The 2016 Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, January 5, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST at Teibel’s Restaurant, Schererville, IN. The program is packed full of useful information for vegetable farmers, including market gardeners. See the complete program at https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Extension/Pages/IVGS.aspx. The program offers continuing education credits: · Indiana Private Applicator Recertification Credits. $10…Read more about Purdue University and University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Services Sponsor the Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium[Read More]
Jules Janick founded Horticulture Reviews (green books in photo) in 1979 and Plant Breeding Review (blue books) in 1983 and edits every volume. By the time he hands over the editing chores to successors next year, he will have edited a combined 84 volumes. Janick is 84. Photos by Tom Campbell An…Read more about Dr. Janick featured in Ag Connections about His 65 Years at Purdue[Read More]
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Oct. 23, 2015 – The American Floral Endowment (AFE) awarded seventeen students this year with scholarships totaling more than $37,000. “The quality of the applicants this year was outstanding, and we only wish we could help even more young people as they begin their rewarding careers. These deserving students show great…Read more about Garrett Owen, PhD student is awarded the Richard T. Meister Scholarship by the American Floral Endowment (AFE)[Read More]
Purdue Landscape Architecture alum Andy Howard has been named Principal of the Hitchcock Design Group. Andy began his career with Hitchcock in 1996. Meanwhile, Andy has focused on recreation planning and design, helping pioneer the firm’s unique approach to play and its prominence in the recreation arena. Andy’s enthusiasm for nature and his expertise in child…Read more about LA Alum Named Principal of the Hitchcock Design Group[Read More]
LA alum Zheming “Taro” Cai has received the Award of Excellence from the American Society of Landscape Architects for his work titled “Imagine the Barracks of Pion: Developing the Edge of the Park of Versailles” Taro is currently enrolled at the Harvard University Graduate School for Design. Congratulations to Taro! External Link: http://www.asla.org/2015studentawards/index.html
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University study shows that targeting plants with red and blue LEDs provides energy-efficient lighting in contained environments, a finding that could advance the development of crop-growth modules for space exploration. Research led by Cary Mitchell, professor of horticulture, and then-master’s student Lucie Poulet found that leaf lettuce thrived under a 95-to-5 ratio…Read more about Study: Targeted LEDs could provide efficient lighting for plants grown in space[Read More]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Extension and the Illiana Watermelon Association are offering audit cost-sharing programs to Indiana fruit and vegetable growers who receive passing scores on their third-party food safety audits. Many growers statewide are looking to go through a third-party audit in order to be good agricultural practices, also known as GAPs, certified,…Read more about Purdue, Illiana Watermelon Association offer food safety audit cost-share programs[Read More]
Published: 05/28/2015 By: Petrus Langenhoven plangenh@purdue.edu (765) 496-7955 Dr. Petrus Langenhoven In March 2015 the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture appointed Dr. Petrus Langenhoven as Horticulture and Hydroponics Crop Specialist. During the past 18 years Dr. Petrus Langenhoven has dedicated his career to the development of the horticulture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. His…Read more about Exciting Future for Horticulture in Indiana[Read More]
CNN News Video Article titled “Is Vertical Farming the Furure?” features Michael Dzakovich and Celina Gomez from Prof. Cary Mitchell’s lab. Vertical farming requires less energy and less water, and farmers are able to better control the environment to ensure produce is packed full of nutrients. External Link:
Awards August 2014 – May 2015 Faculty Steve Hallett has been promoted to the rank of Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Brian Dilkes has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Aaron Patton was awarded the 2015 Purdue Graduate Student Government (PGSG) Faculty Mentor Award. The award was graduate student…Read more about HLA Promotions, Honors & Award Announcements[Read More]
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