Agriculture and Natural Resources

  Phillip Cox

 

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 .   

 

 

Vermillion Co. Solid Waste District Tire Recycling at Vermillion Rise Mega Park – May 16, 8:00 am – Noon

Vermillion Co. residents only! First 8 car tires are FREE, each car tire after that is $1 each. For more information contact Eric Shideler at 765-492-3705.

Experience Otter Creek at Markle Mill Park, Terre Haute – May 16, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

FREE For details see: https://ouabachelandconservancy.org/events

 

Invasive Species in Eastern Forests, Webinar Series – May 5 – 21, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT

FREE Here is the schedule for the upcoming webinars:

  1. May 5 – Invasive Species in Eastern Forests: Extent, Impact, and Response
  2. May 7 – Managing Invasive Plants: Understanding Rapid Adaptation and Strategies for Control 
  3. May 12 – Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: Protecting Hemlocks with Silviculture and Biocontrol 
  4. May 14 – Management Solutions for Emerald Ash Borer 
  5. May 19 – Tracking Spongy Moth Defoliations and the Economics of Slowing the Spread 
  6. May 21 – Emerging Threats: Asian Needle Ant and Beech Leaf Disease 

Participants must register for each webinar individually, visit Research & Development Presents: Invasive Species in Eastern Forests to learn more and sign up.

Vermillion Co. Solid Waste District Tire Recycling at Vermillion Rise Mega Park – May 16, 8:00 am – Noon

Vermillion Co. residents only! First 8 car tires are FREE, each car tire after that is $1 each. For more information contact Eric Shideler at 765-492-3705.

Experience Otter Creek at Markle Mill Park, Terre Haute – May 16, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

FREE For details see: https://ouabachelandconservancy.org/events