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Contact

Todd Hutson

Purdue University Extension Educator

155 Indiana Avenue
Valparaiso, IN 46383

Phone: (219)-465-3555 Ext.26

Fax: (219) 464-8976

 

HELPFUL FARM WEBSITES

 

Local Information Sites

Pinney-Purdue Research Farm

Indiana Farm Bureau

Porter County Farm Bureau

Porter County SWCD

NW Territory RC&D

Farm Service Agency

Porter County Plan Commission

 

PURDUE SITES

Purdue Agriculture & Natural Resources Home Page

Purdue Agronomy Crop Variety Testing Page

Purdue Agronomy Links  (crops, soils, and environmental issues )

Purdue Botany & Plant Pathology Home Page

Purdue Soybean Rust

Pesticide Program Private Applicator Recertification Program

Pest & Crop Newsletter

New Ventures in Food and Agriculture for Indiana

Extension Agriculture Publications

 

STATE SITES

Indiana State Department of Agriculture

Indiana Agriculture Statistics

Indiana Toxic Plant Index -  toxic plants by toxicity rating, botanical type or by alphabetical listing.

 

GOVERNMENT SITES

United States Department of Agriculture: Census of Agriculture

USDA Home Page

 

Porter County Master Gardener Hotline

Monday thru Friday (April - September) 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Phone 465-3555 Ext. 21  or Email: pcmg@purdue.edu

2008 Advanced Porter County Purdue Master Gardener Training Schedule

Common Pest Problems and Solutions

Boxelder Bugs    Lichens    Asian Lady Beetle    Bagworms

Lawn and Garden Resources

Purdue University Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Other Lawn and Garden Extension Publications  


University of Illinois


Ohio State University 

Comprehensive Information on Composting from
Cornell University

  Porter County Volunteer Programs and Information

              

Purdue Master Gardener Program Indiana Master Naturalist Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequently Used Farm Publications

 

Indiana Custom Rates (2007)   Illinois Custom Rates (2006)    Indiana Crop Cost and Return (2008)

 

Indiana Farmland/Cash Rent Values (2007)               Legal and Tax Aspects of Farmland Leases

Indiana Cash Farm Lease           Porter County Farmland Loss      Flexible Cash Leases (2007)

Indiana County Corn Yields (2006)      Indiana County Soybean Yields (2006)