Congratulations to Cale Bigelow for receiving the William Daniel Award on January 19 at the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) Conference. Named for one of the four founders of SFMA, Dr. William Daniel set the pattern for educator/researcher involvement in SFMA. The partnership between educators and researchers and the sports turf managers who incorporate these advances…Read more about Cale Bigelow Receives the William Daniel Award from the Sports Field Management Association[Read More]
Ashley Adair presented “Organic Gardening and Composting” for the Wabash County Extension Hot Topics Series on January 19, 2023. Extension educators Geoff Schortgen, Courtney Schmidt, and Krista Pullen have done a great job promoting this series. Over 100 participants joined the Zoom call with lots of great discussion.
Dr. Ryan Patrick (Postdoc/Li Lab) has received the Center for Plant Biology travel award ($1000) and he plans to attend the World Petunia Day in Italy in summer 2023, where he will present his NSF funded work on epigenetic regulations of specialized metabolism and collaborate on the petunia genome sequencing project.
Camila Ulloa (MS/Torres’ Lab) will give a virtual seminar at the Iowa State University’s Horticulture Department on Jan 23rd from 4:15 – 5:15 PM (Central Time). She will present “Characterizing the U.S. Salad Mixes Market: Environmental footprint attributes”. These seminars are primarily attended by faculty and students but are open to the public and Master Gardener groups…Read more about Camila Ulloa Will Present Virtual Seminar[Read More]
Dr. Kurt Ristroph, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University Thursday January 26th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or Zoom “Organic nanocarrier formulations for improved uptake and translocation of agrochemicals following foliar administration” Abstract: Foliar administration of bioactive agents to plants is a highly desirable but historically inefficient method of promoting agrochemical internalization or…Read more about 2023 HLA Spring Seminar: Dr. Kurt Ristroph[Read More]
The Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting was held on Jan 20, 2023, in French Lick. The meeting is in conjunction with Illiana Watermelon Association Convention and attracts melon growers in southern Indiana and industry representatives across the country. Steve Meyers and the team presented Melon Weed Science Research Update at the meeting.
Our team Split Happens played against The Purdudes Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 18 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, placing our team in 6thplace. In the Women’s Category, Alexandra Jewell placed 1st scratch game scoring a 217 and scratch series scoring a 543. She…Read more about HLA Bowling Team This Week[Read More]
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