The HLA Research and Design Retreat was held May 9 at the John S. Wright Forestry Center. Organized by the HLA Graduate Students with the support of Kristina Cooley, the retreat gave the graduate students and visiting scholars an opportunity to present their research to their fellow HLA graduate students, visiting scholars, faculty and staff. They[Read More…]
Monday, April 29, was a very exciting day for HLA and the Purdue Student Farm. Two Freight Farm growing containers and a cooler container were delivered and installed at the Purdue Student Farm. What are Freight Farm growing containers? They are a controlled environment agriculture system that gives you complete control of all production elements.[Read More…]
Thanks to a generous donor, two freight farms that will be used for controlled environment demonstrations and research will soon hit the road to West Lafayette. They are scheduled to arrive Monday morning, April 28, at the Purdue Student Farm. All are welcome to view their arrival. An official celebration will be scheduled at a[Read More…]
The Purdue Horticulture Society held the end-of-the-semester dinner on April 24th at Walt’s Pub. In addition to announcing new officers, thanking previous officers, and presenting Hannah Beck with the (newly named) Dr. Mike Dana Outstanding Member Award. The club presented long-time advisor, Dr. Mike Dana, a Purdue rain gauge and a pot with am inscription[Read More…]
Last week, Dr. Prokopy attended the MANNRS (Minorities in Agricultural, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) Purdue Chapter annual banquet to celebrate the accomplishments of the Chapter (first place in the nation!) and celebrate our student members – Otto Hoehl (Turf Management and Science), Spencer Logan (Pre Landscape Architecture), Shivika Aggrawal (grad student). Shivika, co-advised by[Read More…]