David Barbarash, Yiwei Huang, and Sean Rotar attended the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference last week. All three presented recent research work. Yiwei presented a paper, joined a panel presentation, and collaborated on a research poster with recent graduate Yuan Zhang. David and Sean presented a paper, and David attended the meetings…Read more about LA Faculty Attended Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference.[Read More]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Student Farm will provide fresh, locally grown vegetables to community members this summer and fall through the Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass, now in its fourth year. The community-supported agriculture program provides an educational experience for students as well as weekly bags of fresh vegetables and herbs for community participants….Read more about Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass Returns for 2023[Read More]
Shannon Stirling (Dudareva Lab) received a travel grant for the American Society of Plant Biologist Midwest Conference.
Emily Usher, Liz Maynard and Becky Traldi were joined by Carmen Blubaugh (University of Illinois) in presenting “Imagining a Diverse Corn Belt” on March 10 as part of the Soil Health Week organized by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance.
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]
Department Head, Linda Prokopy, spent the last 2 weeks in Trinidad visiting horticultural farms and training staff at the Ministry of Agriculture about how to increase farmer adoption of improved agricultural practices. This was part of Purdue’s USAID funded farmer-to-farmer program led by HLA’s Dr. Raghothama. She saw crops we’re all familiar with like watermelon…Read more about Linda Prokopy Travels to Trinidad for USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program[Read More]
Our team Split Happens played against River City Rasca Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 25 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 6 out of 8 points holding our team at number 1 in the league for the 3rd week in a row! In the Women’s Category, Ashley Adair…Read more about HLA Bowling Team This Week[Read More]
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