions can be picked up at the Office. For details, call 765-492-5330 or email cox119@purdue.edu .
Paint Out on the Prairie at Atherton Island Natural Area, June 27, 8:00 am – Noon
FREE For details see: https://ouabachelandconservancy.org/events and/or the attached flier.
Parke County Fair, July 10 -17
FREE For details see: https://extension.purdue.edu/county/parke/_docs/fair-schedule-online-edition.pdf
Tallgrass Prairie Walk at Jackson-Schnyder Nature Preserve, July 11, 10 – 11:30 am
FREE For details see: https://ouabachelandconservancy.org/events
Pollinator Celebration at the Clinton Public Library – July 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
FREE Join Purdue Extension as we celebrate pollinators at the Clinton Public Library on July 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm. Ella Stroh, Indiana Partner Biologist for the nonprofit Pollinator Partnership, will present about pollinators and pollinator habitat. Come learn about Indiana's native pollinators and how to support pollinators in agricultural landscapes or home gardens! The talk will also include information about Farm Bill programs that provide financial assistance to agricultural producers interested in planting pollinator habitat.
After learning about pollinator conservation, participants will receive free pollinator plants to take home. Fifteen species will be available to choose from, including: Anise hyssop, Red columbine, Butterfly weed (a species of milkweed with a beautiful orange flower), Nodding onion, Lance-leaved coreopsis, Tall cinquefoil, Rattlesnake master, Rough blazing star, Stiff goldenrod, Wild quinine, Hairy beardtongue, Little bluestem, Prairie dock, Aromatic aster and Hoary vervain.
This is a free program and no reservations are required. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Moth Night Out at Atherton Island Natural Area – July 25, 8:30 – 11:00 pm
FREE For details see: https://ouabachelandconservancy.org/events