Purdue Graduate Education and Research profiled Jada Powlen, Ph.D., a lead research scholar in turfgrass ecology and management. Her work focuses on developing sustainable turfgrass management practices that reduce inputs such as water, fertilizers, and pesticides while supporting healthy turf systems. In addition to coordinating field research trials, Powlen collaborates with turfgrass professionals, teaches undergraduate students,…Read more about Researcher Spotlight: Jada Powlen[Read More]
Stephen Meyers was the guest on the newest edition of the Hoosier Ag Today Your Farm podcast hosted by Greg Allen. The episode was recorded and released last week. To listen, visit Pumpkin Production Requires Year-Round Planning | Hoosier Ag Today. Your Farm is one of the Hoosier Ag Today programs produced in collaboration with…Read more about ICYMI: Meyers talks pumpkins with Hoosier Ag Today[Read More]
Shivika Aggrawal, from Dr. Aaron Thompson’s lab in the Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED), delivered an oral presentation “Midwest farms as social-ecological memory landscapes: Oral histories of extreme weather adaptation in the U.S. Midwest” at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Oral History Association (OHA), held in Portland, Oregon, from October 14-17, 2026….Read more about Shivika Aggrawal Presented Research at Annual Meeting of the Oral History Association[Read More]
Dr. Celina Gómez and M.S. students Antoine Nieuwenhuyse and Ma. Fernanda Moreno attended the Floriculture Research Alliance Meeting in New Haven, Connecticut. Both students presented research posters, and Moreno’s poster tied for first place in the student competition. Congratulations to Ma. Fernanda Moreno on this outstanding achievement. Gómez also presented an update on the lab’s…Read more about Gómez Lab Present Research at Floriculture Research Alliance Meeting[Read More]
On Thursday, October 22, the Purdue Student Farm hosted 55 visitors from Lone Jack High School in Lone Jack, Missouri: 50 FFA members and five teachers, led by Agricultural Education and FFA Advisor Dusty Davidson. The chapter had only one day open for tours while they were in Indiana, and they chose to spend part…Read more about Missouri FFA Members Visit the Purdue Student Farm During National FFA Convention Week[Read More]
Dr. Ariana Torres, Associate Professor in HLA and AGEC, is a co-author on a new paper, “Consumer Preferences for Wildlife-Friendly Native Plants in the United States,” published in the Journal of Environmental Horticulture (44(3):125-133). Using a discrete choice experiment with 2,011 U.S. plant purchasers, the study examines how wildlife-related labels influence willingness to pay for…Read more about New Publication from Ariana Torres[Read More]
Liz Maynard, Ashley Adair, and Steve Meyers will participate in the Small Farm Equipment Demo 12:00 to 4:00p.m. Central Time on November 6 at the Pinney Purdue Ag Center. A program on popcorn for small farms and gardens will follow, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Central Time. Preregister online for each program: Small Farm Equipment…Read more about HLA Extension Specialists to participate in Small Farm Equipment Demo.[Read More]
by Sophia Chiparus It’s been another beautiful week, and we’re back. Well, not all of us. Chris, our manager, has left for a short vacation, leaving us interns unsupervised and up to no good. I jest, of course, we’re all very responsible and invested in the farm’s success. But since he’s out, please direct any…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
HLA Seminar Series: Fall 2026 Time: Thursdays at 3:30 PM |Location: HORT 117 Format: In-person with a virtual option (unless noted otherwise) Refreshments: Coffee and light refreshments will be offered. Learn more Fall 2026 Lineup Thursday, September 17 Andrew Ofstehage Program Coordinator, CALS International Programs, North Carolina State University Host: Andrew Flachs | Format: In -person…Read more about HLA 2026 Fall Seminar Series[Read More]
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