Ariana Torres was a panelist on in the US Farm Report AgDay panel. The complete show will air locally on CBS WLFI TV-18, and nationally on RFD-TV and Farm Journal’s AgWeb.com, Friday, September 15.
The Purdue Student Farm along with the Co-Rec will have a tree planting event on Friday, October 27. Partnering with Purdue for Life for their Day of Service, the focus for the tree planting is to use native trees that provide edible products. The Day of Service will be held Friday, October 27 from 9…Read more about The Purdue Student Farm to Team Up with Purdue For Life for Tree Planting[Read More]
Moriah Bilenky will be co-leading this spring break study abroad trip 2024 Spring Break study abroad trip to Israel. There will be a callout next week in the Wine Library, basement Nelson Hall of Food Science (B203 NLSN). Please join us to meet the tour leaders and fellow travelers, and an opportunity for travel Q&A.
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang led an independent study last fall and gathered five landscape architecture students to work on a children’s book that introduces Indiana native plants for K-12 populations. The final product, an illustrated children’s book, accompanying board game, school syllabus, and interactive activities, won a National Honor Award (Communication Category) from the American Society…Read more about Landscape Architecture Team Won National ASLA Honor Award[Read More]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Eamus Catuli Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 2 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 6 out of 8 points, placing us in 8th. In the Women’s Category, Ashley Adair placed 2nd with handicap series scoring a 695. Alexandra Jewell placed 1st…Read more about HLA Bowling Team[Read More]
The Women of the Green Industry is meeting at Newfields on September 7th at 5:30 for a garden tour led by Leah Coughlin and Katie Booth. At the conclusion of the tour, the group is invited for a social gathering at the Garden Terrace at Newfields. RSVP by September 5th at this link: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cO1PY1Bp3qwix9A?fbclid=IwAR0i9rUzDZ8H9NcYifyxFeDunfXi9OGOr_tXPdWCp6PoxaFWFB4VIG-IXvI
Jean Zavala, Ariana Torres, and Stephen Meyers, in collaboration with Purdue’s Department of Entomology and Agronomy, have released a new extension article, Business Characteristics of Hemp: Agronomic and Marketing Barriers. Exploring the expanding hemp sector can be intricate, especially with the rising U.S. production. This study sheds light on the business and marketing barriers facing…Read more about New Extension Publication from Jean Zavala, Ariana Torres, and Stephen Meyers[Read More]
PI Amanda Deering and Co-PIs Petrus Langenhoven, Tari Gary, and Scott Monroe were awarded a USDA Specialty Crop Block grant, Education and Outreach Activities to Improve Food Safety for Small Farms ($155,966). The grant will develop and deliver produce food safety programming for small fruit and vegetable growers in Indiana. In addition to current educational…Read more about Amanda Deering, Petrus Langenhoven and Co-PI’s Awarded USA Speciality Crop Block Grant[Read More]
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