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 .
Forestry Stewardship Webinar Series Starts July 29, 3:00 ET
FREE
July 29 – Woodland Landowner Considerations for Forest Carbon Programs
August 5 – Managing for Oak Regeneration: What does Current Research Tell Us?
August 12 – Selling Timber: What the Landowner Needs to Know
August 19 – Fire Ecology for Managing Grasslands and Woodlands
August 26 – Drone-based Herbicide Application Efficacy for Priority Invasive Plants
For details and registration info see: https://registration.extension.illinois.edu/start/forestry-stewardship-webinar-series-2026
Jackson-Schnyder Day Weed Wrangle at Jackson-Schnyder Nature Preserve, August 15, 10:00 – Noon
FREE For details see: https://ouabachelandconservancy.org/events
