Department Head, Linda Prokopy, spent the last 2 weeks in Trinidad visiting horticultural farms and training staff at the Ministry of Agriculture about how to increase farmer adoption of improved agricultural practices. This was part of Purdue’s USAID funded farmer-to-farmer program led by HLA’s Dr. Raghothama. She saw crops we’re all familiar with like watermelon…Read more about Linda Prokopy Travels to Trinidad for USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program[Read More]
Our team Split Happens played against River City Rasca Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 25 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 6 out of 8 points holding our team at number 1 in the league for the 3rd week in a row! In the Women’s Category, Ashley Adair…Read more about HLA Bowling Team This Week[Read More]
Ariana Torres was recognized in the Purdue College of Agriculture “Millionaire’s Club” for bringing in, as part of 3 interdisciplinary projects, over $16 million in 2022. The projects she is part of include 1) USDA-SAS funded Diverse Corn Belt, 2) USAID Peru-HUB to work on the Peruvian jungle, and 3) USDA-SCRI IPM managements for high…Read more about Ariana Torres Recognized in College of Ag’s “Millionaire’s Club”[Read More]
Alumnus Dustin Potts, Purdue HLA ’09, visited campus this week to speak to the HORT 11000 Opportunities in Horticulture class. Dustin shared insights from his experiences as a summer college intern through his current role as Plant Breeding Compliance Operations Manager, among other things, for Bayer U.S. – Crop Science (formerly Monsanto).
Our team Split Happens played against Spoilermakers II Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 24 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points for the third week in a row, placing our team in first! Nice job team! In the Women’s Category, Alexandra Jewell placed 1st in every…Read more about HLA Bowling Team This Week[Read More]
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