Purdue University is collaborating with Hernán González-Osorio at Cenicafé, the National Coffee Research Center in Columbia, to enhance sustainable farming practices. Cristian Salinas (PhD/Hoagland Lab), a Purdue doctoral student from Colombia, is at the forefront of this initiative. Under the guidance of Professor Lori Hoagland, Salinas is researching the benefits of planting legumes between coffee[Read More…]
At the Indiana Small Farm Conference 2025, Anna Paltseva joined Gabriel Filippelli from IU and Nathan Shoaf from Purdue Extension for the session “Lead Ahead: New Insights for Safer Soil Practices,” where they explored the challenges of legacy lead contamination in soils and its impact on food safety and farm sustainability. Their discussion highlighted how science-driven solutions[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang, and three practicing professionals, Daniel Overbey (Director of Sustainability of Browning Day), Brett Schlachter (urban designer and landscape architect at Browning Day), and Alan Rosenwinkel (Senior associate at Rundell Ernstberger Associates) spoke about carbon reduction and sustainable site development strategies during a panel discussion at the Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference[Read More…]
Four teams comprised of 17 undergraduate students from HLA-Turf Science competed last month in the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Collegiate Quiz Bowl competition at the GCSAA annual meeting in San Diego, CA. This exam tests the students’ plant/seed/pest/equipment identification skills, and practical turfgrass calculations related to golf turf management. Students from Turf[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against the vacancy spot Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 23 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, maintaining 7th place. In the Team Category: No placements. In the Women’s Category: Alexandra Jewell placed 1st with scratch game scoring a 213, placed 1st with scratch series scoring[Read More…]
The HLA Graduate Student Organization (GSO) added a touch of fun and camaraderie to Valentine’s Day with their Secret Friend event. Graduate students were randomly paired for a gift exchange, reminiscent of the popular Secret Santa tradition. The event fostered a sense of community and was a wonderful way to celebrate the day and strengthen[Read More…]
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