Peter Hirst hosted 7 classes of 3rd graders from West Lafayette Elementary School at the Meigs farm. As well as learning about apples, the kids learned about genetics, mitosis, math, health, and nutrition. Thanks to Chloe Richard, Paul Howard and Jay Young at Meigs for their able assistance.
The Women of the Green Industry will be hosting Carrie Tauscher, who will present: ‘Commentary about being a woman in the green industry, successes, failures and complaining the whole time’. Following Carrie’s presentation a meeting will be held to discuss a winter education event at the Indiana Green Expo. Please visit https://www.purduelandscapereport.org/article/join-women-of-the-green-industry/ for more information.
Stephen Meyers and Wenjing Guan received $123,700 for a USDA- Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Specialty Crop Block Grant via the Indiana State Department of Agriculture for a project entitled Developing a Novel Multi-Year Production System for Strawberries Grown on Plastic Mulch in Indiana. With the project, the team at Purdue will investigate strawberry runner and…Read more about Meyers and Guan Receive USDA/ISDA Grant[Read More]
The 2022 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide website, book and online app received a national award from the American Society of Horticultural Science in the multimedia category of the Extension Division 2022 Educational Materials Awards. The executive editor is Ben Phillips from Michigan State and lead editors are Purdue Extension Specialists Dan Egel, Laura Ingwell, Liz…Read more about 2022 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide Received National Award[Read More]
Stephen Meyers spoke with WLFI reporter Marlee Thomas about Indiana pumpkin production for a news story and report that aired Monday October 10: What to do with your pumpkins after the fall season | News | wlfi.com He also spoke with Purdue Marketing and Communications about pumpkins. The video interview was made available to the…Read more about Stephen Meyers Discusses Pumpkins in Media Appearances[Read More]
WRTV-6 News in Indianapolis interviewed Stephen Meyers about what to expect with this year’s pumpkin harvest. The video can be viewed here: Consumers should be aware of smaller, more expensive pumpkins this year. He was also interviewed by WLFI-18 News in Lafayette earlier this week. This interview will air on Monday, October 10.
Golf Course Management Magazine featured the Purdue Turf and Landscape Field Day in its latest publication, highlighting this must-attend event and the strength of the turfgrass program at Purdue. Read the article online: https://www.gcmonline.com/research/news/purdue-turfgrass-program.
Ashley Adair and Steve Meyers attended the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day at the Michigan State Southwest Research and Extension Center. Tools for farms of all sizes were demonstrated for attendees, including hand tools, robotic tools, belly mount tools, and 3-point hitch tools. This event would be a great showcase for faculty, staff, and…Read more about Ashley Adair and Steve Meyers Attended the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day[Read More]