Josué Cerritos is from Tegucigalpa, Honduras and graduated from Zamorano University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science and production. He is interested in weed management and entomology, focusing on horticultural crops. In the near future, he would like to support agriculture development in Honduras. On June 6th, he joined the HLA weed science lab…Read more about Welcome Josué Cerritos, New Visiting Scholar[Read More]
High Plains Journal highlighted the research of Dr. Lori Hoagland and Dr. Philipp Simon of the ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit in Madison, Wisconsin on endophytes that help carrots fight disease and promote growth: https://www.hpj.com/ag_news/fungi-and-bacteria-team-up-with-carrots-for-better-health/article_fae27978-df03-11ec-a0b8-275aaf1a15a4.html.
Congratulations to Thiti Suttiyut (Widhalm Lab) for receiving the Best Paper Award at the Purdue Center for Plant Biology Retreat earlier this week!
On June 2nd, in conjunction with the College of Ag. Office of Multicultural Programming (OMP), C-PASA (Cargill – Purdue Agribusiness and Science Academy), and Indiana’s Juntos 4-H program, Vicki Stirm will be presenting a short program focusing on minorities in Horticulture. The students are Latinx and in the 8th grade. She will introduce them to…Read more about Vicki Stirm to Introduce Latinx 8th Graders to Horticulture[Read More]
Ariana Torres traveled to Peru for the kick-off of the PERU-Hub project. The project is part of the latest collaboration of Dr. Torres funded by the USAID with the goal to improve the economic conditions of farmers in the Huallaga Valley, building a collaborating base for the generation and extension of innovative technologies, promoting sustainable…Read more about Ariana Torres and Colleagues Kicks Off the PERU-Hub Project[Read More]
The Student Farm will be hosting an Insect Collecting Workshop on Tuesday, May 10th at 10:00 am. Dr. Laura Ingwell and her lab will be running the workshop. Anyone is invited to attend but please contact Chris Adair (ctadair@purdue.edu) or Dr. Laura Ingwell (lingwell@purdue.edu) before the workshop to ensure that there will be enough supplies.