Agriculture News

Agriculture News Releases

From left to right: Micah Beckwith, Angie Abbott, Cory Larson, Don Lamb

Agriculture

Purdue Extension EDGE in Ag honors three Indiana agriculture leaders — 21 August 2026

21 August 2026

purdue extension, edge in ag, edge in agriculture, angie abbott, cory larson, kasey mcintosh, kelby roberts, agriculture achievement award, agriculture leadership award, emerging leader in agriculture award, celebration of agriculture jenna nees

Three participants, left, look at a presenter, right, who is gesturing to rows of hydroponically grown lettuce.

Agriculture Education

Workshop teaches hydroponic crop production for small-scale, commercial scale production — 06 August 2026

06 August 2026

purdue college of agriculture, purdue extension, krishna nemali, lori jolly-brown, hydroponics, department of horticulture and landscape architecture, commercial grower olivia de young

The bell tower reflecting in a mirrored sign that displays Purdue University’s fight song lyrics.

College of Agriculture

2026 Hovde Award nominees sought — 05 August 2026

05 August 2026

hovde award, award, faculty, staff, nominations devyn raver

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

After 3 months of decline, farmer sentiment rebounds in July — 04 August 2026

04 August 2026

farmer sentiment, purdue university/cme group, ag economy barometer morgan french

People walk under the Indiana State Fair covered bridge.

4-H Education Family Agriculture Community Garden

Purdue Extension to present engaging educational activities for all at Indiana State Fair — 09 July 2026

09 July 2026

purdue extension, indiana state fair, angie abbott, rotating exhibitors, animal town, purdue food science, purdue extension building, block party, master gardener, indiana 4-h olivia de young and devyn raver

a woman wearing wires and carbon dioxide sensors is lit from behind, her breath making a trail of white clouds in front of her mouth

Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Engineering space to breathe: How novel carbon dioxide sensors could improve air circulation in space and life on Earth — 08 July 2026

08 July 2026

respiration, space, marshall porterfield, breathing, nasa, artemis mission, nasa leaf, mitochondria, carbon dioxide, buoyancy-driven convection, air, atmosphere lindsey berebitsky

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

High input-cost concerns continue to weigh on farmer sentiment — 07 July 2026

07 July 2026

farmer sentiment, purdue university/cme group, ag economy barometer morgan french

Two men in a greenhouse, each holding a plant, surrounded by vibrant greenery.

Agronomy

Newly discovered soybean biomechanism could increase crop yields — 25 June 2026

25 June 2026

jianxin ma, w. andy tao, natalia dudarevaindiana soybean alliance, soybean improvement, root structures steve koppes

Health 4-H Agriculture Community

Purdue Extension announces Regional Operations Leaders — 18 June 2026

18 June 2026

purdue extension, transformation, regional operations leaders, angie abbott

A sheep pokes his head out of above a metal rail with other sheep in the background

Education Agriculture

New sheep workshop series focuses on flock health — 15 June 2026

15 June 2026

cora reinbolt, indiana sheep and wool market development program, sheep, purdue agriculture, purdue extension, indiana sheep association, isa, flock health, indiana flock exchange, small ruminants, sheep producers, networking, famacha certification, emma o'brien emma o'brien

A group of three people talk in a field in front of a large plant

Agriculture Education

Weed Science Field Day offers research tour, info sessions, networking — 11 June 2026

11 June 2026

weed science field day, lisa gross, tommy butts, purdue extension, department of botany and plant pathology, weed science, research olivia de young

audience seated in a barn at the 2024 Purdue Farm Management Tour event next to a large green John Deere planter

Agricultural Economics

Purdue Farm Management Tour comes to Harrison County this July — 10 June 2026

10 June 2026

farm management tour, harrison county, farm management strategies, local farming, production practices morgan french

Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture

Farmer sentiment slips again as high input costs remain top concern — 02 June 2026

02 June 2026

farmer sentiment, purdue university/cme group, ag economy barometer morgan french

A man wearing a lab coat stands next to equipment in a laboratory.

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue agricultural engineers harness microbial activity for biofuels production — 01 June 2026

01 June 2026

jiqin ni, biofuel, anaerobic digestion, aquaculture sludge, steve koppes

Man stands in field with farm machinery.

Agronomy

Addressing nitrogen fertilizer uncertainties in corn production — 27 May 2026

27 May 2026

nitrogen fertilizer, corn fields, optimal yields, ignacio ciampitti, agronomy steve koppes

A man transfers from an assistive seat lift on a tractor into a wheelchair

Technology Agriculture

National AgrAbility Project celebrates 35 years, Forbes’ Accessibility 200 recognition — 26 May 2026

26 May 2026

agrability, forbes accessibility 200, national agrability project, farmers with disabilities olivia de young

Graphic that shows puppies and a child on the left side with a caption on the right that reads “Canine Welfare Science Conference; May 29-30, 2026; Courtyard by Marriott; Lafayette, Indiana.”

Animal Sciences

The Croney Research Group to host Annual Canine Welfare Science Conference — 14 May 2026

14 May 2026

conference, canine welfare science conference, canine, breeding, dogs, ethical care devyn raver

Professor Katy Rainey examines plants grown from the KenAvis soybean germplasm collection with breeder Bob Taylor.

Agronomy

Purdue acquires soybean germplasm with unique yield traits — 13 May 2026

13 May 2026

soybean research, soybean germplasm, bob taylor, katy rainey, laura bowling, craig anderson, ron turco stacey mickelbart

Agriculture

Sheep checkoff seeks candidates for board — 06 May 2026

06 May 2026

purdue, purdue extension, indiana sheep and wool market development program, indiana sheep association, sheep, sheep checkoff, sheep board, meredith cobb, david trotter emma o'brien

Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture

Farmer sentiment declines in April amid input costs and availability concerns — 05 May 2026

05 May 2026

rising input cost, farmer sentiment, global instability morgan french

Animal Sciences

Purdue researchers offer road map for sustainable livestock production — 04 May 2026

04 May 2026

animal welfare, livestock production, hinayah rojas de oliveira, upinder kaur steve koppes

Bryan Pijanowski using technology to listen to Martell Forest in West Lafayette.

International Programs in Agriculture Forestry & Natural Resources

Two prestigious awards, one global mission — 28 April 2026

28 April 2026

iale distinguished landscape ecologist award, landscape ecology, soundscape ecology, hardin award, international research, bryan pijanowski, fnr, forestry and natural resources devyn raver

A combine harvests corn grown near solar panels.

Community Environment

Indiana Land Use Summit will share resources about agrivoltaics, renewable energy — 23 April 2026

23 April 2026

purdue extension, local government, conservation, land use olivia de young

Man standing holding a plant in a greenhouse.

Agronomy

Proposed market-based tool could ensure Midwestern corn profits — 21 April 2026

21 April 2026

nitrogen fertilizer, nitrogen insurance program, midwestern cornfields, profitability of farms, german mandrini, ignacio ciampitti steve koppes

Education Agriculture

Purdue field day will help small-scale farmers learn and connect — 16 April 2026

16 April 2026

purdue extension, small farms, horticulture, landscape, student farm, urban growers olivia de young

Person holding package of processed meats.

Agricultural Economics

Many consumers view processed foods as unhealthy but convenient — 15 April 2026

15 April 2026

joseph balagtas, caitlinn hubbell, consumer food insights report, center for food demand analysis and sustainability steve koppes

Agricultural & Biological Engineering Agronomy

Purdue institute powers the future of Indiana, U.S. agriculture through AI, data — 14 April 2026

14 April 2026

ai, crops, yield maps, dennis buckmaster, ignacio ciampitti, institute for digital and advanced agricultural systems, sydag, digital agriculture, digital ag

An Extension specialist shows holes in a leaf to two attendees.

Agriculture Food Garden

Purdue will share new research for fruit, vegetable growers at Meigs Farm — 09 April 2026

09 April 2026

purdue extension, indiana, landscape, horticulture, fruits and vegetables olivia de young

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment improves despite rising input cost concerns — 07 April 2026

07 April 2026

farmer sentiment morgan french

Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi appointed head of Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture — 02 April 2026

02 April 2026

anjali iyer-pascuzzi, botany and plant pathology, horticulture and landscape architecture, department head, center for plant biology maureen manier

Yi-Kai Liu, W. Andy Tao, Zhoujun Luo, and Zheng Zhang stand in a row wearing white lab coats.

Biochemistry

Protein modification discovery opens cancer therapy possibilities — 25 March 2026

25 March 2026

w. andy tao, biochemistry, cancer research, nature chemistry, protein modification, purdue institute for cancer research steve koppes

Agricultural Economics

Experts examine trade, policy and economic trends in 2026 Purdue Agricultural Economics Report — 24 March 2026

24 March 2026

roman keeney, economic uncertainty, trade policies, 2026 purdue agricultural economics report (paer), u.s. farm bill, morgan french

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue research team wants to harness AI to secure corn crops from pathogenic threats — 23 March 2026

23 March 2026

signai, ai, corn crop security from pathogenic threats, mohit verma, yaguang zhang, defense advanced research projects agency steve koppes

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Grain dust explosion incidents decrease, fatalities increase — 17 March 2026

17 March 2026

purdue college of agriculture, purdue coa, agricultural and biological engineering, abe, kingly ambrose, grain dust explosions, ag safety olivia de young

Mary Kay Thatcher to speak at 51st James C. Snyder Memorial Lecture.

Agricultural Economics

Farm policy expert Mary Kay Thatcher to discuss evolving ag policy landscape at James C. Snyder Memorial Lecture — 16 March 2026

16 March 2026

mary kay thatcher, agricultural policy, farm bill, james c. snyder memorial lecture morgan french

Man in kitchen ordering groceries on a tablet and vegetables on counter

Agricultural Economics

Consumers choose differently when grocery shopping online — 11 March 2026

11 March 2026

joseph balagtas, caitlinn hubbell, consumer food insights report, center for food demand analysis and sustainability steve koppes

A crowd gathers around a square racing track as three cockroaches are released onto the green course, each moving toward different numbered holes.

College of Agriculture

2026 Spring Fest: Bugs, barnyards and Boilermaker fun — 10 March 2026

10 March 2026

spring, spring fest, event, college of agriculture devyn raver

Man works on a laptop at a computing center.

Forestry & Natural Resources

Forest ecologist earns new support for global collaborations — 09 March 2026

09 March 2026

jingjing liang, forest ecologist, forest carbon and ecosystem modeling, forest advanced computing and artificial intelligence laboratory, university faculty scholar steve koppes

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment rebounds, but future expectations continue to slide — 03 March 2026

03 March 2026

ag barometer morgan french

Agriculture

Indiana sheep shearing school open for registration — 25 February 2026

25 February 2026

indiana, sheep, wool, purdue extension emma o'brien

Agriculture

Purdue Extension virtual workshop series offers strategies to future-proof farms — 24 February 2026

24 February 2026

purdue extension, indiana, farm shield, estate planning, succession mathias ingle

Satellite image of individual trees in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Forestry & Natural Resources

Digital forestry team combines AI with satellite data to monitor urban trees — 17 February 2026

17 February 2026

wildfire mitigation, urban tree inventories, ai, digital forestry, ai-enhanced visual computing, daniel aliaga, songlin fei, adnan firoze steve koppes

Four adults talking at a table with healthy food

Agricultural Economics

U.S. consumers report diet satisfaction patterns in latest Consumer Food Insights survey — 11 February 2026

11 February 2026

joseph balagtas, caitlinn hubbell, consumer food insights report, center for food demand analysis and sustainability steve koppes

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment drops sharply at start of 2026 as economic concerns increase — 03 February 2026

03 February 2026

farmer sentiment, james minert, cme group, ag economy barometer morgan french

A Purdue student shows her research poster to a conference attendee

Garden Agriculture Environment

Purdue Extension conference to feature speakers, trade show tailored to small farmers, horticulture producers — 29 January 2026

29 January 2026

indiana, horticulture, small farm conference, landscape olivia de young

A man on a raised tractor seat high-fives a woman seated on a raised seat attached to a pick-up truck.

Agriculture

Expo on Feb. 17 showcases assistive technology for agriculture — 27 January 2026

27 January 2026

paul jones

Student and professor in the laboratory.

Biochemistry

Purdue team announces new therapeutic target for breast cancer — 26 January 2026

26 January 2026

kyle cottrell, purdue biochemistry, rna, triple-negative breast cancer, one health, pact steve koppes

Angie Abbott, Purdue announces new Extension director

Extension College of Agriculture

Purdue announces new Extension director — 22 January 2026

22 January 2026

angie abbott, purdue extension, associate dean and director of purdue extension maureen manier

Customers standing in checkout line at grocery store

Agricultural Economics

Consumer Food Insights survey assesses 2025 grocery spending — 21 January 2026

21 January 2026

joseph balagtas, caitlinn hubbell, consumer food insights report, center for food demand analysis and sustainability steve koppes

Forestry & Natural Resources

AI helps find trees in a forest: Researchers achieve 3D forest reconstruction from remote sensing data — 20 January 2026

20 January 2026

ai, isolating and reconstructing forest trees, treestructor, institute for digital forestry, bedrich benes, songlin fei, jinyuan shao, ayman habib, bosheng li steve koppes

Mountain Bluebird taking wing, a migratory species that ranges widely across the western North America.

Forestry & Natural Resources

Research uses radar to expose sky’s organized, living habitat — 15 January 2026

15 January 2026

lower atmosphere, troposphere, ecology, kyle horton wendy mayer

Farmers Market certificate, produce in the background

Community Food Garden

Farmers market vendors, managers can plan for success with in-person training — 13 January 2026

13 January 2026

purdue extension, farmers market, indiana olivia de young

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment drifts lower as trade uncertainty hangs over agriculture — 06 January 2026

06 January 2026

farmer sentiment, trade, u.s soybean exports, global markets, james mintert morgan french

Agricultural Economics

Q3 agrifood industry sentiment stabilizes near baseline as investment appetite returns — 16 December 2025

16 December 2025

agrifood economy index, dial ventures, purdue applied research institute steve koppes

MarketReady participants listen to an Extension educator’s presentation

Education Agriculture

Argos MarketReady training will help local food producers expand into new markets — 11 December 2025

11 December 2025

marketready, food producers, purdue extension james wolff

Young girl grocery shopping with father.

Agricultural Economics

Food survey records consumer perceptions during government shutdown — 10 December 2025

10 December 2025

joseph balagtas, elijah bryant, consumer food insights report, center for food demand analysis and sustainability steve koppes

Agricultural Economics

2026 Top Farmer Conference explores global competitiveness, tariffs, long-run market outlooks — 08 December 2025

08 December 2025

purdue top farmer conference, purdue's center for commercial agriculture, michael langemeier morgan french

Botany & Plant Pathology

Plant ‘first responder’ cells warn neighbors about bacterial pathogens — 02 December 2025

02 December 2025

christopher staiger, epidermal cells, plant leaves, pathogen attack, science signaling steve koppes

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Better outlook for the future pushes farmer sentiment higher — 02 December 2025

02 December 2025

ag barometer, michael langemeier, purdue university/cme group morgan french

Gold light-up block letters that say, “Fish Fry 2025” in front of a black backdrop and gold, silver and white balloons.

College of Agriculture

2026 Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry returns to Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds — 21 November 2025

21 November 2025

purdue ag alumni fish fry, fish fry, purdue ag alumni, jim bishop, danica kirkpatrick, agriculture, ag devyn raver

Three grain bins standing with the sun behind them.

Agriculture

Purdue Extension workshop offers strategies to future-proof farms — 20 November 2025

20 November 2025

purdue extension, estate planning, succession mathias ingle

Nine orange and black ticks in a petri dish in front of a white backdrop.

Entomology

Tradition meets innovation: Purdue to host the 90th annual Pest Management Conference — 19 November 2025

19 November 2025

pest management conference, pest management, entomology, department of entomology, pests, barry pittendrigh, john v. osman chair in urban entomology, patricia hottel, gary bennett, pi chi omega, catherine hill, indiana state chemist, bobby corrigan, center for urban and industrial pest management devyn raver

Customer unloading groceries at checkout and cashier.

Agricultural Economics

Survey compares consumer food insights between U.S. and Australia — 12 November 2025

12 November 2025

joseph balagtas, elijah bryant, lourival monaco, consumer food insights report, center for food demand analysis and sustainability steve koppes

College of Agriculture

Employment outlook remains strong for agriculture graduates — 05 November 2025

05 November 2025

usda, agriculture, graduates, jobs, employment, natural resources, food, environment nyssa lilovich

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Livestock sector optimism fuels a modest rise in farmer sentiment in October — 04 November 2025

04 November 2025

ag barometer, michael langemeier, purdue university/cme group morgan french

Akanksha Singh, a postdoctoral scientist in the laboratory of Bryan Young, professor of botany and plant pathology, catalogs plants for phenotyping at the Ag Alumni Seed Phenotyping Facility.

Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Purdue-DARPA project explores plants as sentinels for chemical activity — 14 October 2025

14 October 2025

purdue-darpa, plants as sentinels, joshua widhalm, bryan young, jian jin, institute for plant sciences steve koppes

Agricultural Economics

How household composition influences food behaviors and spending — 08 October 2025

08 October 2025

joseph balagtas, elijah bryant, lourival monaco, consumer food insights report, center for food demand analysis and sustainability, steve koppes

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmers say current conditions on U.S. farms are weakening — 07 October 2025

07 October 2025

ag barometer, u.s. farms morgan french

A group of event participants watches as a woman is lifted by a seat on a mechanical arm, which is attached to a small tractor.

Agriculture Technology

Oct. 16 expo features assistive technology for agriculture — 06 October 2025

06 October 2025

purdue extension, purdue agrability, assistive technology, farming paul jones

Community Education

Rooted and Resilient Homesteading Conference will offer hands-on learning for experts, beginners, youth — 26 September 2025

26 September 2025

homesteading, indiana olivia de young

Agricultural Economics

Indiana farmland prices continue record high trend in 2025 — 22 September 2025

22 September 2025

indiana farmland prices, land prices, agricultural economics, cash rents, farmland values, todd kuethe steve koppes

Fresh green beans, grocery store shelves displaying “Indiana favorites” and local products, cheese aging on a shelf

Education Agriculture Food

Evansville MarketReady producer training will share tips, tricks for thriving in today’s marketplace — 15 September 2025

15 September 2025

purdue extension, indiana, producers, food safety james wolff

Agriculture Education

Hoosier Sheep Symposium coming to Purdue Sept. 20 — 11 September 2025

11 September 2025

indiana sheep association, purdue extension news, purdue extension, hoosier sheep symposium, sheep, wool, indiana sheep and wool market development program, paul ebner, cora reinbolt, purdue animal sciences emma o'brien

Plants growing with graphic overlay explaining the science

Agricultural Economics

Consumers mostly support AI tools to improve food and agriculture — 10 September 2025

10 September 2025

joseph balagtas, ai, food and agricultural production, cfi report, consumer food insights report steve koppes

Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture

Farmer sentiment weakens as producer confidence in future wanes — 02 September 2025

02 September 2025

farmer sentiment, beef cattle, future expectations steve koppes

Yellow and brown mosquito pupae, resembling tiny wormlike creatures, floating in clear water puddles on a desk for examination.

Entomology

Expert tips for minimizing threat of West Nile virus, other vector-borne disease — 28 August 2025

28 August 2025

west nile virus, mosquitoes, ticks, lyme disease, entomology, phurchhoki sherpa, catherine hill devyn raver

Agricultural Economics

Agrifood Economy Index rebounds but remains below baseline — 21 August 2025

21 August 2025

agrifood economy index (aei), food as health steve koppes

Biochemistry

New method probes cancer cell messengers that weaken immune system — 18 August 2025

18 August 2025

biochemical processes, immune system, cancer, andy tao, leukemia, rare liver cancer cells steve koppes

Agricultural Economics

How Americans make healthy food choices in grocery stores — 13 August 2025

13 August 2025

diets, consumer food insights report, joe balagtas, elijah bryant steve koppes

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers believe U.S. policy headed in right direction — 05 August 2025

05 August 2025

farmer sentiment, ag barometermichael langemeier steve koppes

A field of crops in Hamilton County, Indiana, damaged by flooding.

College of Agriculture

New Ag Climate Dashboard makes climate resources more accessible for Midwest farmers — 04 August 2025

04 August 2025

midwestern regional climate center, mrcc, united soybean board, ag climate dashboard, climate, climate data, agricultural data, digital tool devyn raver

Fluffy looking plants in a wetland environment

Garden Environment Agriculture Education

Purdue Extension to host Indiana Invasive Species Conference in September — 22 July 2025

22 July 2025

indiana invasive species conference, purdue extension, invasive species, purdue anr, purdue agriculture and natural resources, bob bruner, alicia kelley olivia de young