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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

People walk under the Midway arch at the Indiana State Fair.

Family 4-H Community Education Youth Agriculture Health

Purdue Extension to present engaging educational activities for all at Indiana State Fair — 16 July 2025

16 July 2025

purdue extension, indiana state fair, soundtrack of summer, extension news, extension educators, purdue food science olivia de young and devyn raver

Clément P. Bataille smiling with trees in the background.

Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources names chair in environmental sustainability — 15 July 2025

15 July 2025

environmental sustainability, environmental, sustainability, forestry and natural resources, fnr, belcher chair devyn raver

Agricultural Economics

Public understanding of food insecurity widely varies — 09 July 2025

09 July 2025

food insecurity, consumer food insights report, snap steve koppes

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment weakens due to cloudy trade outlook — 01 July 2025

01 July 2025

farmer sentiment, cloudy trade outlook, ag barometer steve koppes

Apples in a grocery store, jars of honey being filled, packaged meat in a case

Agriculture

MarketReady training in Greensburg will support producers expanding to wholesale markets — 26 June 2025

26 June 2025

james wolff

Forestry & Natural Resources

New research determines soil-dwelling fungi affect global tree species — 25 June 2025

25 June 2025

mycorrhizal fungi and trees, fungi influence global tree species, jingjing liang steve koppes

The Purdue Bell Tower behind some green tree branches

College of Agriculture

2025 Hovde Award nominees sought — 24 June 2025

24 June 2025

frederick l. hovde award of excellence, hovde award, 2025 hovde award megan kuhn

Technology Agriculture

National AgrAbility Project recognized in Forbes’ Accessibility 100 list — 18 June 2025

18 June 2025

agrability, accessibility, purdue extension olivia de young

Agricultural Economics

Consumers follow unhealthy diets despite apparently knowing better — 11 June 2025

11 June 2025

healthy foods, unhealthy diets, health, consumer food insights report, joe balagtas, eli bryant steve koppes

Two people walk through a weed research plot

Agriculture

Weed Science Field Day offers research tour, info sessions, networking — 05 June 2025

05 June 2025

purdue extension, indiana, weed science olivia de young

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment reaches a four-year high in May — 03 June 2025

03 June 2025

ag barometer, farmer sentiment, tariffs impact farm income morgan french

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

New assay offers way to combat threat of highly pathogenic avian flu — 02 June 2025

02 June 2025

avian flu, h5n1 strain, chickens, mohit verma, avian influenza steve koppes

A vehicle sits outside of a farm shop, a long building with metal siding.

Agriculture

New AgrAbility publication explores accessible design for farm shops — 29 May 2025

29 May 2025

purdue extension, agrability, accessibility olivia de young

Aerial shot of the Agronomy Center for Research and Education

4-H Agriculture Food Youth

4-H workshop lets youth explore crop and soil science — 28 May 2025

28 May 2025

indiana, 4-h, youth, agronomy olivia de young

Agriculture

Learn about pasture ecology above, below the soil at Purdue Extension workshop — 22 May 2025

22 May 2025

purdue extension, indiana, grazing, livestock, cattle olivia de young

Krishna Nemali stands near racks of plants growing hydroponically.

Agriculture Garden

Hydroponic crop production workshop will be offered for home and commercial growers — 20 May 2025

20 May 2025

olivia de young

Agriculture

Sheep Checkoff seeks candidates for board — 15 May 2025

15 May 2025

emma o'brien

Agricultural Economics

Majority of consumers perceive seed oils as safe, but health concerns rise — 14 May 2025

14 May 2025

seed oils, consumer insights, food steve koppes

Four maps depicting maximum levels of PFAS — PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS and PFNA — in drinking water across all Indiana counties based on data from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue’s Institute for a Sustainable Future publishes first look at ‘forever chemicals’ statewide — 13 May 2025

13 May 2025

tyler hoskins, pfas, firefighting foams, stain-repellent coatings, nonstick pans, stacey mickelbart

Agricultural Economics

First-quarter Agrifood Economy Index shows acute downturn in industry confidence — 13 May 2025

13 May 2025

agrifood economy index, dial ventures, lourival monaco, food manufacturing steve koppes

Animal Sciences

Food products from animals with heritable genetic modifications potential boon to producers, consumers and animals — 08 May 2025

08 May 2025

milk production, selective breeding, beef, wild boars, william muir emily matchar

Anna Paltseva, clinical assistant professor of urban science in the agronomy department, sits outside of a greenhouse, holding her Urban Soils Guide.

Agronomy Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Soil science expert creates framework to expand engagement in urban areas — 07 May 2025

07 May 2025

urban soils, anna paltseva, participatory science, urban science, agronomy, horticulture and landscape architecture, urban soils guide, participatory science in urban soil research, urban soil research devyn raver

Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture

Farmer sentiment improves as long-term optimism outweighs tariff concerns — 06 May 2025

06 May 2025

ag barometer, tariffs, farmer sentiment morgan french

Two women examine the ground near tomato plants

Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Extension

Small Farm Education Field Day will feature new research, demonstrations and Purdue experts — 05 May 2025

05 May 2025

purdue college of agriculture. purdue coa, small farm education field day, purdue student farm purdue hortla, purdue hla, purdue horticulture and landscape architecture, small farm. purdue extension, fruit and vegetable education, education, farm demonstrations, north central sare, sare, petrus langenhoven, lori jolly-brown, laura ingwell, sweet peppers, news, news release, press release olivia de young

College of Agriculture

Purdue Agriculture announces new department leaders — 24 April 2025

24 April 2025

tomas höök, nicole widmar, bernie engel, agricultural economics, forestry and natural resources emily matchar

Ben Elzey and Elizabeth Tran go over a gel in Tran’s lab.

Biochemistry

Breast cancer drug Supinoxin shows potential for small-cell lung cancer in new tests — 22 April 2025

22 April 2025

small cell lung cancer, supinoxin molecule, elizabeth tran, bennett elzey, subhadeep das steve koppes

Community Food

Purdue Extension hosts MarketReady training for producers looking to expand to wholesale markets — 16 April 2025

16 April 2025

james wolff

A group of people sit in the Indiana House chambers

Community Education

Indiana Senate passes a resolution to recognize Purdue Extension Community Leadership Program — 15 April 2025

15 April 2025

olivia de young

College of Agriculture

Anderson named CEO of Ag Alumni Seed — 10 April 2025

10 April 2025

jay hulbert, ag alumni seed, agriculture alumni seed improvement association inc., craig anderson, ceo, chief executive officer, popcorn, research devyn raver

Agricultural Economics

Many consumers report high grocery prices; more households plan to produce their own food — 09 April 2025

09 April 2025

joseph balagtas, elijah bryant, consumer food insights report, grocery prices, food prices, inflation, steve koppes

College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Producer sentiment slips due to rising policy uncertainty — 01 April 2025

01 April 2025

ag barometer, future expectations, agricultural trade, falling crop prices morgan french

A man sits in a chair lift attached to a pickup truck

Agriculture Technology

Indiana AgrAbility expo to highlight assistive technology for agriculture — 28 March 2025

28 March 2025

indiana, purdue extension, technology paul jones

Corn field at Agronomy Center for Research and Education (ACRE).

College of Agriculture

Caffery named new pesticide administrator for the Office of Indiana State Chemist — 28 March 2025

28 March 2025

the office of indiana state chemist, sarah caffery, pesticide administrator, new hire devyn raver

Two women examining plant seedlings inside an growth chamber

Botany & Plant Pathology

Discovery reveals how a specialized structure in plant cells helps regulate photosynthesis — 26 March 2025

26 March 2025

gyeong mee yoon, yuan-chi chien, photosynthesis, chloroplasts, steve koppes

Angie Abbott and Katrina Hall pose with Hall’s award plaque

Agriculture

Nominations open for Purdue Women in Agriculture awards — 25 March 2025

25 March 2025

purdue extension, indiana, agriculture, women in agriculture olivia de young

A picture of colorful, fresh produce on a table.

Community Agriculture

Purdue Extension will host virtual Farmers Market Certificate program in April — 21 March 2025

21 March 2025

purdue extension, farmers market, vendors, small business, indiana james wolff

A classroom filled with plants, as Spring Fest attendees browse and purchase the greenery.

College of Agriculture

2025 Spring Fest: A celebration of family fun, flora and fauna — 18 March 2025

18 March 2025

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

Agricultural Economics

Most consumers see processed foods as potentially unhealthy but buy them anyway — 17 March 2025

17 March 2025

food additives, consumer food insights report, grocery purchase, processed foods steve koppes

Agricultural Economics

Purdue, Kearney announce partnership to enhance agribusiness education and innovation — 13 March 2025

13 March 2025

agriculture and food team, food and agricultural business meir kahtan, kearney; and erin robinson, purdue university

Agricultural Economics

DIAL Ventures Agrifood Economy Index posts 8-point increase since August — 10 March 2025

10 March 2025

dial ventures, agrifood economy index, economic conditions, future food expectations steve koppes

Agricultural Economics

Esther George to speak at 50th James C. Snyder Memorial Lecture — 06 March 2025

06 March 2025

esther l. george, federal reserve bank of kansas city morgan french

Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture

Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms — 04 March 2025

04 March 2025

ag barometer, congress, farmer sentiment morgan french

Using an input image, the Tree-D Fusion creates a 3D tree model that can be used to simulate various stages of development.

Forestry & Natural Resources

3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning — 03 March 2025

03 March 2025

ai, digital forestry, 3d tree modeling, forestry steve koppes

Woman working at a table wearing a mask with hand sanitizer and box of 3-ply masks

Agricultural Economics

Detailed determinants of pandemic job losses featured in PAER 2025 Outlook issue — 28 February 2025

28 February 2025

purdue agricultural economics report, covid-19, economic analysis, farmers, agribusines leaders morgan french

Entomology

Midwestern field trials suggest overuse of rootworm-resistant corn reduces farmers’ profits — 27 February 2025

27 February 2025

us corn belt, genetically engineered foods, rootworm pests steve koppes

Entomology

Purdue hosts ‘Metaphors for Microbiomes’ workshop on science rhetoric — 26 February 2025

26 February 2025

microbiome, pams, science writing, science communication, purdue applied microbiome sciences, workshop, seminar, laramy enders katherine jacobson

The Indiana Forage Council board of directors

Agriculture

Indiana Forage Council will host annual meeting in Greensburg — 19 February 2025

19 February 2025

purdue extension, indiana, forage olivia de young

Two grain towers with corn leaves in the foreground

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

No increase in dust explosion incidents last year, decrease in injuries — 18 February 2025

18 February 2025

purdue college of agriculture, purdue coa, grain dust explosions, annual grain dust explosion report, kingsly ambrose, purdue research, farm safety, smoldering grain olivia de young