The Diverse Cornbelt Team published a paper in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems: To diversify or not to diversify: a preliminary report on farmers’ perspectives on diversification in the U.S. Midwest.
A new publication co-writtened by Andrew Flachs and Steve Hallett called GM Crops and the Jevons Paradox: Induced Innovation, Systemic Effects and Net Pesticide Increases From Pesticide-Decreasing Crops has been published in the Journal of Agrarian Change. The paper looks at global herbicide data and at Bt cotton in India to describe an irony: in lowering the…Read more about New Publication from Andrew Flachs and Steve Hallett[Read More]
Make mealtime interesting, colorful, and convenient with the summer CSA box from the Purdue Student Farm. The community can support the Purdue Student Farm in the 2025 growing season while enjoying an array of delicious vegetables by purchasing a Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass that will be available beginning June 27. This year’s Community Supported Agriculture program will offer two…Read more about Purdue Student Farm Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass[Read More]
Andrew Flachs (Associate Professor of Anthropology with courtesy appointment in HLA) and graduate student colleagues recently published a paper in Outlook on Agriculture: Skilling and social reproduction. The paper is part of a special issue on farmer learning, and talks about the larger social and environmental contexts in which farmers learn. Dr. Flachs and colleagues…Read more about Dr. Andrew Flachs Published New Paper in Outlook in Agriculture[Read More]
Chris Adair (HLA) and Amanda Dickson (IPIA) led a Spring Break Study Abroad trip to Trinidad and Tobago March 15th-22nd (and for some, the 23rd!). Purdue Extension Educators Valerie Clingerman (ANR) and Elysia Rodgers (ANR and T&T Farmer to Farmer program instructor) joined the trip this year. HLA students Jane Pickey (SFS) and Mason Naval…Read more about HLA Staff and Students Embarked on Enriching Spring Break Study Abroad Trip to Trinidad and Tobago[Read More]
HLA’s Aaron Thompson, Linda Prokopy, Liz Maynard, Brennan Radulski, Ishraq Awashra, and Emily Usher-DeaKyne hosted Diverse Corn Belt’s “Reimagining Agricultural Diversity” meeting at Dulls Tree Farm in Thorntown, Indiana. With over 25 participants, we had lively discussions about agricultural policy and markets in Indiana.
Lauren Asprooth and Ashley Adair presented a DCB update and facilitated a panel discussion called “Extended Crop Rotations with the Diverse Corn Belt Project” at the annual Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference on February 22nd in La Crosse, WI. There were about 30 people in attendance for the session. The 5 panelists covered topics ranging from…Read more about Diverse Corn Belt Project Highlighted at Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference[Read More]
The Purdue Student Farm is debuting the Purdue Boilermaker Spring Salad Kit, available beginning March 7 – May 9. The kit will yield one to two large salads and include a lettuce base with a rotational mix of mustard greens; herbs; root crops like radishes, turnips and beets; and vegetables like cucumbers and cherry tomatoes….Read more about Purdue Student Farm Debuts New Spring Salad Kit[Read More]
FINAL CSA OF THE YEAR! It’s a balmy 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and the snow is falling at a nice semi-horizontal angle; as you may have guessed, we’re living the dream this fine Thursday afternoon. The bin washer is soon to begin its winter state at Meigs, where it can reside safe and sound in an…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]