Pumpkins, peppers, sweet corn, compost, tomatoes, and more will be discussed at the August 24th Vegetable Twilight Meeting at Pinney Purdue Ag Center, 5 to 8 p.m. Central Time. Vegetable farmers, market gardeners, urban farmers, and home gardeners are invited to tour trials and hear from researchers and educators about weed management in pumpkins; key…Read more about Vegetable Twilight Meeting at Pinney Purdue Ag Center on August 24th[Read More]
Vegetable equipment for small farms will be demonstrated on August 10, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Central Time, at the Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center. Market gardeners, urban farmers, home and community gardeners are invited to attend and learn about equipment and tools for seeding, planting, weed management, and tillage. Demonstration equipment will include Jang seeder,…Read more about Vegetable Equipment Demonstration, Produce Safety, and ServSafe for Home Based Vendors at Pinney Purdue Ag Center August 10th[Read More]
Jean Zavala, a member of Dr. Torres’s Lab, recently gave a talk on business analysis and financial plans for small business planning and entrepreneurs. This opportunity arose thanks to an invitation from Dr. Kathryn Orvis. The talk was attended by over 35 high school students participating in a summer program at Felege Hiywot Center in…Read more about Jean Zavala Presented in Indianapolis[Read More]
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Association conference in Christchurch, New Zealand (June 17-22) facilitated a powerful connection between industry and academia, driving innovation and sustainability in the food and agribusiness sector. Two HLA graduate students were able to showcase their groundbreaking research to a global audience. Camila Ulloa, member of the Torres’ Lab, presented…Read more about Camila Ulloa and Katherine Pivaral Presented Research at the International Food and Agribusiness Association Conference[Read More]
Lori Hoagland and colleagues Daniel-Leon Salas (Purdue Polytechnic), Tali Zohar and Jozsef Kadar (Arava Institute for Environmental Studies) received funding from the BARD US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund to host a workshop this coming October in Israel titled ‘Food Security and the Nexus to Water-Energy in the Face of Climate Change’. The workshop…Read more about Lori Hoagland and Colleagues Receives Funding for Hosting Upcoming Workshop[Read More]
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.
This week Dr. Kathryn Orvis and Vicki Stirm hosted sessions for the 4-H Round Up. There were fourteen students (from various counties in Indiana), two chaperones, and one Youth Ambassador. The session was titled “Inside Out Plants,” which included a scavenger hunt in the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden, followed by flower dissections in the classroom.
Purdue Department of Agriculture released a story about the continuing collaboration between the Purdue Student Farm and the Native American Educational Cultural Center (NAECC) on the Three Sisters Garden. Read more about this unique collaboration: https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2023/06/student-farm-naecc-three-sisters.html.
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