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]
Department Head, Linda Prokopy, traveled to Auburn University the week of May 22 to meet with other Horticulture Department Heads. While there, she toured vertical container farms, a rooftop garden managed by the Horticulture department, and the beginnings of a Transformation Garden being established by the Horticulture department.
Several of our graduate students in Turfgrass Science placed in graduate student research poster presentations at the Crop Science Society of America Annual Meeting earlier this week. Jada Powlen, 1st place, in the Crop Science Society of America, Turfgrass Science Division (C-5), graduate student research poster presentation contest, industry section, 2022. Baltimore, MD. Amanda Folck,…Read more about Turf Graduate Students Win Awards at Crop Science Society of America Annual Meeting[Read More]
Ariana Torres attended the S1087 multi-state meeting in Miami, FL. The multistate group titled Sustainable Practices, Economic Contributions, Consumer Behavior, and Labor Management in the U.S. Environmental Horticulture Industry met to discuss project’s outcomes and new data collection efforts. We also visited ornamental growers in Florida adopting automated machinery and growing specialty ornamentals.