Petrus Langenhoven and Meredith Cobb (co-organizers) hosted the Midwest Mint Growers Conference in partnership with the Indiana Mint Market Development and Research Council (IMMDC). The meeting was held in South Bend, Indiana, on February 22 & 23, 2024. Linda Prokopy presented a talk titled Creating a Diverse Cornbelt. Carlos Lopez Manzano presented the Mint Weed Management…Read more about Petrus Langenhoven Co-Hosted the Midwest Mint Growers Conference[Read More]
The Diverse Corn Belt Team (Linda Prokopy, Aaron Thompson, Ishraq Awashra, and Emily Usher) hosted a Reimagining Agricultural Diversity (RAD) team in Illinois this week. Around 35 participants attended and had great discussion about priorities and visions for the future of Midwestern agriculture as well as opportunities and barriers for increasing diversification on the landscape….Read more about Diverse Corn Belt Team Hosted Illinois Event[Read More]
Indiana Vegetable Growers Association had an evening meeting featuring melon variety trials at Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC) on Nov. 29. Dr. Wenjing Guan presented the 2023 melon variety trial results. Dr. Linda Prokopy participated in the meeting and delivered the message from administrators to melon growers about the current search for a plant pathologist…Read more about Dr. Guan and Dr. Prokopy Attended the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association Meeting[Read More]
Several HLA faculty and staff were recognized at the University’s Seed for Success event earlier this week. The Seed for Success event recognizes faculty and staff who attract large (over $1 million) sponsored research grants to Purdue. This year’s event recognized awards from 2021-2023. Ashley Adair, Steve Hallett, Ying Li, Liz Maynard, Linda Prokopy, Aaron…Read more about HLA Members Recognized with Seed for Success Acorn Awards[Read More]
Linda Prokopy presented on a panel at a workshop in Chicago on September 1. The invitation-only workshop was hosted by the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The topic of the event was “Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices and Resilience in the Midwest”. The workshop was attended by members of several…Read more about Linda Prokopy Presented at Workshop[Read More]
The Impactˆ2 Project, co-led by Dr. Linda Prokopy, was featured this week in AgUpdate.
Department Head, Linda Prokopy, traveled to Chicago this week with April Shepherd from Ag Development. Highlights of the trip included visiting with Ball Horticulture’s 3 Purdue interns (including Ian Kelly, a HORT major, and Kayla Grennes, an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Ying Li’s lab) and visiting with Distinguished Ag Alum, Dr. Marvin Miller.
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