The 2025 Indiana Horticulture Conference welcomed 200+ attendees and 19 vendors to the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, IN on January 14-15th. It was great to catch up with old friends and meet some new faces. Speakers traveled from as far as Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. Anderson Orchard took home the gold[Read More…]
The Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, held on July 18 at Meigs Farm, was a success. Over 75 attendees came out to learn more about the latest research on weed and pest management in horticultural crops. Petrus Langenhoven, Peter Hirst, Steve Meyers, Miranda Purcell, Helen Nocito and Josué Cerritos all participated in the demonstrations, along with colleagues[Read More…]
Together with Holly Wang (Agricultural Economics), Peter Hirst led the International Research Academy’s visit to Washington DC last week. Members of the Academy are Bernhard Dalheimer (Agricultural Economics), Jeneen Fields (Botany and Plant Pathology), Stephen Meyers (Horticulture and Landscape Architecture) and Diane Wang (Agronomy). The group visited NSF, FAO, USDA-FAS, USDA-NIFA, FFAR, USAID and Lewis-Burke.[Read More…]
Peter Hirst presented at the International Development Working Group meeting on the topic “Support to Traditional Cultural Practices in Northern Iraq” on February 14. The International Development Working Group (IDWG) is a collection of faculty, staff and students who share an interest in international development. Meetings of the group are hosted by IPIA and provide an informal venue[Read More…]
Peter Hirst was in Washington DC last week to give a presentation during the reporting on the project “Cultural Restoration in Post-Conflict Northern Iraq”. He was joined with colleagues from Purdue, IU, Notre Dame, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and partners from the University of Duhok in Kurdistan Iraq. He also updated staff from[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…]