Welcome back to another beautiful week on the Purdue student farm! The heat has been punishing, but we’re rewarded (or perhaps further punished) with increasing harvest loads, specifically of our zucchini and tomatoes. Though last week was the true pest edition of this email, numbers are still on the rise across the board. A new…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
A Cut Flower Twilight Meeting was held at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center on July 15. Participants gained practical knowledge of cut-flower production through educational presentations and demonstrations. Visitors toured the cut-flower demonstration plots, and enjoyed making bouquet to take home. The event was supported by the Purdue University AgSEED project, Strengthening Purdue Extension’s Ability…Read more about Cut Flower Team hosted Twilight Meeting[Read More]
On Tuesday July 14th, Vicki Stirm, Karen Mitchell, Rachael Carter, and Erin Percevault hosted students from the C-PASA program (led by the College of Ag Office of Academic Programming). The students did various activities: a scavenger hunt in the J.J. Janick Horticulture Garden; looking at flower anatomy; and designing a park landscape. The students enjoyed…Read more about HLA Hosts Cargill – Purdue Agriculture & STEM Academy High School Program[Read More]
Garwood Orchards hosted a field day in LaPorte, IN on Thursday, 7/9, attended by approximately 60 participants, including growers, educators, students, and industry professionals. The group toured a wide range of fruit and vegetable production systems across the farm, including apple orchards at different stages of production, peaches, various berry crops, tomatoes, onions, peppers, eggplants,…Read more about Garwood Orchards Field Day Showcases Specialty Crop Production[Read More]
Jose Cabezas Major Professor: Dr. Moriah Bilenky MS Defense Seminar July 20th @ 1:00 PM Room: HORT 222 “Chicken-Based Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems for Sall-Scale Organic Vegetable Production: Animal Productivity and Meat Quality, Soil Nutrition and Tomato Yield, AND Food Safety” Abstract Integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) are gaining interest among producers, consumers, and policymakers as a…Read more about MS Defense Seminar: Jose Cabezas[Read More]
Vera Vuković Major Professor: Dr. Aaron Patton PhD Defense Seminar July 17th @ 1:00 PM ROOM: HORT 222 “Integrative Approaches to Managing Smooth Crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum): Germination Dynamics, Population Responses, and Control Options in Turfgrass” Abstract: Smooth crabgrass [Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Schreb. ex Muhl.] is one of the most troublesome annual grass weeds in cool-season…Read more about PhD Defense Seminar: Vera Vuković[Read More]
The HLA Social Committee recently organized an evening at the Lafayette Aviators game, bringing faculty, staff, students, and friends together for a fun summer outing. Attendees enjoyed the Prospect League All-Star Game from a private suite, complete with unlimited ballpark favorites and beautiful weather. The event drew an excellent turnout and provided a great opportunity…Read more about HLA Social Committee Hosts Night at the Ballpark[Read More]
Despite the hot weather, faculty, staff, and students teamed up for a festive Fourth of July Mini Scavenger Hunt on July 2. Participants partnered up to search for things in the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden and enjoy some friendly competition before the holiday weekend. The event provided a fun opportunity to connect with colleagues and…Read more about Fourth of July Mini Scavenger Hunt[Read More]
Former HLA graduate student and post-doctoral research associate Dr. Fatemeh Sheibani, Professor Celina Gomez, Professor Emeritus Cary Mitchell, along with several undergraduate students from HLA and the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, have published a research article entitled Development and Validation of Minitron III: A System for Continuous Monitoring of Crop Gas Exchange in Controlled Environments.
Shivika Aggrawal, from Dr. Aaron Thompson’s lab in the Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED), delivered an oral presentation titled “Beyond Recall: Why Some Extreme-Weather Memories Shape Action and Others Don’t?” at the 40th annual meeting of the International Association for Society and Natural Resources, the IASNR Conference. The meeting was hosted by the…Read more about Shivika Aggrawal Presents Research at International Natural Resources Conference[Read More]
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