Dr. Lori Hoagland, Brenton Smith, Miné van der Berg, and Rosa Cossio from Purdue travelled to the Colca Valley in Peru with three professors from Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) Dr. Dennis Macedo, Dr. Victor Hugo Casa Coila, and Dr. René Gonzalo Quispe Castro. The team visited their research plots in three different communities[Read More…]
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Purdue University is collaborating with Hernán González-Osorio at Cenicafé, the National Coffee Research Center in Columbia, to enhance sustainable farming practices. Cristian Salinas (PhD/Hoagland Lab), a Purdue doctoral student from Colombia, is at the forefront of this initiative. Under the guidance of Professor Lori Hoagland, Salinas is researching the benefits of planting legumes between coffee[Read More…]
At the Indiana Small Farm Conference 2025, Anna Paltseva joined Gabriel Filippelli from IU and Nathan Shoaf from Purdue Extension for the session “Lead Ahead: New Insights for Safer Soil Practices,” where they explored the challenges of legacy lead contamination in soils and its impact on food safety and farm sustainability. Their discussion highlighted how science-driven solutions[Read More…]
Anna Paltseva was invited to present “Heavy Metals and Microplastics in Urban Soils” at the Indiana Association of Soil Classifiers meeting on Feb. 24 in Danville, IN, where she discussed the growing concern of microplastic contamination in urban soils alongside heavy metals. Her presentation highlighted the sources, impacts, and research challenges surrounding these emerging pollutants, sparking insightful discussions[Read More…]
The Indiana Green Expo (IGE), held from February 10 to 12 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, attracted 1,636 attendees and featured 108 exhibiting companies in the trade show. Organized by the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association (INLA) and the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation (MRTF), the event offered a comprehensive blend of educational sessions[Read More…]
Last week Anna Paltseva attended and presented at the Indiana Green Expo 2025 (Feb. 10-12,) in Indianapolis, the largest Green Industry conference in the state. In her presentation “Soil Health and Its Role in Sustainable Landscaping” she discussed soil management strategies for greener urban spaces. On Feb. 18th, Anna was the featured guest expert at SYNKD’s Virtual Happy[Read More…]
Former visiting scholar Leilei Zhang published the first paper from the research she conducted as an intern in the Hoagland Lab investigating how nanoplastic contamination in soils can influence plant-soil-microbial feedbacks. Results of this study will help scientists develop solutions to this growing problem. “The combination of hyperspectral imaging, untargeted metabolomics and lipidomics highlights a[Read More…]
Dr. Krishna Nemali traveled to El Salvador to support the ongoing Purdue IPIA project on enhancing sustainable and climate-smart agriculture in the region. He conducted an assessment of hydroponic crop production in the region. During his visit, Dr. Nemali met several stakeholders including researchers at the National Center for Agricultural and Forestry Technology (CENTA), The[Read More…]