Forestry & Natural Resources
2017 News & Stories
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College of Agriculture, Extension
Ag barometer: Producer sentiment slips following harvest — 05 December 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Last-minute Christmas tree shopping could leave you without options — 28 November 2017
Agricultural Economics
Carbon’s economic damage costlier than thought based on current science — 20 November 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Widespread chemical contaminants stunt growth of amphibians — 16 November 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Without more prescribed burns, U.S. forest fires are 'going to get worse,' specialist predicts — 13 November 2017
College of Agriculture, Extension
Purdue Extension honors outstanding service to the state of Indiana — 07 November 2017
College of Agriculture, Extension
Ag Economy Barometer: Producers more optimistic in October — 07 November 2017
Botany & Plant Pathology
New app makes it easier for farmers to identify, manage corn ear rots, mycotoxins — 06 November 2017
Agronomy
Botany & Plant Pathology
Purdue scientist develops method to identify thousands of protein complexes and their location, in one shot — 03 November 2017
College of Agriculture
Yang named Purdue director of digital phenomics — 03 November 2017
Agriculture Alumni
Agricultural Economics
World Food Prize Symposium — 26 October 2017
Extension
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Farmers can cut energy bills, gain federal incentives through audit — 26 October 2017
Extension
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
2016 Indiana farm fatalities most since 1990 — 18 October 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Conservation and development groups have much to learn from each other — 16 October 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Apple trees bear more fruit when surrounded by good neighbors — 11 October 2017
Agricultural Economics
Extension
Hurt: No big surprises in latest USDA hogs and pigs report — 09 October 2017
Botany & Plant Pathology
Pollination: A classic tale of romance, love, and death — 06 October 2017
Botany & Plant Pathology
Center for Plant Biology Faculty Spotlight | Chris Oakley — 06 October 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Birds and bombs: Purdue student helps protect endangered species — 05 October 2017
College of Agriculture, Extension
Producer optimism about the future wanes in September report — 03 October 2017
Agricultural Economics
Animal Sciences
California animal welfare laws led to higher egg prices, lower production — 02 October 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Botany & Plant Pathology
Extension
New Purdue Extension program helps grain farmers transition to organic production — 15 September 2017
Extension
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication
Program director awarded Indiana Social Worker of the Year — 15 September 2017
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Purdue online tool to help farmers make precision decisions, keep data private — 13 September 2017
College of Agriculture, Extension
Producer sentiment down slightly as commodity prices weaken — 05 September 2017
College of Agriculture
Purdue partners with AgriNovus for agbiosciences initiative — 30 August 2017
Animal Sciences
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Purdue research could lead to breakthrough in treating obesity, diabetes — 30 August 2017
Agricultural Economics
Entomology
Americans OK with GMs for health care, but still wary about food — 28 August 2017
Agriculture Alumni
Visionaries honored during Celebration of Agriculture — 22 August 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Food Science
Wine industry professionals learn insights from the old wine masters on tour to Spain and Portugal — 21 August 2017
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Botany & Plant Pathology
Purdue summer institute provides students with hands-on research experience in plant sciences — 16 August 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Helping the hellbender: Mesker Park Zoo begins captive breeding efforts — 16 August 2017
Extension
Forestry & Natural Resources
U2U delivers tools, changes conversation on climate issues — 15 August 2017
Entomology
Extension
destructive-pests-check-your-trees-for-asian-long-horned-beetles — 11 August 2017
Food Science
Extension
Why farmers markets and food safety are here to stay — 02 August 2017
College of Agriculture, Extension
Ag Barometer indicates farmer sentiment is at highest level since January — 01 August 2017
Botany & Plant Pathology
Extension
Purdue Pesticide Programs reorganization will focus on enhanced outreach — 25 July 2017
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Purdue ag technology researchers part of winning hackathon team — 10 July 2017
College of Agriculture, Extension
Ag producers say financials stronger than 2016; predict missed financial targets in 2017 — 01 July 2017
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Purdue team takes second-place honors at agBOT Challenge — 30 June 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Biochemistry
Purdue research reveals plant volatiles released more deliberately than once thought — 30 June 2017
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture Alumni
Purdue alumnus wins world’s foremost prize for food and agriculture — 26 June 2017
Extension
Agricultural Economics
Marshall named recipient of 2017 Corinne Alexander Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award — 19 June 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Animal Sciences
Office of Academic Programs
Purdue professors named winners of APLU’s Innovative Teaching Award — 14 June 2017
Extension
Botany & Plant Pathology
New book recounts history of early Extension specialists — 12 June 2017
College of Agriculture, Extension
May sentiment steady; producers favor NAFTA renegotiations — 06 June 2017
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Purdue team drives home winner of ¼-scale tractor competition — 05 June 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Plants take up more carbon once acclimated to warmer temperatures — 02 June 2017
Botany & Plant Pathology
Mycologist Aime receives Purdue Agriculture Research Award — 02 June 2017
Agricultural Economics
Tyner: Gas prices expected to remain low this summer — 25 May 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Research reveals different aspects of DNA demethylation involved in tomato ripening process — 24 May 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Trees are moving westward in response to precipitation changes, Purdue University professor reveals — 17 May 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Growing Turf — 16 May 2017
Food Science
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Boilers and Brews – Food Science Hops on the Hops Industry — 16 May 2017
Agricultural Economics
Extension
Thirty years of industry development — 08 May 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Purdue receives Tree Campus USA award — 02 May 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication
An Officer and a Scholar — 02 May 2017
Agricultural Economics
Extension
Improving Small Family Business Success — 02 May 2017
Food Science
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Mars technology creates solutions in Africa — 20 April 2017
Animal Sciences
A Future Veterinarian on the Farm — 14 April 2017
Biochemistry
Connecting Computers and Cancer — 14 April 2017
Food Science
Foodie to Food Scientist — 11 April 2017
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication
A Passion for Mentoring — 06 April 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Coming Full Circle with the Natural Resources Summer Practicum — 06 April 2017
Animal Sciences
Experiential Learning through Service — 24 March 2017
Extension
Animal Sciences
A (YouTube) Star is Born — 16 March 2017
College of Agriculture
Dean of Agriculture Testifies Before U.S. Congress on Farm Bill — 16 March 2017
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication
It’s Been An Honor — 08 March 2017
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Down on the Farm — 07 March 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
The Nature of Wild Things – A Learning Community — 07 March 2017
Agricultural Economics
Opportunity Knocks — 02 March 2017
Forestry & Natural Resources
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education