Purdue Extension-Decatur County

05/21/2026

🌱 Calling all local farmers & growers! 🚜🥕

Join us for the Decatur County Farmer Listening Session on Wednesday, June 3rd at 1:00 PM at the OLD Decatur County Extension Office. We want to hear about the opportunities, challenges, and resources that matter most to small farms and local food producers in southeast Indiana.

Your voice can help shape a stronger local food system for our communities. 🌽🐄

Bring your ideas, experiences, and questions — we’re listening!

05/06/2026

There is still time if you are in need of updating or becoming ServSafe Certified!

🚨 Ready to level up your food safety game? 🍽️

Join us for a ServSafe Food Manager 1-Day Class & Certification Exam in Decatur County! This nationally recognized certification meets Indiana requirements and helps you build essential skills to keep food safe—from prep to plate.

📅 Date: May 21, 2026
📍 Location: Greensburg, IN
⏰ Training: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📝 Exam: 3:00 PM

💡 In this training, you’ll learn:
✔️ Food safety & foodborne illnesses
✔️ Proper hygiene practices
✔️ Safe food handling, storage, and prep
✔️ Cleaning, sanitation, and pest management

🎯 Pass the exam with a 70% or higher and earn a certification valid for 5 years!

💲 Multiple registration options available
⏳ Deadline to register: May 14

👉 Secure your spot today: https://cvent.me/nWLEBr

Whether you’re in food service, managing a kitchen, or looking to boost your credentials—this class is for you!

04/17/2026

🚨 Ready to level up your food safety game? 🍽️

Join us for a ServSafe Food Manager 1-Day Class & Certification Exam in Decatur County! This nationally recognized certification meets Indiana requirements and helps you build essential skills to keep food safe—from prep to plate.

📅 Date: May 21, 2026
📍 Location: Greensburg, IN
⏰ Training: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📝 Exam: 3:00 PM

💡 In this training, you’ll learn:
✔️ Food safety & foodborne illnesses
✔️ Proper hygiene practices
✔️ Safe food handling, storage, and prep
✔️ Cleaning, sanitation, and pest management

🎯 Pass the exam with a 70% or higher and earn a certification valid for 5 years!

💲 Multiple registration options available
⏳ Deadline to register: May 14

👉 Secure your spot today: https://cvent.me/nWLEBr

Whether you’re in food service, managing a kitchen, or looking to boost your credentials—this class is for you!

03/31/2026

03/31/2026

💙 Resharing this important opportunity 💙

These are skills everyone should have. Consider joining us and learning how to help when it matters most.

You could help save a life.

Join us for a FREE QPR Su***de Prevention Training on Monday, April 20 (11:00 AM – 1:30 PM) at the new Decatur County Community Building in Greensburg.

In this training, you’ll learn how to recognize the warning signs of su***de and how to Question, Persuade, and Refer someone to help. These simple skills can make a real difference for a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbor.

🍽 Free lunch provided

🔗 Register here: http://www.bit.ly/PurdueQPR

Let’s work together to build a community that knows how to help when it matters most. ❤️

03/31/2026

Cattle Producers – Test your pastures and hay fields with the free soil testing program from the State Department of Agriculture for improved tonnage!

ISDA Free Soil Sampling Program for Pastures & Hay Fields

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is once again offering a no‑cost soil sampling program for producers in the Mississippi River Basin.

Soil sampling and testing are the first step in building an effective nutrient management plan. This program is open to pasture, hay, row crop, and specialty crop fields located within Indiana’s portion of the Mississippi River Basin (includes all of southern Indiana).

Selected participants will receive soil sampling and analysis at no cost, along with lab recommendations based on yield goals and soil test results.

The registration window runs February 16–April 8, 2026.

Find out if you qualify and learn more: https://bit.ly/3zhoGyH or call ISDA Division of Soil Conservation (Jasper Office) at 812-482-1171 ext. 3.

Indiana's Mississippi River Basin Soil Sampling Program ISDA Divisions Soil Conservation Current: Indiana's Mississippi River Basin Soil Sampling Program The program opened as of Monday, February 16th and will continue through Wednesday, April 8th, or until program capacity is met. About The Indiana...

03/25/2026

To register, please visit: https://cvent.me/kwB9wk

03/21/2026

Walk-Ins welcome!

Donate today!

🩸❤️ **Be a hero—give blood, save lives!** ❤️🩸

Join us for a community blood drive and make a real difference right here at home. Every donation helps patients in need—and it only takes about an hour of your day!

📅 Saturday, March 21
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Purdue Extension Office – Greensburg

🎁 Bonus: All attempting donors will receive a custom “Local Lifesaver” t-shirt (while supplies last)!

✅ Appointments preferred (walk-ins welcome!)
📲 Scan the QR code to reserve your spot today

💡 Quick tip: Eat a healthy meal, drink plenty of water, and bring a photo ID.

Your one donation could save multiple lives. 💪
Let’s show up for our community—who’s in?