The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was held July 27 at the Purdue Student Farm. Around a hundred participants came out to learn about the latest research from Purdue Extension specialists and researchers to help small farmers in Indiana. Petrus Langenhoven and Dennis Gustavo Toc Mo (“High Tunnel Pepper Production and Variety Selection”), Miranda[Read More…]
Peter Hirst and Miranda Purcell led ‘Agriculture in New Zealand’ Study Abroad trip with 16 students from May 14-28th. We visited vegetable farms, a dairy cattle farm, a sheep operation, a kiwifruit orchard, apple orchard, blueberry orchard, apple processing facility, a vineyard & winery along with many cultural and tourist attractions, such as Rangitoto Island,[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…]
3 The HORT 318 class visited Meigs on Wednesday. Lab concentrated on learning how to prune grape vines (with Miranda Purcell), peaches and apples (with Peter Hirst). Kyle Daniel showed them the effect of container type on root development. The students also harvested Cruciferous crops that were planted in September. Petrus Langenhoven showed them you[Read More…]
Strawberry Chat is a virtual discussion about strawberry production at small and diversified farms in Indiana and neighboring states. Drs. Wenjing Guan and Miranda Purcell are the program’s hosts. We invite guests to discuss various topics in strawberry production. We post the discussion as a podcast. The project has six episodes now. You can access[Read More…]
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