The Purdue Student Farm team will be honored with the Purdue Agriculture 2025 TEAM Award on October 27, 3:00–4:00 PM in the Dean’s Auditorium (PFEN 241). Recognized as a “land-grant gem,” the team exemplifies Purdue’s mission of research, teaching, and Extension through its collaborative spirit, innovation, and impact. Team Members Include: Petrus Langenhoven (HLA), Chris Adair (HLA), Ashley Adair (HLA), Moriah Bilenky (HLA), Wil[Read More…]
Dr. Lori Hoagland has received the 2025 Seed for Success Acorn Award, which honors Purdue researchers who secure external grants of $1 million or more. She and co-investigator Dr. Ankita Raturi (ABE) earned a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for their project, TOMI3: Bringing Our Insights to the Farm[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Here 4 Beer Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 7 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 6 of 8 points, moving us up to 4th place. In the Team Category: No placements. In the Women’s Category: Alexandra Jewell placed 1st with scratch[Read More…]
Between the goldenrod and grasses, the wetland is absolutely alive with color this week. Monet would be impressed. I noticed it yesterday while doing some deer fence repairs and snapped a few pictures for the email (these are included). My phone camera can never quite capture the vibrance and detail correctly, so as you drive[Read More…]
Ashley Adair guest hosted the Organic Agronomy Training Service’s podcast, Organic Advisor Call Series for the episode “Organic Fertilizer – How Much?” on Tuesday, October 14. Ashley led a conversation with James Schroepfer, agronomist with Crop Fertility Services (Cokato, MN), discussing how organic crop advisors can approach fertility recommendations based on soil tests and a[Read More…]
Just in time for Halloween, new jack-o-lantern pumpkin research has been published in the ASHS journal HortTechnology. The research, led by Stephen Meyers, was conducted at 11 locations in 10 different states in 2021. The authors demonstrate that a currently registered pumpkin herbicide can be applied safety in an alternative way, resulting in extended weed[Read More…]
Purdue University is partnering with STR on a DARPA-funded project exploring whether plants can detect synthetic chemical exposures. Associate Professor Joshua Widhalm, director of the Center for Plant Biology, leads Purdue’s involvement, overseeing biochemical data collection and analysis to explain observable changes in plants triggered by chemicals. Widhalm’s team tests agronomic and horticultural species using[Read More…]
While in Pisa (Italy) last week, Anna Paltseva represented Purdue University at two international soil science events — SUITMA 13 and the FAO Global Symposium on Soil Sealing and Urban Soils. At SUITMA, she presented results from a USDA NRCS–funded collaboration, part of the agency’s first Urban Soil Survey, focused on mapping heavy metal concentrations[Read More…]
Since 2010, the Purdue Student Farm has grown into a nationally recognized educational hub for sustainable agriculture. Located on 3.5 acres at the northern edge of Purdue’s campus, the farm integrates teaching, research, and Extension to serve students and the broader community. In 2024 alone, the farm produced over 27,000 pounds of food, trained hundreds[Read More…]
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