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Agriculture News Releases

Fluffy looking plants in a wetland environment
Garden Environment Agriculture Education

Purdue Extension to host Indiana Invasive Species Conference in September

  • 17 July 2025
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
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
Customers in a store at a cash register
Agricultural Economics

Public understanding of food insecurity widely varies

  • 09 July 2025
Ag Barometer
College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment weakens due to cloudy trade outlook

  • 01 July 2025
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
Jingjing Liang
Forestry & Natural Resources

New research determines soil-dwelling fungi affect global tree species

  • 25 June 2025
The Purdue Bell Tower behind some green tree branches
College of Agriculture

2025 Hovde Award nominees sought

  • 24 June 2025
Evan Criswell talks to Bill Field
Technology Agriculture

National AgrAbility Project recognized in Forbes’ Accessibility 100 list

  • 18 June 2025
photo of apple and donut in hands
Agricultural Economics

Consumers follow unhealthy diets despite apparently knowing better

  • 11 June 2025
Two people walk through a weed research plot
Agriculture

Weed Science Field Day offers research tour, info sessions, networking

  • 05 June 2025
Ag Barometer
College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment reaches a four-year high in May

  • 03 June 2025
Researcher holding a chicken
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

New assay offers way to combat threat of highly pathogenic avian flu

  • 02 June 2025
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
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
Cows graze in a field
Agriculture

Learn about pasture ecology above, below the soil at Purdue Extension workshop

  • 22 May 2025
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
Sheep drinking water
Agriculture

Sheep Checkoff seeks candidates for board

  • 15 May 2025
Seed oil in grocery store
Agricultural Economics

Majority of consumers perceive seed oils as safe, but health concerns rise

  • 14 May 2025
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
Student working on manufacturing food.
Agricultural Economics

First-quarter Agrifood Economy Index shows acute downturn in industry confidence

  • 13 May 2025
cows in a field
Animal Sciences

Food products from animals with heritable genetic modifications potential boon to producers, consumers and animals

  • 08 May 2025
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
Ag Barometer
Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture

Farmer sentiment improves as long-term optimism outweighs tariff concerns

  • 06 May 2025
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
Dr. Nicole Widmar & Dr. Tomas Höök
College of Agriculture

Purdue Agriculture announces new department leaders

  • 24 April 2025
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
Apples in a grocery store, jars of honey being filled, packaged meat in a case
Community Food

Purdue Extension hosts MarketReady training for producers looking to expand to wholesale markets

  • 16 April 2025
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
Craig Anderson headshot.
College of Agriculture

Anderson named CEO of Ag Alumni Seed

  • 10 April 2025
Joseph Balagtas
Agricultural Economics

Many consumers report high grocery prices; more households plan to produce their own food

  • 09 April 2025
Ag Barometer
College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Producer sentiment slips due to rising policy uncertainty

  • 01 April 2025
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
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
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
Angie Abbott and Katrina Hall pose with Hall’s award plaque
Agriculture

Nominations open for Purdue Women in Agriculture awards

  • 25 March 2025
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
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
Girl shopping in grocery store
Agricultural Economics

Most consumers see processed foods as potentially unhealthy but buy them anyway

  • 17 March 2025
Gateway Arch at Purdue University
Agricultural Economics

Purdue, Kearney announce partnership to enhance agribusiness education and innovation

  • 13 March 2025
Cattle in a field
Agricultural Economics

DIAL Ventures Agrifood Economy Index posts 8-point increase since August

  • 10 March 2025
Esther George to speak at 50th James C. Snyder Memorial Lecture.
Agricultural Economics

Esther George to speak at 50th James C. Snyder Memorial Lecture

  • 06 March 2025
Ag Barometer
Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture

Farmer sentiment rises as current conditions improve on U.S. farms

  • 04 March 2025
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
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
Rootworms on corn
Entomology

Midwestern field trials suggest overuse of rootworm-resistant corn reduces farmers’ profits

  • 27 February 2025
microbiome
Entomology

Purdue hosts ‘Metaphors for Microbiomes’ workshop on science rhetoric

  • 26 February 2025
The Indiana Forage Council board of directors
Agriculture

Indiana Forage Council will host annual meeting in Greensburg

  • 19 February 2025
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
Aerial view of a combine actively harvesting corn in a large field during harvest season.
Agricultural Economics

Purdue DIAL Ventures issues report on climate-smart agriculture opportunities and challenges

  • 17 February 2025
A resilient agricultural systems infographic depicting limited disturbance of soils, inclusion of cover crops and preservation of biodiversity.
Entomology

Purdue University to host inaugural Resilient Agriculture Summit

  • 13 February 2025
Woman shopping at grocery store
Agricultural Economics

Consumer stress over grocery prices stands at midpoint

  • 12 February 2025
Purdue Digital Forestry Students
Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue digital forestry students win first prize in 2024 Annual GeoChallenge

  • 12 February 2025
Tiffany Sanchez is seated in her specialized wheelchair beside a horse in a corral.
Community Agriculture

2025 AgrAbility National Training Workshop travels to New Mexico

  • 11 February 2025
Sujith Puthiyaveetil and Steve McKenzie look at a plant thylakoid in a lab at the biochemistry building at Purdue University. (Purdue Agricultural Communications/Joshua Clark)
Biochemistry

Purdue biochemists discover self-repair function in key photosynthetic protein complex

  • 10 February 2025
Vidya Nagaraju and Kingsly Ambrose measure the size and shape distribution of particles
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Particle science innovations focus on improving grain facility safety

  • 05 February 2025
Memorial Mall
College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

U.S. farmers retain optimistic outlook for 2025 despite ag trade uncertainty

  • 04 February 2025
Purdue University’s Uris Baldos, research associate professor of agricultural economics, leads a new study assessing the impacts of agricultural research investments on biodiversity and land use. (Purdue Agricultural Communications photo/Joshua Clark)
Agricultural Economics

New study assesses impact of agricultural research investments on biodiversity, land use

  • 03 February 2025
Farmland Market
Agricultural Economics

Center for Commercial Agriculture partners with Acres to enhance farmland market insights in Indiana

  • 31 January 2025
lettuce cucumber and tomatoes
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Purdue Student Farm debuts new spring salad kit

  • 28 January 2025
Bhagyashree Katare headshot
Agricultural Economics

Purdue researcher studies innovative strategies to effectively promote plant-based food choices through online shopping nudges

  • 27 January 2025
Woman standing in a forest in front of a tree holding smart phone toward the tree and the screen shows the tree
Forestry & Natural Resources

New iForester application puts tree knowledge in the public’s pockets

  • 22 January 2025
Two women, an attendee and a vendor, talk at the Small Farm Conference trade show.
Education Agriculture

Indiana Small Farm Conference will feature speakers, trade show for small and diversified farmers

  • 16 January 2025
A sheep is drinking water from a trough.
Agriculture

Indiana sheep shearing school open for registration

  • 13 January 2025
Grocery shelves missing food
Agricultural Economics

Consumer Food Insights Report: Out-of-stock foods rate drops for second straight year

  • 13 January 2025
Marquee sign at the 2024 Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry.
College of Agriculture

Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry to be hosted at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds

  • 09 January 2025
Ag Barometer Image
College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment drifts lower while producers remain optimistic about the future

  • 07 January 2025
A woman puts food on a girl’s plate.
Community Youth

Child Care professionals can learn, network at Wabash Heartland Child Care Summit

  • 07 January 2025
Paul Ebner, head, Purdue Department of Animal Sciences (photo provided by Josh Clark, Purdue Agricultural Communications)
Animal Sciences

New animal sciences head appointed by Purdue College of Agriculture dean

  • 18 December 2024
Jay Akridge
Agricultural Economics Agriculture Alumni Extension

Jay Akridge, former Purdue provost and Agriculture dean, announced as 2024 Hovde Award recipient

  • 16 December 2024
Green field
Agricultural Economics

Purdue, Agricultural Retailers Association, ASU to host management workshop for ag retail leaders

  • 11 December 2024
Person holding box of food standing outside.
Agricultural Economics

Consumers report impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton on their food supply

  • 11 December 2024
A farmer drives a no-till tractor over a field harvested the previous fall.
Agriculture Environment

New incentives for climate-smart farming available to Indiana farmers

  • 10 December 2024
Stephen Cameron, professor of entomology,
Entomology

Insect genome offers insights into rare biological conditions, agricultural biosecurity

  • 09 December 2024
corn field
Agricultural Economics

2025 Top Farmer Conference provides economic, policy and tech strategies for farmers

  • 06 December 2024
Jingjing Liang and Javier Gammara at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue forest ecologist enhances global effort to solve environmental challenges with AI

  • 05 December 2024
A man probes a rolled bale of hay
Agriculture

Hoosier Hay Contest winners announced at 2024 Hay Quality Seminar

  • 04 December 2024
Memorial Mall
Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture

Farmer sentiment following the U.S. election reaches highest levels since May 2021

  • 03 December 2024
The exterior of Stewart Center, located on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus.
Entomology

Moving at the speed of technology: Purdue to host the 2025 Pest Management Conference

  • 25 November 2024
Two researchers seated at a conference table smile at the camera while holding nuts and trail mix.
Food Science

Purdue researchers identify infrastructure and communication challenges as barriers to food safety in the low-moisture food industry

  • 21 November 2024
A silhouette of a man’s face in front of a computer screen displaying a UV map with green, yellow and red lines.
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue’s Institute for Digital and Advanced Agricultural Systems to cultivate innovation at upcoming panel and networking event

  • 21 November 2024
Three women stand behind a table at an agriculture trade show as conference participants pass by.
Garden Agriculture

Indiana’s premier vegetable and fruit grower’s conference to be held in Hendricks County

  • 19 November 2024
Professor adjusts equipment in Pilot Plant.
Food Science

Purdue launches institute to help farmers commercialize new value-added products

  • 18 November 2024
dairy calf
Extension Animal Sciences

Purdue Extension event will offer parturition and calf care training to enhance producer success

  • 14 November 2024
Bag of chips
Agricultural Economics

Most surveyed grocery shoppers report noticing shrinkflation

  • 13 November 2024
Hand-held device with a screen displaying colored thermal camera images
Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue wildlife and aviation programs collaborate on deer population study

  • 12 November 2024
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.
Technology Agriculture

Assistive technology at AgrAbility Expo

  • 08 November 2024
Memorial Mall: Farmer Sentiment in October
College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment in October rebounded ahead of the U.S. election

  • 05 November 2024
raking hay in a windrow
Agronomy Extension

‘Hey there, hay here’ free virtual seminar offers insights on forage quality and testing

  • 24 October 2024
Testing cantaloupe for salmonella
Food Science

Purdue, FDA join Indiana produce growers in multiyear food safety study

  • 21 October 2024
Yichao Rui, assistant professor of agronomy, inspects soil in a cornfield at Purdue’s Water Quality Field Station. Rui leads a study investigating the viability of using kura clover as a perennial cover crop associated with corn production.
Agronomy

Purdue tests effects of perennial cover crops on soil health and corn production

  • 14 October 2024
A man uses a food delivery app.
Agricultural Economics

Consumer Food Insights Report highlights increasing use of food-ordering apps

  • 09 October 2024
The 2024 Rooted & Resilient Homesteading Conference will take place Nov. 1-2 in Kendallville.
Extension

Homesteading conference will feature hands-on workshops for experts and beginners

  • 08 October 2024
Two people view an image of a research sample of muscle cells.
Animal Sciences

Fatty acids found in meat and poultry may be beneficial to human metabolism

  • 08 October 2024
Cary Mitchell and Celina Gómez in a horticulture and landscape architecture greenhouse with grow lights and tomato plants.
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

NCERA-101 receives 2024 National Excellence in Multistate Research Award

  • 03 October 2024
Memorial Mall: Farmer Sentiment reaches lowest levels
College of Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Farmer sentiment reaches lowest levels since 2016 as income expectations weaken

  • 01 October 2024
Tomi Lori Ankita looking at tomato
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue-led TOMI project receives $3.5M grant to turn a decade of data into new tools and strategies for tomato farmers

  • 30 September 2024
Purdue research team uses a computer on top of a drone to gather data
Agronomy

Purdue researchers acquire and analyze data through AI network that predicts maize yield

  • 24 September 2024
grain bins at Purdue ACRE
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Grain entrapment is the leading cause of agricultural confined space-related injuries and fatalities; researchers emphasize safety

  • 19 September 2024
Dog playing fetch
Animal Sciences

Fetch, kitty! New research shows that cats are more eager to retrieve than you might think

  • 18 September 2024

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