Inside Agronomy

A bi-weekly newsletter from the Purdue University Department of Agronomy.

2025

Issue #8 - January 13th Issue #9 - January 27th Issue #10 - February 10th Issue #11 - February 24th Issue #12 - March 10th Issue #13 - March 24th Issue #14 - April 7th Issue #15 - April 22nd Issue #16 - May 6th Issue #17 - May 19th Issue #18 - June 2nd Issue #19 - June 16th Issue #20 - July 7th Issue #21 - July 21st Issue #22 - August 5th Issue #23 - August 18th Issue #24 - September 2nd Issue #25 - September 15th Issue #26 - September 29th Issue #27 - October 13th Issue #28 - October 27th Issue #29 - November 17th Issue #30 - December 1st Issue #31 - December 15th

2024

Issue #1 - September 30th Issue #2 - October 15th Issue #3 - October 28th Issue #4 - November 12th Issue #5 - November 25th Issue #6 - December 9th Issue #7 - December 20th

Agronomy in the News

A dark tornado funnel is shown near a farm.
2025 Top Midwestern weather events

From floods to fall drought to 20-foot icicles, the Midwest experienced some record-breaking...

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Austin Pearson servicing weather equipment.
Indiana State Climate Office names assistant state climatologist

Austin Pearson has been promoted to assistant state climatologist for the Indiana State Climate...

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Bedel soil lab
From farm roots to future agronomist: Finding a home at Purdue Agriculture

Growing up on a farm in Greensburg, Indiana, Purdue sophomore Justin Bedel developed a love for...

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Meghan Haws in a Purdue T-shirt posing in front of a staircase
Speaking up for agriculture — Meghan Haws

When Meghan Haws' parents moved her from Noblesville, Indiana, a suburban community, to an...

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Mike Mickelbart and John Couture look at a corn leaf in a greenhouse
Purdue leads international effort to decode drought-resistant corn

A dry season can be devastating to harvests, putting both farmers' livelihoods and...

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rows of corn growing
Cultivating industry partnerships in agriculture: Plant breeding, Beck’s Hybrids and The Data Mine

After decades of recording detailed information about different varieties of crops, their traits...

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