A Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED) service learning project wins the 2022 Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) Placemaking Award. The renovation of J Long Memorial Second Street Park is a unique collaboration involving local government, residents, and civic organizations of Connersville, Indiana, along with Purdue Extension and the Landscape Architecture Program. The park design,[Read More…]
Several of our graduate students in Turfgrass Science placed in graduate student research poster presentations at the Crop Science Society of America Annual Meeting earlier this week. Jada Powlen, 1st place, in the Crop Science Society of America, Turfgrass Science Division (C-5), graduate student research poster presentation contest, industry section, 2022. Baltimore, MD. Amanda Folck,[Read More…]
Several FFA Chapters visited the College of Agriculture and toured several departments while attending the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Stacy Eckels, Department Chair-Agricultural Science and Southern FFA Advisor, stopped by with several members of the Southern FFA Chapter to learn more about the undergraduate programs in horticulture and landscape architecture. Dr. Michael[Read More…]
Our team Split Happens played against Eamus Catuli Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 11 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 2 out of 8 points, placing our team in 5thplace. In the Women’s Category, Alexandra Jewell placed 1st with scratch game scoring a 226, placed 1st with scratch[Read More…]
Dr. Sam E. Wortman, Associate Professor Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Thursday November 17th, at 3:30pm VIRTUAL ONLY “Developing a biobased fabric mulch system for high-density specialty crops” Abstract: Mulch films and fabrics are critically important weed management tools in organic specialty crop production but are not practical for use in high-density crops[Read More…]
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