HLA faculty members Krishna Nemali and Stephen Meyers are serving as Fulbright Scholars this year, contributing to Purdue University’s distinction as a top producer of Fulbright scholars for the fifth consecutive year. Nemali is working in India on “Climate‑Smart Agriculture: Reducing Water Wastage and Increasing Nitrogen Use Efficiency Using Smart Sensors with Decision Support and[Read More…]
The 2026 Midwest Mint Growers Conference was held on February 26 at Four Winds Casino in South Bend, Indiana, drawing approximately 48 mint producers and industry representatives from Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, along with guests from Oregon and Washington State. The event was coordinated by Meredith Cobb of Ag Research and Petrus Langenhoven, HLA Clinical[Read More…]
Ashley Adair hosted the Indiana Organic Grain Farmer Meeting on Wednesday, February 18 at the Beck Center in West Lafayette. The event was a success with 80 participants and 17 exhibitors. Joel Gruver, Professor at Western Illinois University and nationally renown organic researcher, provided the keynote address on taking organic farming to the “next level.”[Read More…]
The annual Purdue Landscape Architecture Career Fair was held on February 13, inviting 38 firms to the South Ballroom of the Student Union. Represented by over 70 alumni of the program, design firms met with students for traditional summer internships, year-long co-op placements, and post-graduation employment opportunities. A special thank you goes to our students[Read More…]
Purdue Extension will host a Fruit Pruning Workshop covering grapes, fruit trees, and brambles on March 12, 2026, from 1:00–4:30 p.m. (EST) at Meig’s Horticulture Research Farm, 9101 South 100 East, Lafayette, IN. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. The workshop includes hands-on pruning demonstrations, pruner cleaning instruction, and multiple learning stations. The registration fee is[Read More…]
David Barbarash Associate Professor Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Purdue University Thursday February 26th, at 3:30pm or via Zoom. Decoding Human Behavior – AI and ML systems in the built environment This presentation will showcase and discuss research progress of a series of artificial intelligence and machine learning developments that can be used to observe, analyze,[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Spoilermakers II Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 21 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, bringing us to 8th place. In the Team Category: No placements. In the Women’s Category: Alexandra Jewell placed 1st with scratch game scoring a[Read More…]
Wenjing Guan presented research on plasticulture strawberry production at the 2026 Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School on February 11. The project is a collaboration between Steve Meyers and Wenjing Guan and part of graduate student Jeanine Arana’s PhD dissertation. On February 18–19, Guan also participated in the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention, where she[Read More…]
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