This month’s Graduate Ag Research Spotlight is Enrique Velasco. Originally from Bolivia, Velasco studied Agribusiness Management at Zamarano University. During his time at Zamarano, he applied for and received an internship, working with Dr. Ariana Torres, Professor in Horticulture and Agricultural Economics. After graduating from Zamarano, he returned to Purdue to start his master’s program[Read More…]
Jeanine Arana, MS student in Stephen Meyers’ specialty crop weed science lab, was awarded for her efforts earlier this week at the 76th Annual North Central Weed Science Society Meeting in Grand Rapids, MI. She placed first in her graduate student poster division (Peppermint Response to Mesotrione and S-metolachlor Applied Post-Harvest), second in her paper[Read More…]
Purdue awarded $10 million for #DiverseCornBelt project A $10 million project seeks to make Midwestern agriculture more resilient by diversifying farms, marketing and the agricultural landscape. We’ve all heard of hedging a bet or diversifying a portfolio to be able to weather ups and downs, and this is the same concept, said Linda[Read More…]
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