Dr. Krishna Nemali was invited by Pure Green Farms-a large greenhouse-based hydroponics facility in South Bend, Indiana, to assess their production protocols and help them improve their practices and crop yields. Nemali and his student, Sangrak Son, are seen inspecting plants. Thanks to Gaby Lin, a Purdue graduate student from ABE currently interning at the[Read More…]
The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was held July 27 at the Purdue Student Farm. Around a hundred participants came out to learn about the latest research from Purdue Extension specialists and researchers to help small farmers in Indiana. Petrus Langenhoven and Dennis Gustavo Toc Mo (“High Tunnel Pepper Production and Variety Selection”), Miranda[Read More…]
HLA Professor and Co-Director of the Arequipa Nexus Institute (ANI) Lori Hoagland and ESE/HLA PhD student Cristian Salinas traveled to Arequipa, Peru to kick-off phase III of ANI, which will fund four interconnected projects focused on organic crop production, alpaca fiber quality, renewable energy, and regenerative tourism. During their visit they met with their research partners at the University[Read More…]
This summer Ian Kelly (Senior/Horticulture Production and Marketing) is a Young Plant Culture Research Intern at Ball Horticulture Company in West Chicago, IL. The most rewarding part of this experience for Ian: Meeting so many important figures in the horticulture industry at events such as Cultivate! Despite having an area of focus, Ball Horticulture encourages[Read More…]
On June 20, members from the HLA Department hosted 46 students and their chaperones from the Felege Hiywot Center. Dr. Kathryn Orvis and her graduate student Elyssa have been holding classes for BIPOC students at the center in Indianapolis for the past seven weeks. During their visit to campus, the students participated in various activities[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang‘s book Outdoor Environments for People: Considering Human Factors in Landscape Design is available for pre-order. Outdoor Environments for People addresses the everyday human behavior in outdoor built environments and explains how designers can learn about and incorporate their knowledge into places they help to create. Bridging research and practice, and drawing from disciplines such as[Read More…]
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