The farm is doing really well, tomatoes are looking especially good. We weeded, moved the bee fence, replaced some of the eggplants that the rabbits ate, and started removing invasive honeysuckle from the Northern wood line. We spent most of Monday mulching the grape tunnel and urban garden. I enjoyed learning how to drive the…Read more about This Week On the Farm[Read More]
The early season has been very kind to the farm with nice temperatures and lots of rain! This has led to quick crop growth around the whole site with the onions looking particularly good this year. Many other crops including the kales, swiss chard, and collards have grown well enough to begin some early light…Read more about Update from the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Katherine Pivaral successfully passed her M.S. thesis defense this week. Her thesis focused on creating markets for diversified crops in the Midwestern US and she did a phenomenal job collecting and analyzing complex data. Katherine’s MS thesis advisor is Dr. Linda Prokopy and committee members are Dr. Ariana Torres and Dr. Leigh Raymond (University of…Read more about Katherine Pivaral Successfully Defended Master’s Thesis[Read More]
Case IH North America (East Region) included the Purdue Student Farm in their equipment agreement with the Purdue Agricultural Centers this year. Jon Leuck, Director of the Purdue Agricultural Centers, led the negotiations with Case IH. The students and farm manager, Chris Adair, are very excited. “We have always wanted to use a spading machine…Read more about Purdue Student Farm Receives Equipment From Case IH[Read More]
Monday, April 29, was a very exciting day for HLA and the Purdue Student Farm. Two Freight Farm growing containers and a cooler container were delivered and installed at the Purdue Student Farm. What are Freight Farm growing containers? They are a controlled environment agriculture system that gives you complete control of all production elements….Read more about Arrival of Freight Farm Growing Containers[Read More]
The Diverse Corn Belt Team held a stakeholder meeting with 21 participants in Muncie, Indiana. The interactive and discussion-based meting focused on opportunities and barriers to agricultural diversification. HLA folks in attendance include Dr. Aaron Thompson, Dr. Liz Maynard, Dr. Lauren Asprooth, and Emily Usher.