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Agriculture Alumni

Making memories while making dough

  • Chad Campbell, Photos from Olivia Luse
  • 19 December 2019
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Extension

McKee and Ballard receive Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence

  • Abby Leeds
  • 19 December 2019
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue program changes the drift of communication

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 18 December 2019
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Forestry & Natural Resources Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Jonathan Knott

  • 17 December 2019
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Digital Agriculture

Infrastructure, Faculty and Support Allow Purdue to Lead in Digital Ag Space

  • 16 December 2019
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Extension

A new generation is addicted to nicotine warns Purdue nursing faculty

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 12 December 2019
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Top ABE department appoints new leader for new century

  • Chad Campbell
  • 10 December 2019
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Behind the Research

Behind the Research: Niki De Armond

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 09 December 2019
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Agricultural Economics

Agricultural economics student, rural communities champion awarded prestigious scholarship

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 09 December 2019
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Extension Botany & Plant Pathology

New field crops pathologist hits the ground running

  • Chad Campbell
  • 06 December 2019
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Agricultural Economics

Agricultural economics senior finds solutions while crossing border

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 04 December 2019
Farmer sentiment jumps up in November as harvest winds down. (Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer/James Mintert)
College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment jumps up in November as harvest winds down

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 03 December 2019
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Digital Agriculture

Pricing for Local Markets

  • 02 December 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Animal Sciences

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Derico Setyabrata

  • 02 December 2019
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Digital Agriculture

National Teaching and Student Engagement award winner explores learning opportunities with students

  • Chad Campbell
  • 02 December 2019
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Animal Sciences

Students are gobbling up this simulation

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 26 November 2019
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Digital Agriculture

Agriculture/Rural Supercluster Blueprint

  • 25 November 2019
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Digital Agriculture

CONTxT Application

  • 25 November 2019
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Agricultural Economics

What would Thanksgiving look like without Indiana?

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 22 November 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Agronomy

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Shelby Gruss

  • 22 November 2019
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Digital Agriculture

Setting the Record Straight on Precision Agriculture Adoption

  • 21 November 2019
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Extension Botany & Plant Pathology

Office of Indiana State Chemist announces 2020 dicamba restriction

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 21 November 2019
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Digital Agriculture

Farmer Perceptions of Precision Agriculture Technology Benefits

  • 20 November 2019
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International Programs in Agriculture

Purdue leads team to strengthen nutrition research in Laos

  • 19 November 2019
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Agronomy Forestry & Natural Resources Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Long-term study will offer more data on cover crop benefits

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 18 November 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Botany & Plant Pathology

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Josh Kraft

  • 13 November 2019
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Digital Agriculture

Crowdsourcing Data

  • 12 November 2019
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Digital Agriculture

Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Crop Basis Tool

  • 12 November 2019
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Forestry & Natural Resources Extension

New resources from Purdue Extension and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant support environmental planning at the local level

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 11 November 2019
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Agricultural Economics

Junior Olivia West energized and empowered by Forbes summit

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 07 November 2019
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Agronomy Extension

Poor forage quality spurs concerns over malnutrition this winter

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 06 November 2019
Farmer sentiment on trade and the overall ag economy improves as fall harvest gets underway. (Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer/James Mintert)
College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment on trade and the overall ag economy improves as fall harvest gets underway

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 05 November 2019
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Agronomy

Professor Torbert’s Orange Corn Grits part of Apollo 12 moon landing anniversary celebration

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 05 November 2019
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Agronomy

$9 million from DOE, partners to take plant sensing from lab to market

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 04 November 2019
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue website provides information on Indiana water resources

  • Abby Leeds
  • 04 November 2019
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College of Agriculture Food Science

Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award presented to Haley Oliver

  • Abby Leeds
  • 31 October 2019
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Food Science

How the pilot plant helps drive Indiana's economy

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 29 October 2019
Farmers interested in growing now-legal hemp
College of Agriculture

Purdue receives first USDA grant to study organic hemp production

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 28 October 2019
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Extension Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Botany & Plant Pathology

Indiana is one of the country’s top pumpkin growers. Also, another name for Jack o’ Lantern is Hinkypunk

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 25 October 2019
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Agricultural Economics Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication Food Science Biochemistry

Borlaug Dialogue fuels students’ passion to make a difference

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 23 October 2019
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Botany & Plant Pathology

Scientists develop efficient methods to turn woody biomass into fuels

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 23 October 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Botany & Plant Pathology

Purdue scientist sending tomatoes into space to study plant defense

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 16 October 2019
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Agronomy

Purdue scientist working to remove persistent chemicals from drinking water

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 15 October 2019
Haley Oliver
Food Science

Corinne Alexander Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award winner helping to shape the field of food science

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 11 October 2019
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue partnering on 5G research to improve ag automation

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 10 October 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Agricultural Economics

Behind the Research: GTAP

  • 01 October 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment regarding current conditions slips in September

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 01 October 2019
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Biochemistry Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Kortany Baker

  • 01 October 2019
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Agricultural Economics

Agricultural economics graduates selected for prestigious World Bank program

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 30 September 2019
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Botany & Plant Pathology

Wrestling and plant genetics a perfect pair for student

  • Chad Campbell
  • 30 September 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Agricultural Economics

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Travis Atkinson

  • 30 September 2019
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Agricultural Economics Forestry & Natural Resources

Much to learn from annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence

  • Chad Campbell
  • 24 September 2019
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Forestry & Natural Resources

When disease threatens animals, predators might provide the remedy

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 23 September 2019
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering

A sound foundation for a fluid future

  • Chad Campbell
  • 20 September 2019
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Office of Academic Programs Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Dinner brings scholars and donors together

  • Chad Campbell
  • 20 September 2019
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Extension

Agricultural production one of Indiana's most hazardous occupations

  • Abby Leeds
  • 19 September 2019
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Entomology

Entomologist receives 2019 Purdue Agriculture Research Award

  • Chad Campbell
  • 19 September 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Animal Sciences

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Carmen Wickware

  • 16 September 2019
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Agricultural Economics

Purdue team gets $3 million to explore consequences of sustainability policies

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 11 September 2019
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Food Science Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

State wineries helping Purdue celebrate anniversary with 'Giant Leaps' labeled wines

  • 11 September 2019
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Botany & Plant Pathology

Ag scientist next in line to continue decades-long forest research

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 05 September 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Ag barometer declines sharply as commodity prices weaken; majority of farmers expect MFP payments in 2020

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 03 September 2019
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Agricultural Economics

Purdue economists warn palm oil solutions may have unintended consequences

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 03 September 2019
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College of Agriculture

Meet the College of Agriculture’s newest faculty members

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 27 August 2019
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Agricultural Economics

August’s Purdue Land Value Survey shows farmland values dive in Indiana

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 26 August 2019
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

New horticulture teaching garden dedicated

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 26 August 2019
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Food Science Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Graduate Student Spotlight: Hansel Mina

  • 26 August 2019
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Extension Forestry & Natural Resources

New publication series to focus on pond and wildlife management

  • 22 August 2019
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Agricultural Economics

Loss of Wally Tyner reverberates around the world

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 21 August 2019
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College of Agriculture

PASA gives high school students a hands-on look at agriculture

  • Chad Campbell
  • 20 August 2019
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Extension

How Purdue Extension is helping Hoosiers respond to emergencies

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 13 August 2019
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Entomology

Purdue leading effort to digitize North American parasite collections

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 13 August 2019
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International Programs in Agriculture Food Science

Purdue leading $10 million effort to address global food safety

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 13 August 2019
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Extension Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue Extension launches new emergency preparedness resource for rural communities

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 13 August 2019
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Forestry & Natural Resources

Invasive pests kill so many trees each year, it’s equal to 5 million car emissions

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 13 August 2019
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Agricultural Economics Agronomy Extension

Crop report panel says, ‘We’re in uncharted territories’ in terms of yield and revenue projections for Indiana’s cash crops

  • Chad Campbell
  • 12 August 2019
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Agriculture Alumni Food Science Agricultural Economics

New to Purdue? Former freshmen share how they found friends, academic success and themselves

  • Chad Campbell
  • 08 August 2019
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Agricultural Economics Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Data: Indiana farmers markets as affordable as grocery stores

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 08 August 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Confidence in the ag economy soars; producers confirm large prevented plantings of corn and soybeans

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 06 August 2019
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Biochemistry Botany & Plant Pathology Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Summer internships introduce Colombian students to research at Purdue

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 06 August 2019
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering

DOE Career Award to help scientists use giraffe dung to make biofuels

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 05 August 2019
Purdue University’s Daniel Szymanski developed a mass spectrometry method
Botany & Plant Pathology

New technology for protein complex discovery holds promise for biotechnology and crop improvement

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 01 August 2019
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Entomology

Purdue entomologist: ‘Ask yourself if it really looks like a kissing bug’

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 29 July 2019
Rhizobia, soil-borne bacteria essential for creating the root nodules in soybeans that allow the plant to fix atmospheric nitrogen, use small RNA to silence soybean genes that would otherwise suppress nodule formation.
Agronomy

Purdue scientists show how soybeans may get more nitrogen from atmosphere

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 25 July 2019
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Food Science

Lisa Mauer’s work unravels mysteries of processed foods

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 24 July 2019
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Agricultural Economics Agronomy

Rainey appointed new director of Purdue Soybean Center

  • Maureen Manier
  • 22 July 2019
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College of Agriculture

Purdue digital agriculture website offers insights and resources

  • Chad Campbell
  • 17 July 2019
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Agricultural Economics

GTAP 10 Data Base release nears as the world needs it most

  • Chad Campbell
  • 16 July 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Animal Sciences

Behind the Research: Patricia Jaynes

  • 15 July 2019
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Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Selfies with Poland’s President and other stories from this ASEC student’s trip abroad

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 15 July 2019
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Food Science

Microbiome Research is more than Chasing Gut Feelings

  • Chad Campbell,
  • 10 July 2019
An early corn hybrid from 1958 (right) versus a more modern hybrid from 2015 (left). The modern crops retain leaf nitrogen longer, keeping leaves green for continued photosynthesis that allows plants to increase kernel number and size
Agronomy

Study highlights nitrogen efficiency gains in corn hybrids over 70 years

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 08 July 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Rising crop prices and USDA payment announcements lift farmer sentiment, despite uncertain economic environment

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 02 July 2019
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College of Agriculture

Purdue Ag Augmented Reality

  • 02 July 2019
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Entomology

Purdue makes the case for forensic entomology

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 28 June 2019
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Food Science

Celebrity chefs could reduce foodborne illnesses, study says

  • 26 June 2019
Purdue University researchers have found evidence near agricultural fields of pesticides on milkweed, a vital source of food for monarch butterfly caterpillars. It raises questions about pesticide roles in the decline of the species. (Photos by John Obermeyer/Purdue Entomology)
Entomology

Pesticides found in monarchs’ milkweed near farm fields

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 26 June 2019
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Entomology

Rapid cross-resistance bringing cockroaches closer to invincibility

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 25 June 2019
Zafar Hayat, Gubeena Saleem and Paul Ebner work with students on phage isolation. (Courtesy photo)
Agricultural Economics Animal Sciences

Bacteria get sick, too: Purdue joins international team developing alternatives to antibiotics for global livestock production

  • Jessica Mehr
  • 24 June 2019
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Agronomy Animal Sciences

It’s raining beans in Montgomery County

  • Chad Campbell
  • 20 June 2019
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Extension

How these Indiana 4-H youths put themselves in the shoes of the less fortunate

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 17 June 2019
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Agricultural Economics

As economics gain global attention, Purdue’s GTAP gathers worldwide leaders

  • Chad Campbell
  • 10 June 2019
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Entomology Food Science Extension

College of Agriculture announces three major awards

  • 07 June 2019
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Behind the Research: Nathan Deppe

  • 07 June 2019
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Extension Food Science

Indiana wineries make strong showing at INDY International

  • Maureen Manier
  • 06 June 2019
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College of Agriculture

Scientist’s vision shaped NASA research, with hopes of doing the same at Purdue

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 05 June 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment hits lowest level in over two years

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 04 June 2019
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Animal Sciences

Wide-open spaces fuel cowboy dreams

  • Carley Myers
  • 29 May 2019
A Purdue University meta-analysis finds that urban areas increase rainfall not just downwind, but over cities themselves
Agronomy

Cities living with a strong chance of rain

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 21 May 2019
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Agricultural Economics

USAID awards $3 million to Purdue's Feed the Future Innovation Lab

  • 20 May 2019
Purdue University’s Natalia Dudareva and Joseph Lynch, an associate research scientist in Dudareva’s lab, determined that petunias naturally fumigate themselves, transferring volatile compounds from flower tube to the stigma. The process is important for plant defense, health and reproduction. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell)
Biochemistry

Purdue researchers discover new transportation route for plant volatile compounds

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 17 May 2019
The Pteris vittata fern can hyperaccumulate and tolerate high levels of arsenic, making it an effective way to remediate contaminated soil and water. Purdue University researchers have determined the genetic mechanisms that allow the fern to do this, which could lead to modification of other plants that could remediate contamination even more quickly and efficiently. (Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell)
Botany & Plant Pathology

How one fern can soak up so much arsenic – and not die

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 16 May 2019
The Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative developed the first map of global tree symbioses. The map will help answer questions about environmental impacts associated with forest changes, forest management and biological conservation. (Photo credit: Leonhard Steinacker)
Forestry & Natural Resources

Nature paper offers global map to understand changing forests

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 15 May 2019
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Entomology

Six things you probably don’t know about kissing bugs

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 13 May 2019
Purdue Motion P statue
Biochemistry

Ag Class of 2019: Justin Couetil

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 09 May 2019
Purdue Motion P statue
Animal Sciences Agricultural Economics

Ag Class of 2019: Samantha Morris

  • Chad Campbell
  • 08 May 2019
Purdue Motion P statue
Forestry & Natural Resources

Ag Class of 2019: Kasha Halbleib

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 07 May 2019
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Horticulture professor one of eight faculty Fulbright Scholars

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 07 May 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Producer sentiment plummets; trade dispute and weak financial performance wear on farmers

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 07 May 2019
Purdue Motion P statue
Biochemistry

Ag Class of 2019: Abby Gress

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 06 May 2019
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Agricultural Economics

Persistence pays off as agricultural economics Ph.D. student delves into issues of food insecurity in Niger

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 30 April 2019
The Purdue Wine Grape Team will host the 28th annual INDY International Wine Competition on May 22-23 in the Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms.
Food Science Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

INDY International Wine Competition Draws Global Attention

  • Jessica Mehr
  • 30 April 2019
Farm equipment
College of Agriculture

Champions Cultivate the Future

  • Chad Campbell
  • 25 April 2019
Trapping carbon in forests is an effective way to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, but Purdue University economists show that employing the strategy in a large-scale manner would significantly increase food prices.
Agricultural Economics

Large-scale forest carbon sequestration could cause food prices to skyrocket

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 22 April 2019
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International Programs in Agriculture

Thompson Scholarship part of a broader legacy

  • 17 April 2019
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering Food Science

Winners spill the beans on their success

  • Chad Campbell
  • 17 April 2019
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Extension

Salmonella outbreak does not involve Indiana-grown melons

  • 15 April 2019
Andrea Liceaga
Food Science Entomology

Bug Appétit

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 11 April 2019
piglet
Animal Sciences

What can you be when you grow up?

  • Chad Campbell
  • 10 April 2019
The fruiting body of a brittlegill, an ectomycorrhizal fungus from southern Indiana (photo credit Saskia Klink)
Forestry & Natural Resources

U.S. forests’ changes are double-edged sword for environment

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 10 April 2019
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Forestry & Natural Resources

Behind the Research: Jarrod Doucette

  • 09 April 2019
Sylvie Brouder, a professor in the Purdue Department of Agronomy, assists farmers in getting the most out of their fields while reducing the potential for environmental harm. Her work focuses on carbon and nitrogen cycling in soil, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality impacts of farming. (Photo courtesy of Jake Gard, Unsplash)
Agronomy

How to feed the world and preserve the environment

  • 09 April 2019
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International Programs in Agriculture

Purdue joins U.N. network to tackle global challenges

  • 08 April 2019
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Extension

Purdue experts provide spring climate outlook

  • 08 April 2019
bug chicken
Food Science

Don’t bug out when you learn about this chef’s key ingredient

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 02 April 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Farms showing financial stress, producers express concern about future conditions

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 02 April 2019
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International Programs in Agriculture

USAID and Cairo University establish Center of Excellence for Agriculture with UC Davis, and Purdue, Cornell and Michigan State universities

  • 02 April 2019
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Extension

Purdue Extension helps producers ensure successful hay harvest

  • Darrin Pack
  • 02 April 2019
From left are Connie McManus Pimentel, director of international relations for the Brazilian agency CAPES; Mauro Rabelo, Brazilian national secretary for higher education; Karen Plaut, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Purdue Agriculture; and Dan Hirleman, Purdue's chief corporate and global partnerships officer, after signing the new CAPES-Purdue Agriculture Ph.D. Fellows agreement at the Controlled Environment Phenotyping Facility.
International Programs in Agriculture

Brazil and Purdue launch new graduate fellowship program in agriculture

  • 02 April 2019
The Beescape online tool will allow beekeeper and anyone who provides refuge and forage for pollinators to assess the safety and suitability of an apiary’s location. (Purdue College of Agriculture photo)
Entomology

Online tool identifies best and safest places to keep bees

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 01 April 2019
One of Yoon’s dishes created with fresh asparagus and locusts, an edible insect. Joseph Yoon (Photo courtesy Brooklyn Bugs)
Food Science Entomology

Brooklyn Bugs chef, Purdue prof ask: ‘What IF eating insects saved the planet?’

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 29 March 2019
First-place winners of the Student Soybean Product Innovation Competition, from left to right, are Morgan Malm, Natalie Stephenson and Ruth Zhong.
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Environmentally friendly soy straws win ISA’s annual New Uses Competition

  • 27 March 2019
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College of Agriculture

Historic Highlights

  • 26 March 2019
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College of Agriculture

Spring Fest offers interactive family fun for the entire community

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 25 March 2019
abstract
Agronomy

Director appointed to lead Indiana State Climate Office

  • 19 March 2019
crop
Extension

AgrAbility helps veterans launch and maintain careers in agriculture

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 14 March 2019
Jian Jin outside greenhouse
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

With digital agriculture, some improvements are automatic

  • Chad Campbell
  • 14 March 2019
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Extension

Extension Steps In

  • Emma Ambrose Graphics: Kiri Northam Video: Kelsey Getzin
  • 13 March 2019
ag admin
College of Agriculture

Purdue Agriculture names new international programs leader

  • 13 March 2019
"Green" pesticides, such as those made from plant-based essential oils, could be a solution for bed bug control. (Photo by John Obermeyer/Purdue Entomology)
Entomology

Study identifies essential oil compounds most toxic to bed bugs

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 12 March 2019
abstract
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue professor to testify at congressional hearing

  • Maureen Manier
  • 11 March 2019
abstract
Agronomy

Ag researchers make case: Big changes require access to big data

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 11 March 2019
abstract
Entomology

Can bed bugs stand the heat? Purdue entomologist puts them to the test

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 05 March 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment weakens amid increasing marketing risk concerns and continued uncertainty around tariffs

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 05 March 2019
A Traminette grape cluster. (Courtesy photo)
Food Science

New Traminette campaign showcases Indiana’s thriving wine industry

  • Jessica Mehr
  • 05 March 2019
Scientists from Purdue's Tick INsiders program, Lauren Hagen (left) and Maria Muriga (right), drag and check tick cloths at Tippecanoe River State Park in 2018. The program is looking for high school students and citizen scientists interested in helping with tick collections this year. (Tick INsiders photo)
Entomology

Indiana students, citizen scientists sought for statewide tick hunts

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 27 February 2019
abstract
Entomology

Purdue experts encourage ‘citizen scientists’ to report invasive species

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 25 February 2019
abstract
Food Science

Purdue food science team enters gluten-free pita pocket in national baking competition

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 22 February 2019
Heavy rainfall during 2017 Indian summer monsoon season floods Mumbai streets. These events can cause catastrophic loss of property and life, but new dataset developed by a collaboration led by Purdue University may help improve predictions and reduce damage. (Photo credit: Aditya Kuber, Mumbai)
Agronomy

New soil moisture and temperature data helps predict life-threatening Indian monsoon rains

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 21 February 2019
grain safety
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Grain dust explosions up, injuries and fatalities decline

  • 21 February 2019
Cary Mitchell and his graduate student, Asmaa Morsi, monitor the growth of mizuna plants (much like arugula) in a growth chamber on the Purdue University campus. (Purdue University photo by Tom Campbell)
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Mission to Mars

  • Brian
  • 19 February 2019
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Forestry & Natural Resources Entomology

Want to learn more about the birds and the bees?

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 14 February 2019
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College of Agriculture

Life on Mars

  • Emma Ambrose
  • 14 February 2019
Purdue Motion P statue
Agriculture Alumni

Purdue Ag Alumni Association honors career contributors

  • Nick Rogers
  • 08 February 2019
Purdue Motion P statue
Agriculture Alumni College of Agriculture

The path to success goes through Agriculture Avenue

  • Chad Campbell
  • 06 February 2019
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College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment improves following USDA’s second MFP payment announcement and Farm Bill approval

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 05 February 2019
Purdue Motion P statue
Agriculture Alumni College of Agriculture

The deans reunite at 2019 Purdue Ag Fish Fry

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 04 February 2019
abstract
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication Agronomy

Internship brings new ideas to the table

  • Chad Campbell
  • 04 February 2019
abstract
Purdue Climate Change Research Center

Energy demand, sources will change with Indiana’s climate

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 02 February 2019
lawn robot on a grass field
Agricultural Economics

Boilermaker deploys skills to grow robotic lawn care

  • Chad Campbell
  • 01 February 2019
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Forestry & Natural Resources

Groundhogs can’t predict the weather but they do poop underground

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 30 January 2019
abstract
Extension Agronomy

Purdue agronomy professor Kladivko receives honor for work in no-till agriculture

  • 29 January 2019
abstract
Animal Sciences

Purdue researcher part of effort to improve swine health

  • 28 January 2019
Natalia Dudareva and colleagues identified a complete alternative pathway for the production of phenylalanine in plants. The compound is a precursor to others that are thought to have uses as flavors, fragrances, biofuels, pharmaceuticals and insecticides.
Biochemistry

Purdue scientists nail down important plant compound pathway

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 24 January 2019
abstract
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Botany & Plant Pathology

Behind the Research: Anna Olek

  • 23 January 2019
A Purdue University study reveals that relationships between biodiversity and forest productivity depend strongly on climate. (Purdue University photo)
Forestry & Natural Resources

Climate drives link between forest biodiversity and productivity

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 23 January 2019
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Agronomy International Programs in Agriculture Entomology Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Purdue helps Egypt go with the flow

  • Chad Campbell
  • 16 January 2019
man watering plants
Plant Sciences

Seed grants advance basic plant biology

  • 16 January 2019
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College of Agriculture

New associate dean joins Purdue Agriculture leadership

  • 14 January 2019
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Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue-led group prepares state for life with changing climate

  • 10 January 2019
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Ag Producers’ sentiment drifts lower; trade disputes continue to concern farmers

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 08 January 2019

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