About Dearborn County Agriculture and Natural Resources

What We Do

Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension (ANR) Educators serve as research based, unbiased information source for county and state constituents on a variety of topics 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.

Contact Us

229 Main Street 
Aurora, IN 47001
(812) 926-1189


 

Pesticide Recertification Program
At
Southeast Purdue Ag Center  
 4425 East 350 North
Butlerville, IN 47223
 
Tuesday
December 16, 2025
1-3 PM

Topics

1-3 PM – John Bonkowski – Purdue Plant and Disease Diagnostic Lab
                What Can PPDL do for your Farms
 
2-3 PM – David Osborne – Purdue Extension – Managing your Chemical Inventory
               2025 Pesticide Regulatory Update

Private Applicators wishing to receive recertification credit must bring their PA number to the meeting.

Fee is sponsored by Indiana Corn and Soybean Checkoff.

Questions to: David Osborne – 812-689-6511

______________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Area 1 IBCA
Annual Meeting
December 16, 2025
6:00PM
Southeast Purdue Ag Center
4425 East 350 North
Butlerville, IN 47223

Open to ALL beef producers in Bartholomew, Brown, Dearborn, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland Counties.

RSVP's REQUIRED by December 8 to 812-438-3656, for meal count!

________________________________________________________________

2026 Virtual Master Gardener

Volunteer Training to Open Soon

Our next Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Basic Training course will be the 2026 Statewide Virtual Basic Training, beginning the first week of February. This will be a 40-hour virtual training, which will meet on Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm and for an additional hour on Thursdays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. We will begin accepting applications, including the $185 cost, for this training in early December. If you have any questions before then, reach out to our Executive Assistant Barb Schwartz at rusin0@purdue.edu.