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IC 15-16-2-25 Fertilizer Advisory Board
Sec. 25(a) The Indiana Fertilizer Advisory Board was established to study the regulation of fertilizers
and to advise the State Chemist on the administration of this chapter.
Next Fertilizer Advisory Board Meeting:
July 22, 2025 Board Meeting
- Agenda for this meeting (pdf)
Current Fertilizer Advisory Board Members:
| Appointee | Representing | Appointed By: | Start of Term | End of Term |
| Voting Members: | ||||
| Doug Anderson | Retail fertilizer industry | State Chemist | 08/16/2021 | 08/16/2025 |
| Chase Brown | Retail fertilizer industry | State Chemist | 01/01/2025 | 01/01/2029 |
| Matt Vianco | Fertilizer manufacturing | State Chemist | 12/14/2022 | 12/14/2026 |
| Sam Fry | Producer of agricultural crops | State Chemist | 08/16/2021 | 08/16/2025 |
| Joe Russell | Producer of agricultural crops | State Chemist | 08/16/2021 | 08/16/2025 |
| Gregg Pulley | Lawn care industry | State Chemist | 07/01/2024 | 07/01/2028 |
| Dr. Daniel Quinn | Purdue School of Agriculture | State Chemist | 01/01/2024 | 01/01/2028 |
| Dr. Amy Gregg | Public conservation organization | State Chemist | 08/16/2021 | 08/16/2025 |
| Joe Miller | Livestock Industry | State Chemist | 08/16/2021 | 08/16/2025 |
| Non-Voting Members: | ||||
| Proxy | Indiana Plant Food and Agricultural Chemicals Association | IC 15-16-2-25 | ||
| Megan Espinda | Department of Environmental Management | IC 15-16-2-25 | ||
| Matt Pearson | Fertilizer Administrator and engineering specialist | IC 15-16-2-25 | ||
| Quinton Hayes | Indiana State Department of Agriculture | IC 15-16-2-25 | ||
Need to contact the Fertilizer
Advisory Board? Contact Matt Pearson (E-mail: pearsonm@purdue.edu or phone: 765-494-1548)
Past Fertilizer Advisory Board Meetings:
- Minutes - 12/20/22 (pdf, 232kb)
- Minutes - 08/17/21 (pdf, 217kb)
- Minutes - 03/11/21 (pdf, 102kb)
- Minutes - 08/17/20 (pdf, 225kb)
- Minutes - 07/25/19 (pdf, 86kb)
- Minutes - 12/21/18 (pdf, 439kb)
- Minutes - 07/26/18 (pdf, 1.17 MB)
- Minutes - 12/19/17 (pdf, 162kb)
- Minutes - 07/24/17 (pdf, 103kb)
- Minutes - 12/20/16 (pdf, 81kb)
- Minutes - 12/22/15 (pdf, 101kb)
- Minutes - 07/13/15 (pdf, 98kb)
- Minutes - 06/23/14 (pdf, 110kb)