A research article entitled “Effect of in-row spacing on weed suppression and yield of ‘Covington’ and ‘Monaco’ sweetpotato” was published in Weed Technology on October 16, 2024. The research was conducted as part of the Master’s thesis of Emmanual Cooper, funded by the USDA-NIFA-OREI grant program. Co-authors include Stephen Meyers and Ashley Adair from HLA,…Read more about Weed Science Lab Publishes New Sweetpotato Research[Read More]
Faith Hartman (Senior/SFS) was one of three College of Ag students featured by Purdue for National Farmers Day: Celebrating the future of farming.
The Purdue Exponent featured a story on the Purdue Student Farm earlier this week: The Purdue Student Farm supports the Lafayette community.
Ishraq Awashra and Grace Lentz (Dr. Thompson’s lab) presented our research at the Institute for a Sustainable Future 2nd Annual Research Expo on Monday, October 14th. Ishraq’s poster presentation topic: AI Text-to-Image for Participatory Design. Grace’s poster presentation topic: Navigating Conservation Planning through Social and Ecological Structures in Northwest Indiana.
About 15 staff members from the College of Agriculture had an opportunity to tour the Purdue Student Farm and the Overbeck Controlled Environment Ag Facility on October 14. Brittany Weerts lead the tour of the freight farms, while Chris Adair lead the tour of the student farm. Attendees were able to bring home some leafy…Read more about College of Ag Staff Learned about Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Thyme, thyme, thyme, see what’s become of us! While we’ve yet to dip fully below freezing, things have been chilly enough that our crops are certainly feeling it. Our days have included quite a bit of madcap winterizing as we work to get the high tunnels closed up. In case any of you were wondering,…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Last week, several Landscape Architecture faculty and students traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the American Society of Landscape Architecture’s annual conference. Purdue alumni gatherings were well attended, and undergraduate students had lots of opportunities to meet, talk, and receive career development guidance from alumni.
Robert Colangelo – Founder CEA Technology, Inc. Thursday October 17th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom. “An approach to make indoor vertical farms profitable: An entrepreneur’s perspective.” As urban populations grow, the demand for fresh, locally-grown produce will increase. Indoor vertical farms can present a sustainable solution if the CAPEX can be reduced to…Read more about 2024 HLA Fall Seminar: Robert Colangelo[Read More]
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