Since 2010, the Purdue Student Farm has given students a place to learn by doing. Founded by Dr. Steve Hallett and a group of undergraduates, the farm started operations at the new Cherry Lane location in 2017, where long-cropped corn and soybean ground has become a diversified vegetable farm with four high tunnels, six rotational…Read more about The Purdue Student Farm: A Partner for Purdue Extension[Read More]
Congratulations to Evan Dupuis, a junior majoring in Turf Management and Science, and Kaitlyn Maruszewski, a freshman majoring in Horticulture, who earned their American FFA Degree this year. The American FFA Degree is the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization, recognizing members for their accomplishments and involvement in FFA. Congratulations to Evan and…Read more about HLA Students Earn American FFA Degree[Read More]
Purdue Turf Science and Management alumnus Ben Baumer, CSFM, was recently featured by SportsField Management as a Rising Star Award winner. Baumer serves as assistant groundskeeper for the Chicago Bears and credits his Purdue education with providing the scientific foundation he continues to use in his career. Read more about Baumer’s career and recognition.
Shivika Aggrawal and Dr. Ana Hummes, members of Dr. Aaron Thompson’s lab in the Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED), presented two decision-support tools for climate-resilient agriculture during a webinar hosted by the North Central Climate Collaborative (NC3) on October 26, 2026. The tools were developed through the Integrated Midwest Partnerships for Actionable Climate…Read more about CCED Team Showcases Decision-Support Tools for Climate-Resilient Midwest Agriculture[Read More]
On October 28, Dr. Ariana Torres led an Indiana Grown webinar on HortCalculator, Purdue’s free financial tool for specialty crop growers. She used case studies of a high-tunnel spinach operation and an Indiana sod farm to show how growers can check whether an investment will pay before they make it. The approach comes from her…Read more about Ariana Torres led Indiana Grown Webinar on HortCalculator[Read More]
Peter Hirst, along with colleagues Brian Schilling, Wil Brown-Grimm and Jay Young hosted 8 classes of 3rd graders from West Lafayette Elementary School at the Purdue Meigs farm on Oct 15-16. The students learned about apples, corn, soybeans, food and the environment. They tasted apples. Some good. Some “interesting”. They learned about sugars and acids….Read more about Peter Hirst hosted Third Graders at Meigs[Read More]
Dr. Ariana Torres, associate professor in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and Agricultural Economics, presented at the EQUIP Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 22. She showed SodCalculator, a new module of Purdue’s free HortCalculator tool built with the Purdue Sod Project. It helps sod growers compare costs, breakeven prices and returns across their production choices.
by Sophia Chiparus Boo! Does the end of the CSA scare you? It certainly evokes a level of fear within me. We’re on Week 19, though you’d never know it from the summery weather we’ve been having. In specific farm updates, we will have a new patio! This beauty is courtesy of Kyle Daniel and the…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
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