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.
Peter Hirst co-authored a paper in Industrial Crops and Products on “Suitable pollen source for the improvement of fruit and seed traits in Xanthoceras sorbifolium.” Zhu, F, Y. Ao, P.M. Hirst, Y. Niu, F. Luo, Y-G. Jiang, S-X. Liu, Y-Q. Zheng, X. Wang and N. Zhang. 2022. Suitable pollen source for the improvement of fruit and…Read more about New Paper from the Hirst Lab[Read More]
Thursday, April 28 at 3:30pm via Zoom. Dr. Greg Kruger – Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions; Weed Scientist
Thursday, April 21 at 3:30pm via Zoom. Dr. Ghulam Rasoul Samadi – Kabul University; Professor of Horticulture. “Horticulture Industry in Afghanistan: The Current Situation and the Uncertain Future.”
Thursday, April 14 at 3:30pm via Zoom. Dr. Ying Li – Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Purdue University
Ariana Torres received funding from the HRI (Horticulture Research Institute) to work on the Marketplace Acceptance of Native Plants. She will be working with collaborators from University of Tennessee, University of Delaware, and Michigan State University to investigate consumers’ demand, preferences, and attitudes for native plants.