Last week, Purdue Meigs farm hosted 8 classes of 3rd graders from West Lafayette Elementary School. Peter Hirst, Jay Young, Brian Shilling and Wil Brown-Grimm led the field tours and the kids had so much fun they didn’t realize they were learning about agriculture, photosynthesis, and genetics. Hopefully some of them will be back in…Read more about Third graders Learn about Agriculture at Meigs[Read More]
Peter Hirst led the Indiana Horticulture Society Field Day that was generously hosted by Chandler’s Orchard in Fillmore, IN. We toured their apple, strawberry and vegetable operations. Miranda Purcell, Steve Meyers and Wenjing Guan were in attendance as well as members of the Meyers lab & Hoagland lab.
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 about 2025 Indiana Horticulture Conference Draws Over 200 Attendees and 19 Vendors[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 about 2024 Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day[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 about Peter Hirst Led International Research Academy Visit to Washington DC[Read More]
Along with colleagues at Purdue and the University of Duhok in Iraq, Peter Hirst published the paper: M’Sadeq, S.A., F.A. Omer, H.M. Abdullah, N.I.Mohammed, N.S. Mizzouri, M.A. Russell, A.J. Dickson and P.M. Hirst. 2023. The reality of agricultural extension activities in the Nineveh plain region post liberation (2017-2023). Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture. 51:22-36. 10.33899/MJA.2023.142005.1257
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 about Peter Hirst Presented at the International Development Working Group Meeting[Read More]
