Petrus Langenhoven attended the Indiana Small Farms Conference on February 29 and March 1. He presented a talk titled High Tunnel Sweet Pepper Variety Selection Update. He also presented two posters with Nathan Shoaf titled Impact of Soil Fertility Amendments and Cover Cropping on Soil Health and Building Soil Health: Sustainable Management Approaches to Overcome[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…]
Hoagland Lab members Kathleen Zapf, Henrique Feiler, Lily Berry and Marian Luis attended the North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN) Annual Conference at the Purdue Memorial Union this week. Marian, Lily and Henrique presented posters and Kathleen, Lily and Henrique presented 3-minute talks on their research which took place at Purdue’s Ag Alumni Phenotyping Facility[Read More…]
Petrus Langenhoven, Nathan Shoaf, Liz Maynard, Ashley Adair, Stephen Meyers, Jeanine Arana, and Emmanuel Cooper attended and presented at the Midwest Cover Crop Council meeting, which took place on February 13-14, 2024, in Indianapolis. Oral presentations for the Specialty Crops session. Presentation titles and authors: “Sweet Pepper Variety Performance in Response to Soil Health Management”[Read More…]
Cale Bigelow and Jada Powlen attended and participated in the 2024 Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA) annual meeting in Daytona, FL. They co-presented a seminar “What’s new in research for winter overseeding of warm-season grasses”. Cale also presented: “Pure Live Seed: Does it matter?” and co-presented “Soils 201: Next level soils knowledge for the sports[Read More…]
Cale Bigelow, Jada Powlen and Lee Miller attended the 2024 Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America (GCSAA) annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Cale presented the topic “Nutrient update from turfgrasses: How much do you lose with clipping collection?” Dr. Lee Miller from the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology Department presented on the topic of “What[Read More…]