Agronomy Extension

What We Do

The mission of the Purdue Agronomy Extension group is to develop, integrate, and extend agronomic information and technology that is timely and relevant to the agricultural and environmental concerns of our diverse clientele from Indiana, the nation, and the international community.

 

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Contact Us

Agronomy Extension
915 W State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-4783

   

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purdue pest & crop newsletter 

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Pest&Crop newsletter provides timely field crops information on pest problems, crop development issues, and weather events.  

Pest&Crop newsletter is issued weekly throughout the crop-growing season to assist “pest managers” in making effective, economic, and environmentally sound pest management strategies.

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Top Stories

Top Stories

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Agronomy in the News
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Top Stories

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Advancements in genomic research reveal alternative transcription initiation sites in thousands of soybean genes

In 2010, Jianxin Ma, a professor of agronomy, and his collaborators built the first reference...

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

Midwest beef and dairy producers are invited to attend Purdue University Extension’s...

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From service to soil: veterans find new purpose in agriculture through AgrAbility

In 2022, after serving in the Army for 30 years, Colonel Joe Ricker began exploring his next...

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Weathering the storm: How agribusinesses and farms can prepare for natural disasters

Major natural disasters, like Hurricanes Helene and Milton, caused severe economic and...

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Squashing common farming challenges with resilient agriculture

This fall, researchers at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center (SWPAC) have turned their...

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Cultivating the Future: One Year Later

Here are the stories of four recent Purdue alumni who used their experiences to cultivate their...

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