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 Crop Chat Podcast

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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.

Top Stories

Top Stories

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Agronomy in the News
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Top Stories

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

Corn crops have a voracious appetite for nitrogen. Purdue University scientists are investigating...

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Celebrating the future of farming

In the midst of harvest-season, National Farmer's Day recognizes the hard work of the men,...

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Anna Paltseva, clinical assistant professor in both agronomy and the horticulture and landscape architecture, in Purdue University's Janick Horticulture Garden holding her manual, "Urban Soils Guide."
Anna Paltseva’s Urban Soils Guide: A step-by-step field and lab manual for students and newer gardeners

Anna Paltseva, clinical assistant professor in Purdue University’s departments of agronomy...

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Scientific secrets to the perfect pumpkin

Pumpkins gain national spotlight every October. And, every year, Indiana pumpkin pickers trudge...

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Purdue HLA and Ag econ professor, Ariana Torres, poses
A new online app will lower economic barriers to sustainable agriculture for small farmers

It all started on a plantain farm in Ecuador. Ariana Torres, motivated by the financial...

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Droopy Ears? – Understanding Premature Ear Drop in Corn

As corn advances through grain fill and approaches physiological maturity (black layer), one...

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