Hendricks County Agriculture and Natural Resources

What We Do

Purdue Extension is a service tailored to meet the needs of Indiana, needs we know firsthand. Our educators, specialists, and volunteers live and work in all 92 Indiana counties. We provide the link between Land Grant research and Indiana citizens. In doing that we provide practical solutions to local issues. We provide information and expertise that’s available in the form you want, when you want it. That’s Purdue Extension, Indiana’s home team advantage.

Meet Your Ag and Natural Resources Educator

Jeff Pell
Ag and Natural Resources Educator
County Extension Director
jpell@purdue.edu
1900 E Main St.
PO Box 7
Danville, IN 46122

Featured Story

Darcy Telenko holds up a blade from a corn stalk to show the tar spot disease.

Saving one of Indiana’s top crops from tar spot

Tar spot looks innocuous at first, but the tiny black dots on leaves scattered across a cornfield can lead to significant yield losses — perhaps 60 bushels out of an average of 200 bushels produced per acre. For the average Indiana corn...