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Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment pulls back post-election; regulation, trade, and taxes rated as top concerns

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 20 December 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Animal Sciences

Untangling Indiana’s wool industry: A snapshot of Hoosier sheep farming

  • Emma Ea Ambrose | Graphic by Lauren Coghlan
  • 20 December 2020
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Digital Agriculture

Meet LoRa, Your New Best Friend

  • 18 December 2020
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Digital Agriculture

Extend the Power of Your Spreadsheets

  • 17 December 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Digital Agriculture

GROW Your Field Knowledge with New App

  • 17 December 2020
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
Forestry & Natural Resources Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Deforestation drove massive Amazon rainforest fires of 2019

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 16 December 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Forestry & Natural Resources

Non-tenured and female faculty feeling COVID burdens, study says

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 15 December 2020
ginger
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Why ginger is at the root of holiday traditions

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 15 December 2020
cows in a field
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication Animal Sciences

For Mark Russell working with animals is all about the people

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 11 December 2020
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Biochemistry Agriculture Alumni

Biochemistry Ph.D. graduate recognized for groundbreaking research in the Middle East

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 11 December 2020
Soybean Field with Grain Bins
Digital Agriculture

WHIN-Purdue Agriculture: December 2020 Updates

  • 09 December 2020
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Behind the Research

Behind the Research: Ben Hancock

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 07 December 2020
Adebukola Dada
Agronomy Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Student’s research looks for answers at Purdue to questions raised at home in Nigeria

  • Chad Campbell | Photos By Tom Campbell
  • 07 December 2020
Jian Jin with LeafSpec
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

ABE professor has a winner in his hands with LeafSpec

  • Story by Chad Campbell | Photos by Tom Campbell
  • 03 December 2020
soybean field with bins
Digital Agriculture

Excel Workshop: Hone Your Skills

  • 03 December 2020
soybean field with bins
Digital Agriculture

Purdue Crop Planning Tool

  • 03 December 2020
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Extension

Purdue’s hemp specialist observes birth of a Hoosier industry

  • Abby Leeds | Photos by Tom Campbell
  • 02 December 2020
Bioengineered lactobacillus (red) interacts with surface heat shock protein 60
Food Science

Bioengineered probiotic could prevent Listeria infections

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 01 December 2020
Jars of canning food
Agricultural Communications

Curious about canning? Find out how to safely preserve food at home

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 30 November 2020
Chris Hurt
Extension Agricultural Economics

Retiring professor reflects on decades of opportunities, changes and constants

  • Maureen Manier
  • 30 November 2020
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Forestry & Natural Resources

Remote sensing gives new look at forest diversity

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 24 November 2020
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Animal Sciences

Purdue animal sciences professor to address food safety in Cambodia

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 23 November 2020
Dinner plate serve with duck meat top with green vegetables and clear brown sauce
Animal Sciences

Duck, duck, turkey: Why some people might opt for alternative poultry this Thanksgiving

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 19 November 2020
food market
Animal Sciences

Animal sciences professor to address food safety in Cambodia

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 19 November 2020
sanitizer
Agriculture Alumni

Hand sanitizer makes scents to Purdue alum

  • Tom Campbell
  • 18 November 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Agricultural Economics

The cost of Thanksgiving staples see price hike amid pandemic

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 18 November 2020
excel spreadsheet pivot table
Digital Agriculture

Dig into Data within Your Spreadsheets

  • 16 November 2020
Small clear river in the forest
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication Entomology Forestry & Natural Resources

“Education is multidimensional”: How agriculture staff and students are reaching grades PK-12 during a pandemic

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 11 November 2020
phosphorus tool screenshot
Digital Agriculture

Creating Savvy Spreadsheets

  • 09 November 2020
corn field
Agronomy Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Farmers sought for precision fertilizer, seeding studies

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 09 November 2020
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Agriculture Alumni

Ag alumni share their Purdue Pete lore

  • Tom Campbell
  • 09 November 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Ag Economy Barometer rises to record high on improving financial conditions

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 05 November 2020
Purdue Entrance
Forestry & Natural Resources

Emerald ash borer puts trees on path to functional extinction

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 05 November 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture

Experts help analyze what the election means for agriculture, the economy and the environment

  • 05 November 2020
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

The Purdue Student Farm adapts during COVID-19

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 05 November 2020
Family of tree gathered at the table
Agricultural Communications

Purdue Extension: Building resilience in communities

  • Abby Leeds
  • 04 November 2020
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Entomology Botany & Plant Pathology

PICs makes inroads in Peru with extensive survey study

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 04 November 2020
Widmar and her son wearing a mask
Agricultural Economics

Research hits home for professor caught in the digital divide

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 02 November 2020
deer in the woods
Forestry & Natural Resources

How one FNR researcher coordinates observation of Indiana’s deer population

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 02 November 2020
Doctoral student in the Department of Animal Sciences, Ayodeji Aderibigbe working in lab.
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Clean lab coats and muddy boots balance student’s research

  • Chad Campbell
  • 02 November 2020
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Digital Agriculture

Hammer is to Nail as API is to Software

  • 30 October 2020
persimmon
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Wild persimmon

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 30 October 2020
carving a pumpkin
Agricultural Communications

Purdue Agriculture Halloween Activity Pages

  • 28 October 2020
Forest in northeast China
Forestry & Natural Resources

Big data, machine learning shed light on Asian reforestation successes

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 28 October 2020
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Digital Agriculture

Phosphorus Cost Comparison Tool

  • 28 October 2020
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Food Science

Purdue food science video scavenger hunt welcomes new majors

  • 27 October 2020
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

It’s a great pumpkin year, Charlie Brown

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 22 October 2020
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Professor’s path leads her to a new landscape

  • Maureen Manier
  • 22 October 2020
tractor and grain cart
Digital Agriculture

Making Sense of Your Sensors

  • 22 October 2020
Vegetables in a green house growing using hydroponic method
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Purdue study addresses environmental, economic impacts of hydroponic, aquaponics systems

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 22 October 2020
piece of red meat
Food Science

Meat science program embodies the mission of a land-grant institution

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 21 October 2020
Natalia Dudareva and colleagues found that the cuticle of petunia flowers acts as a sink for volatile compounds.
Biochemistry

Plant defense layer has unexpected effect on volatile compounds, study finds

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 20 October 2020
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering

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  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 19 October 2020
Vacca in a garage
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Recently appointed ABE endowed chair knows what makes good research run

  • Emma Ambrose
  • 19 October 2020
round bread cut in half
Food Science

A growing piece of ancient history in your kitchen

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 19 October 2020
cornfield plantation
Botany & Plant Pathology

Student embraces research opportunities in America, plant pathology

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 19 October 2020
hand holding sensors
Digital Agriculture

Sensors: The Possibilities are Endless

  • 16 October 2020
Candace Croney
Animal Sciences

Managing your “fur-workers”: Supporting your pets while working from home

  • Chad Campbell
  • 15 October 2020
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Forestry & Natural Resources Agriculture Alumni

Purdue family creates jobs, getaways during pandemic

  • 15 October 2020
Dieudonné Baributsa discusses PICS at the annual Borlaug Youth Institute event.
Entomology

PICS receives national award for exemplary community engagement

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 14 October 2020
Songlin Fei
Forestry & Natural Resources

From farm to forest, Songlin Fei has built a career and better life

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 13 October 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

SARE grants to support Purdue's sustainable agriculture programs

  • Abby Leeds
  • 13 October 2020
truck dumping grain
Digital Agriculture

Easy Spreadsheet-style Transfer Records and Inventory Tracking

  • 13 October 2020
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Purdue Agriculture dean appoints Prokopy as new department head for horticulture and landscape architecture

  • 12 October 2020
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Extension Office of Academic Programs

Family farming roots run deep at Purdue

  • Abby Leeds
  • 12 October 2020
Roberto Gallardo
Extension

Broadband grows best when states are proactive, take down barriers

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 10 October 2020
tractor and grain cart
Digital Agriculture

Choose the Path of Least Resistance for Your Data

  • 09 October 2020
abstract
Biochemistry

Gov. Holcomb and Purdue appoint new Indiana State Chemist

  • Maureen Manier
  • 08 October 2020
Laptop monitor displaying facebook life 4H event, and little girls in the background enjoying the fair.
Agricultural Communications

Keeping Indiana 4-H youth engaged and safe in a pandemic

  • Abby Leeds
  • 08 October 2020
student panel
College of Agriculture

Appreciation and examples of impact shared at virtual scholarship dinner

  • Chad Campbell
  • 07 October 2020
A finite element computation model of a growing cotton cell
Botany & Plant Pathology

Purdue awarded $2.3 million NSF grant to improve cotton fiber engineering

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 07 October 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Ag Barometer rises as crop prices rally and USDA announces CFAP 2

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 06 October 2020
Trees of hardwood forestry plantation
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue pursues industry hardwood partnerships through NSF-backed center

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 06 October 2020
Purdue Motion P statue
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue Ag alum reflects on her success in master’s program

  • Abby Leeds
  • 06 October 2020
wheat plantation at dusk
Agricultural Economics

Passion for small businesses drives agricultural economics’ newly appointed endowed chair

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 05 October 2020
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Behind the Research: Richard Fox

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 05 October 2020
Red apple on a tree
Agricultural Communications

Indiana orchards are still harvesting fun

  • Abby Leeds
  • 05 October 2020
smartphone with app
Digital Agriculture

Put Your Smartphone to Work

  • 01 October 2020
farm equipment
College of Agriculture

A century shared in the soybean field

  • Chad Campbell
  • 29 September 2020
Lake and pine trees on the background on a fuggy day
Forestry & Natural Resources

Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Black bear

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 29 September 2020
abstract
Extension

Purdue Extension shares insights about organic certification

  • Abby Leeds
  • 28 September 2020
farm implement driving down a narrow road
Extension Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Indiana farm fatality summary reminds Hoosier farmers of dangers

  • Abby Leeds
  • 22 September 2020
ABE banner
Purdue College of Agriculture

Top 10 Reasons Purdue ABE has been #1 for 10 Years

  • 22 September 2020
field
Agricultural Economics

Ag econ professor explores economic impact of gendered labor roles in developing countries

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 22 September 2020
small plants germinating
College of Agriculture

Center for Plant Biology boosts Purdue’s plant sciences profile

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 21 September 2020
classroom desks
College of Agriculture

College of Agriculture’s freshman class reveals its resilience

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 17 September 2020
Professor Andrea Vacca leads the leads Maha Fluid Power Research Center at Purdue. (Purdue University photo)
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue fluid power research engineer wins international honor

  • Maureen Manier
  • 17 September 2020
group photo
College of Agriculture

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Processing and Post-Harvest Handling at Purdue University

  • Nyssa Lilovich
  • 16 September 2020
Pawpaw fruit
Forestry & Natural Resources Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Pawpaw tree

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 16 September 2020
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Biochemistry

As pandemic persists, student’s research holds new importance

  • 16 September 2020
microscope
Entomology Agricultural & Biological Engineering Botany & Plant Pathology

Ag labs rise to COVID challenge

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 15 September 2020
student
Agricultural Economics Biochemistry

How the hybrid teaching model is succeeding

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 14 September 2020
The 2020 Certificates of Distinction award winners were (left to right) Mark Legan, Roger Hadley, Beth Bechdol, Renee McKee, Dale Griffin and William (Brad) Smith.
Agriculture Alumni

Call for Purdue Certificate of Distinction nominees

  • Abby Leeds
  • 14 September 2020
Purdue University entrance
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue agricultural biological engineering department ranked No. 1

  • Maureen Manier
  • 14 September 2020
boiler bee honey
Food Science Entomology

Boiler Bee Honey’s second batch: how sweet it is!

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 11 September 2020
abstract
Extension

Purdue Extension: Growing communities one garden at a time

  • Abby Leeds
  • 11 September 2020
Soybeans
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Great-great-granddaughter of American Soybean Association co-founder embraces 100-year legacy

  • had Campbell
  • 10 September 2020
abstract
College of Agriculture

Government subcommittee report examines climate change impact on U.S. financial system

  • Maureen Manier
  • 09 September 2020
cereal rye cover crop planted
Agronomy

Improved tool can help Midwest farmers with cover crop decisions

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 09 September 2020
uav image on computer screen
Digital Agriculture

Broadband Modeling Presentation

  • 08 September 2020
corn plants
Digital Agriculture

Heat Units: A Python Tutorial

  • 08 September 2020
soybean field with bins
Digital Agriculture

Primer on Rural Wireless Communications

  • 08 September 2020
uav over corn field
Digital Agriculture

Lessons Learned from Technology Adoption: Moving into the Digital Age of Farming

  • 08 September 2020
Purdue University entrance
Food Science

New pilot plant equipment expands horizons for food science

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 03 September 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment rebounds as commodity prices rally and agriculture trade prospects improve

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 02 September 2020
Convergence Center building
Digital Agriculture

Ag-Analytics opens branch in Convergence Center, encouraging collaboration

  • Chad Campbell
  • 02 September 2020
abstract
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue professors to develop course on agriculture informatics for agriscience students

  • Chad Campbell
  • 01 September 2020
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Digital Agriculture

The WHIN Data Portal

  • 26 August 2020
water environment
Center for the Environment

Purdue group prominent in studying chemical compounds that are everywhere — and shouldn’t be

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 26 August 2020
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Forestry & Natural Resources

COVID lessons applied to forestry, climate change

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 26 August 2020
Summer boilermaker students
Animal Sciences Biochemistry Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

COVID-19 sidelines summer plans; Boilermakers adapt

  • Chad Campbell
  • 26 August 2020
Fall color leaves on a tree
College of Agriculture

New faculty members join College of Agriculture

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 25 August 2020
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Extension

Indiana 4-H’ers demonstrate resilience

  • Abby Leeds
  • 25 August 2020
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Agronomy

Purdue scientist awarded $1.6 million from EPA to study PFAS in rural waters

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 24 August 2020
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Extension Entomology Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Virtual field days present challenges and benefits

  • Chad Campbell
  • 21 August 2020
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering Animal Sciences

Land O’ Lakes program helps ABE student find certainty in an uncertain world

  • Chad Campbell
  • 21 August 2020
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Forestry & Natural Resources Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication Agronomy

How agriculture instructors capitalize on benefits of the virtual classroom

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 19 August 2020
dog at a food bowl
Food Science

Is your pet's food making you sick? Study finds many don't know the risk

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 18 August 2020
grass
Extension Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

For a healthy lawn in 2021, seed and feed now

  • Chad Campbell
  • 17 August 2020
row of corn in the field
Extension

Purdue panelists respond to record-high soybean yield prediction and economic disruptions for Indiana's cash crops

  • Abby Leeds
  • 14 August 2020
soybean field with bins
Digital Agriculture

Using Trello on Your Farm

  • 11 August 2020
Fall tree leaves
Forestry & Natural Resources

Purdue names Songlin Fei Dean’s Chair of Remote Sensing

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 10 August 2020
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Food Science

Behind the Research: Anton Terekhov

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 10 August 2020
Tall green trees, sight from the ground and up
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Forestry & Natural Resources

Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Southern flying squirrel

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 10 August 2020
abstract
Agricultural Economics International Programs in Agriculture

Purdue College of Agriculture Releases New Book: Lowell Hardin: Mentor Extraordinaire, to Honor Late Professor

  • Nyssa Lilovich
  • 07 August 2020
cows in the field
Digital Agriculture

Digital agriculture: Why the future is now

  • Emma Ea Ambrose, Photos by Tom Campbell
  • 07 August 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Ag Economy Barometer stable, but farmers less optimistic about future

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 04 August 2020
abstract
Animal Sciences

You can order live poultry through the mail, but should you?

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 04 August 2020
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Agricultural Economics

Agricultural economics student uses research as creative outlet

  • 03 August 2020
farmers' vegetables
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Purdue Student Farm sees record yields, brings produce to the public

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 30 July 2020
jabaay
Animal Sciences

Meat science alumnus reflects on 50 years with industry leaders

  • Chad Campbell
  • 30 July 2020
Purdue gateway
Entomology Extension

Entomology professor receives major grant to work with Hoosier beekeepers

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 28 July 2020
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International Programs in Agriculture

How have you stayed connected during the COVID-19 pandemic?

  • Nyssa Lilovich
  • 28 July 2020
Purdue campus
College of Agriculture

Unsolicited seeds could wreak havoc on agriculture, environment, state officials warn

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 28 July 2020
white flowers
College of Agriculture

Florist arranges for flowers to travel when loved ones cannot

  • Chad Campbell | Photos & Video provided by Lake Forest Flowers
  • 23 July 2020
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Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

ASEC student draws on education to support Black-owned businesses

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 22 July 2020
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Extension

Indiana 4-H: Meeting families where they are even in a pandemic

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 20 July 2020
Alumnus adapts restaurant to protect the health of his business and patrons
Agricultural Economics Agriculture Alumni Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Alumnus adapts restaurant to protect the health of his business and patrons

  • Chad Campbell
  • 20 July 2020
Bird on a bird-feeder with seeds and half on an orange
Forestry & Natural Resources

Backyard birding, Tips to attract birds to your nest

  • Chad Campbell
  • 20 July 2020
flour containers
Food Science

Purdue researcher to study food safety in low-moisture food staples

  • Abby Leeds
  • 15 July 2020
abstract
Agricultural Economics

Study: Rural-urban fiscal divide grows in response to decades of state tax overhauls

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 15 July 2020
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Botany & Plant Pathology Food Science Animal Sciences

Six agriculture students named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

  • 14 July 2020
Prairie View Ag Supply Interior
Agriculture Alumni Agricultural Economics Animal Sciences

Entrepreneurs find learning opportunities amid COVID-19 pandemic

  • Chad Campbell
  • 14 July 2020
Josiah Davidson, a graduate student
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Purdue team gets $1 million to develop rapid sensor technology for cattle disease

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 14 July 2020
Honduras
International Programs in Agriculture Food Science Agronomy Forestry & Natural Resources

Supporting students from Zamorano to Purdue and home again

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 13 July 2020
phenotype lab
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Plant scientists maintain critical research to save data and irreplaceable plants

  • Nancy Alexander | Photos by Tom Campbell
  • 09 July 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment rebounds amid ongoing COVID-19 concerns

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 07 July 2020
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Extension

Managing Mental Health in a Summer of Change

  • Stacey Mickelbart
  • 07 July 2020
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Food Science

Researcher hungry to improve healthiness of processed foods

  • 02 July 2020
corn field
Extension

Providing a local perspective on global climate change

  • Abby Leeds
  • 30 June 2020
carrots
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Soil microbiome can improve carrot resistance to deadly fungus

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 29 June 2020
dairy club
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Celebrate National Dairy Month with homemade ice cream

  • Chad Campbell
  • 26 June 2020
airport bank
Agricultural Economics

GTAP takes its international conference virtual

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 25 June 2020
Drone in Air Over Corn Field
Digital Agriculture

IoT and Advanced Agricultural Technology - Research Updates Video Series

  • 24 June 2020
Soybean Field with Grain Bins
Digital Agriculture

Automate Data with Spreadsheets

  • Dennis Buckmaster, Purdue ABE
  • 23 June 2020
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Botany & Plant Pathology

NSF fellowship allowing Purdue postdoc to expand possibilities for others

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 23 June 2020
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Extension Entomology

What you need to know to start your own pollinator garden

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 23 June 2020
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Agronomy Agriculture Alumni

Purdue Ag Alumni Association volunteer earns national awardor others

  • Chad Campbell
  • 19 June 2020
apples at the market
Agricultural Economics Food Science

How Microsoft and Purdue Ag are working together to help Hoosier farmers

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 18 June 2020
strawberry field
Extension Agricultural Economics

Agritourism offers safe summer fun during COVID-19

  • Stacey Mickelbart
  • 17 June 2020
plane wing
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Professor and pilot John Lumkes loves the view from 1,000 feet

  • Story and Photos by Tom Campbell
  • 16 June 2020
grass
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Extension

Horticulture professor shares essential advice for a healthy lawn

  • Chad Campbell
  • 16 June 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Food Science Extension Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Celebrate Hoosier wines during Wine Grape Month

  • Abby Leeds
  • 16 June 2020
pile of books
College of Agriculture

What do Purdue Agriculture faculty recommend for your summer reading list?

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 15 June 2020
grocery store yogurt aisle
Food Science

Entering its third year, fermentation minor holds major appeal

  • Chad Campbell | Photos by Tom Campbel
  • 10 June 2020
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Agronomy Extension

Purdue Agronomy professor reflects on 35-year research project

  • Abby Leeds
  • 09 June 2020
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Botany & Plant Pathology

Purdue scientists identify genetic ‘immune system’ for junk DNA

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 08 June 2020
Helms
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Behind the Research: Alex Helms

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 08 June 2020
milk
Agricultural Economics Extension Animal Sciences

Celebrating dairy products and community in Indiana

  • Abby Leeds
  • 08 June 2020
baskets of vegetables
Extension Agricultural Economics

How Hoosier farmers markets are coping with COVID-19

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 04 June 2020
research team
Entomology

Graduate researcher tracks billbugs

  • 04 June 2020
Milk gallons from Prairie Farms are ready to be delivered to people in need throughout East Central Indiana. (Courtesy photo).
Extension

Purdue Extension teams up with Prairie Farms to provide milk to local food pantries

  • Abby Leeds
  • 04 June 2020
scale model
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Landscape architecture graduate works with grassroots project to reimagine an Indiana brownfield

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 03 June 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

COVID-19 Continues to Impact Farmer Sentiment; Majority Indicate Economic Assistance Bill Necessary

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 02 June 2020
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Agricultural Economics

23rd GTAP conference goes virtual, sees record high registration

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 02 June 2020
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Agricultural Economics

Americans on both sides come together over food policy

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 01 June 2020
meat cut
Animal Sciences

Even Pre-COVID-19 pork packing plants were among cleanest facilities in the world

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 29 May 2020
Peregrine Falcon
Forestry & Natural Resources

Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Peregrine Falcon

  • Chad Campbell
  • 28 May 2020
plant’s photosystem banner
Biochemistry

DOE funds Purdue’s photosynthesis repair research

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 27 May 2020
Australia map
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

ASEC professor awarded Fulbright to conduct research project in rural Australia

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 27 May 2020
pork cut
Agriculture Alumni Animal Sciences Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Teacher of Purdue’s first meat science course reflects on lifetime of research

  • Chad Campbell
  • 27 May 2020
irrigation
Natural Resources and Environmental Science

NRES and recent Udall scholar fueled by passion for her hometown

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 22 May 2020
irrigation
College of Agriculture

Indiana State Chemist retires after a career spent serving Hoosiers

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 21 May 2020
student class
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

ASEC student elected MANRRS National Graduate Student President

  • Chad Campbell
  • 19 May 2020
Team
Agricultural Economics

Senior’s legacy is an award-winning example of leadership

  • Chad Campbell | Photos by Tom Campbell
  • 14 May 2020
Stephen Schwartz
Agronomy Agricultural Economics

Homeschooled student excels through collaboration

  • Chad Campbell
  • 13 May 2020
Capital from bill
Entomology

The Asian giant hornet isn’t coming to Indiana but other invasive species pose a risk

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 13 May 2020
Purdue University entrance
Food Science

Purdue-developed nanomaterial significantly enhances potential COVID-19 therapeutic

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 13 May 2020
abstract
Botany & Plant Pathology

Slivers of land could power cheaper, greener nitrogen fertilizers

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 11 May 2020
hill tick
Entomology

Purdue seeking citizen scientists with time to track down ticks

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 11 May 2020
abstract
International Programs in Agriculture

Purdue College of Agriculture announces inaugural recipients of new international achievement award

  • Nyssa Lilovich
  • 11 May 2020
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Extension Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Student teaches agriculture to improve children’s lives

  • 06 May 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Ag Barometer index drops below 100 as coronavirus disrupts agriculture

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 05 May 2020
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Botany & Plant Pathology Forestry & Natural Resources Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Award-winning College of Agriculture mentors follow in others’ footsteps — and leave imprints of their own

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 05 May 2020
winners
Agronomy Forestry & Natural Resources

Soy-based herbicide takes top honors

  • Chad Campbell
  • 04 May 2020
Brummet at Ketchikan
Forestry & Natural Resources

Wildlife & forestry student branches out

  • Chad Campbell
  • 28 April 2020
brown grass in a field
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

How a diagnostic tool used on cows might unlock a key to COVID-19 testing

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 28 April 2020
Capital from bill
Agricultural Communications

Message from the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture

  • 28 April 2020
From road to table
Animal Sciences Agricultural Economics

The Road from Farm to Table

  • 28 April 2020
Purdue ASEC professors Levon Esters (right) and Neil Knobloch
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Purdue ASEC professors to bring mentorship for underrepresented students to 13 land-grant institutions

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 27 April 2020
Union arch

Purdue colleges’ food drive brings in over $80,000 for local food bank

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 27 April 2020
chili peppers
International Programs in Agriculture

Purdue IPIA to administer capacity-building program in Trinidad and Tobago

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 27 April 2020
Capital from bill
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Make the grass greener on your side this spring

  • Chad Campbell | Photos by Tom Campbell
  • 26 April 2020
classroom
College of Agriculture

When teachers become the students: Four takeaways from the virtual classroom

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 24 April 2020
fog over pine trees
Forestry & Natural Resources

When courses went online this FNR professor had lab equipment delivered to students

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 23 April 2020
black and white mosquito
Entomology

It's extremely unlikely mosquitoes can transmit COVID-19 according to entomology professor

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 21 April 2020
science lab
Food Science Botany & Plant Pathology Forestry & Natural Resources Agricultural Economics

The College of Agriculture names five new University Faculty Scholars

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 17 April 2020
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College of Agriculture

How The College of Agriculture is leading the community

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 16 April 2020
Ross Roberts
Purdue College of Agriculture

Award winners credit college’s contributions

  • Chad Campbell
  • 15 April 2020
Expansion of wind power in the top 10 wind-producing states would create billions of dollars of economic impact. States that add wind power would see about $24 billion in activity, while other states would see $3 billion in spillover economic activity. (Photos provided by Shweta Singh)
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Analysis: Wind energy expansion would have $27 billion economic impact

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 15 April 2020
Purdue Extension craft work
Extension Food Science

Hoosiers look to Purdue Extension for answers on COVID-19

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 14 April 2020
atalia Dudareva and Joseph Lynch discovered a link between the compound
Biochemistry

Scientists find link between key plant amino acid and essential hormones

  • 13 April 2020
Ohm wheat misters
Agronomy

Purdue’s Herb Ohm sees decades of work come to fruition

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 09 April 2020
Onions harvested by a farm employee
Extension

Protecting farm labor during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Abby Leeds
  • 09 April 2020
student farm
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Purdue Student Farm is helping to stock local food pantries with fresh produce

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 09 April 2020
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Forestry & Natural Resources

Conquering the Trail

  • Wendy Mayer
  • 09 April 2020
Journal Excerpts & Bird List
Forestry & Natural Resources

Journal Excerpts & Bird List

  • 09 April 2020
Journal Excerpts & Bird List
Forestry & Natural Resources

Baleigh & Rebekah's Trail Tips

  • 09 April 2020
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Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Behind the Research: Jason Adams

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 08 April 2020
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Agriculture Alumni

Purdue plant imaging facility named for Ag Alumni Seed

  • Erin Robinson
  • 08 April 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmer sentiment plummets as coronavirus concerns rise

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 07 April 2020
Corn sold at a local farmers market. (Tom Campbell for the College of Agriculture, 2016.)

Colleges at Purdue join virtual food drive to support Food Finders

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 07 April 2020
mountain scene
Forestry & Natural Resources

What COVID-19 could mean for the environment

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 07 April 2020
abstract
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Graduate researcher makes the most of fungi

  • 06 April 2020
view of the mountains
Forestry & Natural Resources

FNR student demonstrates perseverance and perspective

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 06 April 2020
abstract
Extension

New program leader for 4-H youth development joins Purdue Extension leadership

  • Abby Leeds
  • 06 April 2020
The fish used in aquaponic growing systems may introduce E. coli to water
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Food Science

Risk of E. coli in hydroponic and aquaponic systems may be greater than once thought

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 06 April 2020
silhouette in a Library
Agricultural Communications

Mentorship helps students find balance during crisis

  • 03 April 2020
fire smoke in the background
Forestry & Natural Resources

When best laid plans go up in smoke: How this instructor is simulating fieldwork online

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 02 April 2020
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Animal Sciences

Animal sciences professor cautions against "panic buying" chicks during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 01 April 2020
abstract
Food Science

Food safety best practices and resources during COVID-19

  • Abby Leeds
  • 31 March 2020
Youmi Oh (left) and Qianlai Zhuang’s research
Agronomy

Purdue study downgrades Arctic methane emissions thanks to soil microbes

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 30 March 2020
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College of Agriculture

Purdue Ag Activity Pages

  • 27 March 2020
hand typing on a keyboard
Botany & Plant Pathology Forestry & Natural Resources Animal Sciences

From the lab to the laptop: How College of Agriculture professors are pivoting to virtual classrooms

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 25 March 2020
Individuals recognized for outstanding service at Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo
Botany & Plant Pathology Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Extension

Individuals recognized for outstanding service at Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo

  • Abby Leeds
  • 24 March 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture

State chemist’s office issues temporary regulatory compliance guidance in response to pandemic

  • Abby Leeds
  • 23 March 2020
fungi
College of Agriculture

Friend or Fungi? The complex relationship between fungi and climate change

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 23 March 2020
Memorial Mall
Plant Sciences

Plant science focus makes Purdue ideal for grad student’s research

  • Photography by Tom Campbell
  • 18 March 2020
abstract
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Purdue horticulture professor earns award for illuminating secrets of the Voynich manuscript

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 18 March 2020
abstract
Extension

A guide for local producers to navigate the COVID-19 outbreak

  • Abby Leeds
  • 17 March 2020
Wilson
College of Agriculture

Not in Kansas anymore, Associate Dean Wilson returns to Purdue

  • Story by Chad Campbell | Photography by Tom Campbell
  • 13 March 2020
Drone in Air over Corn Field
Digital Agriculture

IoT for Everyone - Videos and Tutorial

  • 12 March 2020
Bug Displays
College of Agriculture

A Bug Bowl History: Where did cricket spitting come from and how fast can a cockroach run?

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 12 March 2020
birdhouse
Faculty

The College of Agriculture welcomes five new faculty members spring semester

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 04 March 2020
soybean field with bins
Digital Agriculture

Census of Agriculture: New Online Data Resource Available

  • 04 March 2020
grain safety
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Agricultural grain explosions are usually preventable, but 2019 still saw eight in the U.S.

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 04 March 2020
One microRNA gene
Botany & Plant Pathology

Purdue study finds signal cascade that keeps plant stem cells active

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 04 March 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Optimism about current conditions pushes farmer sentiment index to all-time high

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 03 March 2020
Capital from bill
Animal Sciences

Student learns from two and four legged friends

  • Chad Campbell
  • 27 February 2020
Capital from bill
Biochemistry Food Science

MANRRS helps groom entrepreneur for life after Purdue

  • Chad Campbell
  • 26 February 2020
soybean field with bins
Digital Agriculture

AgGateWay Posts Educational Videos

  • 18 February 2020
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Food Science

Could crickets offer the next breakthrough in diabetes and hypertension treatments?

  • Story by Emma Ea Ambrose | Photography by Tom Campbell
  • 11 February 2020
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Office of Academic Programs

New associate dean for academic programs joins Purdue agriculture leadership team

  • Maureen Manier
  • 10 February 2020
Lsd1 together with other enzymes drives enhancer repression during stem cells differentiation
Biochemistry

Study identifies interaction that promotes cancerous state in cells

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 10 February 2020
abstract
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Agronomy

Behind the Research: Sara Cloutier

  • Nancy Alexander
  • 07 February 2020
popcorn
Food Science

What’s under the shell of this popular snack?

  • Chad Campbell
  • 07 February 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Expectations for improved trade with China sends farmer sentiment soaring

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 04 February 2020
uav in air
Digital Agriculture

Repository with Ag Data

  • 04 February 2020
Purdue Motion P statue
Agriculture Alumni

Six receive Certificate of Distinction from Purdue ag alumni association

  • Megan Kuhn
  • 04 February 2020
abstract
Food Science

Purdue food science team develops a new take on the classic derby pie

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 04 February 2020
Alyson McGovern, a sophomore in the Department of Food Science, works on filling bottles with honey in the Pilot Lab. (Photo by Tim Thompson.)
Entomology Food Science

Food science and entomology collaborate to produce Boiler Bee Honey

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 31 January 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
Extension Entomology Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Botany & Plant Pathology

Purdue Extension resources for Hoosier fruit, vegetable growers

  • Abby Leeds
  • 31 January 2020
Capital from bill
Entomology Food Science

The Buzz on Boiler Bee Honey

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 29 January 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.

How Hoosier BIPOC farmers can change the landscape of agriculture

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 28 January 2020
abstract
Forestry & Natural Resources

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Aishwarya Chandrasekaran

  • 27 January 2020
abstract
Agricultural & Biological Engineering

New ABE professors water safety research assumes prominent role during pandemic

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 26 January 2020
plate of food

Hunger Banquet demonstrates the realities of campus food insecurity

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 23 January 2020
A Purdue University analysis shows that U.S. biofuel production and policy may account for only a negligible portion of the land cleared for increased palm oil production since the 1990s. (Photo courtesy mongabay.com).
Agricultural Economics

Don’t blame U.S. biofuels for Indonesia and Malaysia deforestation, study shows

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 23 January 2020
abstract
Agricultural & Biological Engineering Agricultural Research and Graduate Education International Programs in Agriculture

AgrAbility gets farmers back to work worldwide

  • 22 January 2020
copperhead
Forestry & Natural Resources

Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Copperhead snake

  • Emma Ea Ambrose
  • 20 January 2020
abstract
College of Agriculture

Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Awareness Week offers opportunities to focus on economic justice

  • Chad Campbell
  • 17 January 2020
abstract
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Omar Zayed

  • 17 January 2020
forest lidar
Digital Agriculture

LiDAR-based tree inventory – not Sci-Fi anymore

  • 09 January 2020
Noticing the protein's brown color, Iskander Ibrahim and Sujith Puthiyaveetil (right)
Biochemistry

Ancient iron-sulfur-based mechanism monitors electron flow in photosynthesis

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 08 January 2020
Carlos Corvalan and Jiakai Lu modeled the creation of microbubbles
Food Science

Microbubble findings could reduce chemical, water use in food processing

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 08 January 2020
Purdue College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture, Extension

Farmers optimistic about future even as their perception of current economic conditions drops

  • Kami Goodwin
  • 07 January 2020
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Biochemistry

Purdue scientists develop way to track salmonella infection in real time

  • Brian Wallheimer
  • 07 January 2020
abstract
Agricultural Research and Graduate Education Agronomy

Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Jing Huang

  • 06 January 2020
8 pictures collected together to represent the top stories of 2019
Purdue College of Agriculture

Purdue Agriculture’s 19 Most Read Stories of 2019

  • 02 January 2020

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