Dr. Petrus Langenhoven is now the sole Director of the Purdue Student Farm. After much consideration, Dr. Steve Hallett decided to shift his attention to other academic activities. And no, he is not disengaging from the farm. He will still be involved in higher-level strategic initiatives at the farm. Petrus is excited about the new[Read More…]
Department Head, Linda Prokopy, spent the last 2 weeks in Trinidad visiting horticultural farms and training staff at the Ministry of Agriculture about how to increase farmer adoption of improved agricultural practices. This was part of Purdue’s USAID funded farmer-to-farmer program led by HLA’s Dr. Raghothama. She saw crops we’re all familiar with like watermelon[Read More…]
The Midwest Mint Growers Conference was held on February 23 and 24 at Fair Oaks Farms, Fair Oaks, IN. The annual meeting is organized by Meredith Cobb (Ag Research) and Petrus Langenhoven (HLA) in partnership with the Indiana Mint Market Development and Research Council (IMMDC). Speakers from HLA include Linda Prokopy and Stephen Meyers. Elizabeth[Read More…]
The 2023 Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo was held January 23 and 24 at the Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette. The Conference consisted of educational tracks in fresh vegetables, apples, small fruits, farming basics, food safety, and business & marketing. Presenters were from several Purdue University departments, government organizations, and industry. HLA faculty and[Read More…]
Drs. Linda Prokopy and Aaron Thompson will present “#DiverseCornBelt: Visioning What Can Come Next” Thursday, December 8, 11:30-12:45 at 241 Pfendler Hall (Dean’s Auditorium) as part of the “Imagining A Sustainable Future” initiative. Researchers from the #DiverseCornBelt (#DCB) Project will discuss how their vision for a more sustainable future drives their work. #DCB explores how to enhance[Read More…]
Many faculty, staff, and graduate students from HLA attended this year’s American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) in Chicago earlier this week. The department hosted a table at the Graduate Student Recruitment Event. About 20 current, former, and soon-to-be faculty, staff, and students joined Department Head Linda Prokopy for a fun and lively dinner at[Read More…]
Department Head Dr. Linda Prokopy has been busy this month! June 1-3, she and other HLA faculty, staff and graduate students (Camila Ulloa Gómez, Steve Hallett, Liz Maynard, Michael O’Donnell, Katherine Pivaral, Aaron Thompson, Ariana Torres, Emily Usher) traveled to Davenport, Iowa for the annual meeting of the Diverse Corn Belt project. Members of this[Read More…]
