Southwest Purdue Ag Center Field Day was held on June 28. HLA graduate students Jeanine Arana, Emmanuel Cooper, Emerson Luna, and Extension specialists Petrus Langenhoven and Wenjing Guan presented at the field day. We had 40-50 attendance participate in the Horticulture Tour.
Petrus Langenhoven and visiting scholar Dennis Gustavo Toc Mo presented a Soil Health and Pepper Production research update at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center on June 28, 2023. We discussed the impact of soil management practices on soil health and talked about what we have learned so far in the ongoing 4-year USDA-funded Soil to Market grant.
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 about Purdue Student Farm Management Changes[Read More]
Liz Maynard, Becca Koetz (Purdue Extension Lake County), Petrus Langenhoven, and Ashley Adair were awarded a grant from the Mary S. Rice Foundation titled “Equipment for Small Acreage and Urban Vegetable Farms.” The grant will fund purchase of equipment for use at the Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center in intensively managed production systems.
PI Chloe Richard and Co-PI’s Jay Young, Stephen Meyers, Petrus Langenhoven, Laura Ingwell, and Elizabeth Long were awarded a Mary S. Rice grant. Funding will be used to purchase a Hylio AG-110 unmanned aerial vehicle for the application of pesticides at Meigs. The grant title is Acquisition of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for spray applications to…Read more about Co-PI’s Stephen Meyers and Petrus Langenhoven Awarded Mary S. Rice Grant[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 about HLA at the Midwest Mint Growers Conference[Read More]
Congratulations to Kranthi Varala and Celina Gomez for receiving 2023 AgSEED grants. Kranthi Varala’s project is “Improving oil content and composition of Camelina seeds through overexpressing novel regulators of lipid biosynthesis.” Wenjing Guan and Petrus Langenhoven are co-PI’s for this project. Celina Gomez’s project is “Using a Citizen Science Approach to Strengthen Research and Extension…Read more about HLA Faculty Received 2023 AgSEED Grants[Read More]
Lori Hoagland and Petrus Langenhoven attended the national Mint Industry Research Council conference in Charleston, SC, on January 25 & 26, 2023. We presented Opportunities and Limitations Associated with Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation to Control Verticillium Wilt in Mint, our SARE project research findings to mint growers and industry stakeholders from Washington State, Oregon, California, Idaho, Michigan,…Read more about Lori Hoagland and Petrus Langenhoven Attended National Mint Industry Research Council Conference[Read More]
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