On August 30, we gathered to honor Dr. Mike Dana as he retired after nearly 43 years of dedicated service to the HLA Department. Dr. Dana, renowned as an educator, mentor, and leader of study abroad programs, was also the visionary behind the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden. Purdue College of Agriculture Dean Dr. Bernie Engel[Read More…]
Valeria Fonseca Turcios is a new intern visiting scholar in Dr. Meyers’ weed science lab. Born and raised in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Valeria is currently a senior undergraduate student majoring in Agribusiness Management at Zamorano University. She joined the Meyers’ lab to fulfill a professional experience requirement for her degree, but her motivation goes beyond that;[Read More…]
We are at the official halfway point of the CSA this year! With the 3-day weekend, it’s a bit difficult to compress the usual week update into 2 days and change, so bear with me folks! Meigs, one of our fellow research farms, is gearing up for the Mechanical Weed Control conference on the 11th[Read More…]
The “Irrigation Workshop for Small-Scale Producers” took place on September 4 at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center. This event is part of an ISDA, Indiana Specialty Crop Block Grant project led by Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard. Co-hosted by Purdue Extension, NRCS, and Urban Soil Health, speakers included Cara Bergschneider, NRCS State Urban and Small-Scale[Read More…]
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