Purdue Agricultural Centers College of Agriculture

Davis Purdue Agricultural Center​​ (DPAC)


Size and Topography

  • 703 acres in northwestern Randolph and southwestern Jay Counties, including 522 tillable acres and 100 managed forested acres (known as the Herbert Davis Forestry Farm)
  • A variety of soil types but mostly fine-textured, heavy clay soils (Blount/Pewamo) commonly found in east central Indiana - gently rolling, hard to manage, poorly drained, low organic matter

Heritage

The Davis-Purdue Agricultural Center Includes 523 tillable acres and 100 managed forested acres in Randolph and Jay Counties. Mrs. Martha F. Davis donated the original farm to  Purdue University in 1917 in memory of her son.
 
In 1926 forestry professor Burr N. Prentice painstakingly numbered, mapped, described, and tagged every tree at this location. His work, and the work of Purdue foresters after him, have made the Davis-Purdue Research Forest the largest and oldest mapped forest in North America, resulting in its designation as a Registered Natural Landmark.​

 

Contact ​Information

Jeff Boyer​         

6230 North State Road 1
Farmland, IN 47340-9340

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Quick Links

Resources

Field Days & Training Events

  • Drainage Field Day June 26, 2021 (PDF Flyer)

  • Field Day - August 19, 2021 (PDF Flyer)

  • Venison Processing Workshop - September 16, 2021 (PDF Flyer)

  • For more information contact Jeff Boyer at 765-468-7022 or jboyer@purdue.edu


​Current Research

Researchers at DPAC study soil fertility, crop diseases, weed control, insect prob​lems, site-specific agriculture, controlled drainage and drainage water analysis, old-growth timber stands/wildlife interactions, and variable-rate fertilizer applications in corn, soybeans, and winter wheat.

The Purdue Agriculture departments involved in research at DPAC include Agronomy, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Forestry and Natural Resources, and Entomology.










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