Welcome to Week 11! Can you believe we’ve made it halfway through this program already? I feel like I’ve spent the last two weeks running around like a chicken with its head cut off, and voila- 1/8 of the semester has gone by. I have a love hate relationship with describing time fractionally. It really…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Krishna Nemali, Sangrak Son, Jin Wei-Kocsis, Amanda Deering, and Lori Hoagland published their research article, “Smart Fertigation: Automated Fertilizer Application Based on Plant Growth Using Digital Sensors with IoT Capability,” in the journal PLOS ONE. The study evaluated a smart fertigation system that uses digital sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) technology to automatically regulate…Read more about Nemali Lab and Colleagues Published Smart Fertigation Study in PLOS ONE[Read More]
Dr. Celina Gómez‘s former visiting scholar, Siria Cárdenas, and current PhD student, Sungeun Lim, published their research in the Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. Their article,“A Comparison of Indoor and Greenhouse Acclimation of Lavender Cuttings: Effects of Monochromatic Blue Light and Daminozide Sprays,” examines how light quality and plant growth regulator treatments influence the acclimation…Read more about Gómez Lab Researchers Publish Study in Journal of Plant Growth Regulation[Read More]
Krishna Nemali and Stephen Meyers were featured in the latest issue of the Purdue University College of Agriculture’s Cultivating Innovation newsletter. The article, written by Devyn Raver, takes a deeper look into how the pair of Fulbright Scholars collaborated and built relationships during sabbaticals to India and Australia, respectively. To read the article visit Fulbright…Read more about Nemali and Meyers featured in College of Agriculture story[Read More]
On Wednesday, September 2, the Purdue Student Farm and the Overbeck Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Facility hosted Class 30 of the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) Produce Industry Leadership Program. The visit opened a full day on campus in which the fellows explored how Purdue faculty are addressing challenges across the fresh produce supply chain…Read more about Produce Industry Leaders Visit the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
HLA Seminar Series: Fall 2026 Time: Thursdays at 3:30 PM |Location: HORT 117 Format: In-person with a virtual option (unless noted otherwise) Refreshments: Coffee and light refreshments will be offered. Learn more Fall 2026 Lineup Thursday, September 17 Andrew Ofstehage Program Coordinator, CALS International Programs, North Carolina State University Host: Andrew Flachs | Format: In -person…Read more about HLA 2026 Fall Seminar Series[Read More]
Andrew Ofstehage Program Coordinator, CALS International Programs North Carolina State University 9/17/2026, 3:30 PM in Hort 117 or Via Zoom Welcome to Soylandia! Old soils, new crops, tiny white flies, and the new American farmer Dr. Andrew Ofstehage will discuss his new book, “Welcome to Soylandia: Transnational Farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado” with a focus…Read more about HLA 2026 Fall Seminar Series: Andrew Ofstehage[Read More]
Faculty, staff, and graduate students gathered Wednesday afternoon for an Ice Cream Social at the pavilion in the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden. The event provided an opportunity for members of the HLA community to connect, enjoy refreshments, and spend time together before the fall semester gets fully underway.
Welcome back to school! The student farm is bustling with life again. Being a student farm, we don’t just employ students, but we work with many classes. This week both the small farm experience class and the specialty crop production class headed out to the farm to harvest potatoes. Between the harvests, we ended up…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Anna Paltseva and Shams Rahmani published a new paper introducing the Urban Soil Health Index, a 0–1 scoring framework that evaluates urban soils based on human health risks, environmental functions, and climate resilience. The tool can help planners and residents compare sites and make more informed decisions about gardens, parks, and climate adaptation projects. Read…Read more about New Publication from Anna Paltseva and Shams Rahmani[Read More]
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