The call of a bobwhite quail is common background music in portions of rural Indiana, but the sight of one is something special that can spark a...
Seven student-athletes in the College of Agriculture were named Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the fall 2022 semester. The honorees represented...
The holidays bring many sentiments that are centered around worldwide cultural and religious traditions. It is no secret that food is one important...
The 2022 Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service was presented to John Baugh, the director of agricultural services and...
Fairly stark regional differences about food spending emerged last month among surveyed U.S. consumers. However, similarities in food values also...
A primary source of nutrition for small pets such as guinea pigs, rabbits and chinchillas, Timothy hay producers have struggled for two decades to...
Purdue University’s Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) has launched an online interactive Snowfall Climatology Toolbox that provides...
Casey McGill heard about the Plant Science for Global Food Security (PSGFS) program from Professor Diane Wang during the spring 2022 semester....
After dragging the big evergreen tree into the house, setting it upright in the stand, and trimming any too-long branches, don’t throw those...
Purdue University’s Board of Trustees has approved College of Agriculture Professor Andrew Mesecar’s nomination to the position of...
Bob Nielsen, Purdue’s Extension Corn Specialist, is retiring after 40 years at the University.
The Office of Academic Programs, along with the College of Agriculture Awards Committee and Agricultural Research and Graduate Education, announced...
After almost 20 years in Indianapolis, the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry will return to Tippecanoe County on February 4, 2023 at the Tippecanoe County...
Now at Gleaners for just over a year, Nichole Louis manages all state and federal audits among other safety protocols. One of her biggest marks at...
Purdue University’s Kurt Ristroph has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food...
Slow and steady across their tree-shaded run, Peanut Butter and Jelly walk almost in unison as if they were attached at the hip. After a busy year...
Solutions for issues at the intersection of food, hunger, nutrition and health may not be far away from home.
Categorizing Purdue University animal science graduate student Leah Thompson is a challenging proposition. “I joke that I'm grossly...
The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) has announced that Purdue professor Aaron Patton is its 2022 Fellow Award Recipient. The annual award...
Consumers can expect higher turkey prices at grocery stores this Thanksgiving. This trend is not novel given the recent national spikes in the...
Sorghum has served as a food and feed crop for thousands of years, yet it can become poisonous under drought or freezing conditions. The problem is...
The average consumer seems to think about nutrition in a similar way to the experts, according to the Consumer Food Insights Report. The...
Kola Ajuwon, Purdue College of Agriculture professor, receives the 2022 Agricultural Research Award.
Purdue University’s Elin Jacobs, has received a three-year, $911,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore how tree roots help...
Angelica Weaver, a social worker and organizer of the InnerMission Neighborhood Farm, said after meeting Purdue Extension educators at a...
Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture....
Haley Oliver, professor of food science at Purdue University, has been named a regional recipient of the Association of Public and Land Grant...
Despite fears inflation would dampen this year’s Halloween spirit, sentiment towards the holiday was high, a Purdue University Department of...
Contrary to the poem by children’s author Shel Silverstein and commonly-made associations of bats with darkness, it may be surprising to hear...
Purdue, ranked as one of America’s most innovative universities, leads land-grant institutions in startup companies and ranks third among...
Karen Plaut, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, has appointed Catherine Hill head of the department of entomology, and Tesfaye Mengiste head...
Foodborne illness afflicts about 48 million people annually in the United States, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. Increased...
A trailblazer in the science of breeding apple varieties, Purdue’s College of Agriculture has developed apple varieties popular throughout...
Like many students of his era, David Mueller (BS ’75, Entomology) was influenced by Rachel Carson’s 1962 book, Silent Spring....
This season, the Purdue Student Farm manager, Chris Adair, wanted to provide variety to the Boilermaker CSA members. Adair connected with Peter...
To meet the demand for animal science graduates within Indiana’s poultry industry, Purdue’s College of Agriculture has created a...
Purdue University has received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and...
A new interactive online tool for visualizing and exploring freeze-date trends and other climate patterns is now available, thanks to a partnership...
Purdue University Provost and Executive Vice president for Academic Affairs and Diversity Jay Akridge has approved Food Science Professor Stephen...
Whether buying organic, checking nutrition labels or recycling, the preferences of men and women display striking similarities, according to the...
The Bavarian Agricultural Association has continued the festival as a practical opportunity to showcase regional farming achievements. As we look...
When Purdue professor of animal sciences, Paul Ebner, reviews data from his team’s surveys of food safety knowledge and attitudes in...
Purdue University’s Board of Trustees has approved Agronomy Professor Jianxin Ma’s appointment to the Dean’s Chair in Soybean...
The United Soybean Board (USB) announced the award of $1.1 million to the Purdue University Food Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing Institute...
How lightning travels from the sky to the ground inspired the concept behind a new algorithmic approach to digitally separate individual trees from...
While genetics play a key role in a pumpkin’s potential size, the festive fall vegetable’s growth relies heavily on timely summer...
Purdue University has received $12 million of a $35 million project led by the American Forest Foundation and funded by the U.S. Department of...
Purdue University’s Agricultural Health and Safety Program released the annual Indiana Farm Fatality Summary with Historical Overview,...
While forests are not uprooting and physically moving to new locations, Jingjing Liang says tree species are migrating to more ideal environments...
Indiana is home to a large variety of plant and animal life, supported by the range of Indiana habitats, from its prairies to verdant hardwood...
While pest control dates to nearly the beginning of agriculture, in the early decades of the 1900s pesticides were still only sometimes effective...
The Scientific Animations Without Borders program or “SAWBO” is an educational system creating scientifically accurate animations...
Purdue University Professor Bryan Pijanowski’s research team will be working in some wild and remote places around the globe in the coming...
Personal politics influences consumer perceptions of food inflation, with liberals estimating the increases at about three to four percentage...
Purdue University researchers have received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help the pharmaceutical industry...
Sydney Hefty has been working almost her entire life towards the National FFA American Star Award in Agriscience, and while the work leading up to...
Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture....
Purdue College of Agriculture presents a seminar series featuring experts in data science, digital agriculture and digital forestry during the Fall...
Purdue Agriculture offers study abroad programs in locations around the world that can provide opportunities for incredible, life-changing...
Digital Marketing and Grain Delivery Records
On October 27, 1970, the then School of Agriculture faculty voted to establish the Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES) program,...
“It was great to travel for the first time to Honduras, where I plan to return in subsequent summers,” says Jeff Stallman, graduate...
Since 2018, the Student Farm manager, Chris Adair, has collaborated with the Latino Cultural Center (LCC) to provide vegetable plants for an...
Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability has added a meat sentiment dashboard to its roster of free-access food...
The College of Agriculture welcomes seven new faculty members this fall.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation...
Spotted this July in Huntington County, the invasive spotted lanternfly has officially migrated to northern Indiana, just one year after its...
Spending the summer traveling around the United States, visiting another country and working directly with the CEO of a Fortune 500 company would...
Karen Plaut, Purdue University’s Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, has appointed Rama Radhakrishna as head of the Department of...
Effective Sept. 1, Keith Cherkauer, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, will assume the role of director for the Indiana Water...
The catchphrase on GRYFN vehicles, “Drones powered by Boilers,” is meant to be whimsical, reflecting that all employees of the 2018...
For most Americans, higher prices at the grocery store did not impact their Fourth of July cookout, but more consumers are looking for sales and...
Local species richness, the number of species that coexist in a local community, is a key measure of biodiversity.
Phenotyping at Purdue University is pushing the limits of technology, offering researchers powerful insights into plants without disturbing a...
Alyson McGovern was part of a student-led team to produce and market Boiler Bee Honey. The senior food science major from Orlando, Florida, says...
Sherdexia Yarde loves her work with SoChatti, because it allows her to balance her passion for sustainable agriculture with her interest in sales....
Uel Palmer Kouame, a senior from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has always been fascinated with technology. He has been able to pursue that fascination in...
What is your Boilermaker life hack? Students from across the College of of Agriculture answer this question. Compiled by the students of ASEC 380...
Baylee Riester, a sophomore plant science major from Mishawaka, Indiana, has been fascinated with plants ever since she helped her mother plant in...
Audra Brewer, a senior food science major from Batesville, Indiana, started her own baking business called Aud’s Bakes. Story by ASEC student...
Emma Zaicow, a senior animal sciences: biosciences major from Brownsburg, Indiana, has used her college experience to push herself beyond her...
Owen Coon, a senior agricultural economics: applied agricultural economics major from Wingate, Indiana, traveled to Kentucky to help those affected...
Josi Lambert earned a bachelor’s degree in horticulture and marketing in 2013 and started Rhinestones and Roses with her sister, Jentri...
Maddy Schaider, a senior plant science major from Lindenhurst, Illinois, enjoys watching her hard work come to life in the grow rooms where she...
Molly Grotjan, a senior agribusiness: agribusiness management major from Zionsville, Indiana, wants to grow in lead in as many different ways as...
Karlie Tischendorf is interested in studying the effects of chemicals on the marine environment. The junior biochemistry major from Santa Claus,...
Seven Purdue Agriculture student-athletes were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars during the 2021-2022 school year. Honorees from the college...
Brenna Ellison, associate professor and undergraduate program coordinator of agricultural economics, said changing grocery shopping habits has been...
Mid-July is number-cruncher nirvana if you follow the Indiana state budget. That’s when the State Budget Agency releases its closeout for the...
Cade Kane, a PhD candidate in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, will use a Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) to...
Summertime is an opportunity for undergraduate students to explore new settings and gain experience towards their prospective careers. In its...
Gen Z households are struggling more to put food on the table compared to those of Millennials, Gen X and Boomers, according to the Consumer Food...
Purdue University and the U.S. Forest Service today announced the new and improved Alien Forest Pest Explorer interactive web tool.
Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture....
Patenting technology tends to lend itself to the industrial sector of society, but protecting one’s work and research can prove to be...
As an elementary school student in the Chinese city of Luoyang, Bingyu Yan often stayed with his grandmother. Her death from cancer would influence...
Summer is the prime-time grilling season, and although inflation is grilling checkbooks nationwide, your mealtime spread doesn’t need to take...
The United States produces 70% of the world’s peppermint and spearmint supply, but you may be surprised to learn that Indiana is the 4th...
When staff from the College of Agriculture’s Office of Multicultural Programs gathered at a retreat, Pamala Morris, associate dean, director...
June 19 was National Turkey Lovers Day—and while that day focuses on encouraging people to eat turkey year round (IN is #4 in turkeys...
One of Purdue’s Feed the Future Innovation Labs recently received USAID approval for a no cost extension.
Heatwaves can be sporadic throughout the summer months, but while we work to keep our bodies hydrated, gardens could also use a bit of tender love...
From crop production and farm management to turfgrass, Purdue summer field days offer educational opportunities for all agriculture professionals.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees has named Linda Lee, a professor in Purdue Agriculture’s Department of Agronomy, a Distinguished...
At the Boilermaker Butcher Block, although the process has become a bit more high-tech, the craft of whole muscle jerky is very hands-on and can...
Through integration of aerial and ground-based mobile mapping sensors and systems, a team of Purdue digital forestry researchers has used advanced...
Black and Hispanic consumers are somewhat more likely to check food labels and much more likely to face food insecurity, according to the Consumer...
Eggs are an excellent source of protein consumed all around the world. But no matter where eggs come from, proper egg storage and sanitization are...
Megan Hughes’ curiosity about how people make choices — and her desire to help them make more informed ones — led her to...
Maksym Chepeliev began his career focused on global trade and a pathway to alternative energy when environmental concerns dominated the...
The Empire State Building, the Pentagon, the National Cathedral and Yankee Stadium: these historic landmarks were all constructed with limestone...
The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, aka drones) Initiative started in 2017 with Specialists...
Before throwing that banana peel “away,” Karen Mitchell wants you to consider where exactly it’s going and what the benefits of...
Like a stylish secret agent, the Spotted lanternfly has a striking appearance, but it is shrouded in mystery. Its movements are stealthy and...
Since 2005, over 8,000 Purdue students have taken the Wine Appreciation course in the College of Agriculture’s food science department.
Farming has forever and will always require efficiency and vigilance. Producers have long looked for ways to keep one eye on their fields at all...
If bees ever ceased to exist, humans would be in deep trouble, says entomology professor and Purdue Extension fellow Cliff Sadof.
Will Austin came to Purdue from Austin, Texas, certain he wanted to become a physician, and the 2019 graduate is now a first-year student at Dell...
While growing crops on Earth can be complicated, growing vegetables on the Moon and Mars presents a whole different level of obstacles. A group of...
People living in urban and rural areas share many of the same concerns about food prices and availability - including the impact of recent bird flu...
Coming to Purdue, Clayton Hicks had much of his academic plans figured out. What he did not bank on, however, was carrying them out in the College...
Founded in 2018, the Unsung Diversity Hero Award is presented annually to a faculty member, staff member and student for their efforts to create an...
The Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), associated with Oklahoma, Utah State...
On a cloudy Thursday afternoon, Yiwei Huang’s landscape architecture class was busy bringing a three-week brainstorming to life, rethinking...
Clint Chapple’s furnace was on the fritz. He was driving back to campus in a rainstorm after meeting the repairman, and he ignored his...
“Growing up, I was not involved in agriculture at all,” Paul Ebner, professor of Animal Sciences. “I had never heard of 4-H or...
Uriel Urbizo Reyes credits his parents with helping him achieve the ambitious goals he has set for himself, including an excellent education. He...
Being the student responder for Purdue’s Division One spring commencement certainly isn’t Grace Hasler’s first rodeo when it...
Spring is in full bloom and trees are beginning to look green again. Learning how to identify trees in yards, neighborhoods and local parks...
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety (FSIL), based at Purdue University and Cornell University and funded by the U.S. Agency for...
My family enjoyed the variety of produce we received each week because it encouraged us to try new recipes and share items with our neighbors. We...
Agriculture is a vital component of Indiana’s history, culture and future. Discover the development of corn and Purdue University’s...
April showers bring May flowers and summer produce that you can devour! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your garden, Karen...
Walking through the front doors of the new Wildlife Ecology Research Facility (WERF,) a blank white wall welcomed visitors to the newly constructed...
Aiming to be the missing piece for entrepreneurs and companies in their venture to bring a product onto the market, FEMI will offer services at any...
Before bringing any birds home, checking your local zoning ordinances is critical. Many Indiana cities and towns do not permit backyard poultry,...
Field records (who, what, where, how) are those elements of records and data that are often missing when we try to analyze data. They have value...
Capturing the interactions between biofuels and agricultural industries and their connections with other economic activities was key to a...
For the most part honey bees rely on humans to survive. We have been breeding them for many hundreds of years to express the traits we want, like...
This past January the USAID John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program in Trinidad and Tobago began transitioning back to...
Purdue University’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) Graduate Program has again ranked #1 in its category in the annual U.S....
Agricultural and Biological Engineering’s AgrAbility Program has received $2,124,000 in funding for their National AgrAbility Project as well...
Ag Week, an annual springtime event held this year from April 4-8, offers a week’s worth of activities for the campus and local community to...
Caitlin Proctor, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, wants to know what well owners in rural Indiana think about their...
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine has achieved a milestone in animal welfare by approving its first 100 Canine Care Certified...
Some flavors and aromas are more elusive than others, and a team of Purdue University researchers recently found the molecular recipe for one of...
Just over one third of the United States egg laying industry currently produces in cage-free environments, while companies pledge to use more...
Indiana is home to a large variety of plant and animal life, supported by the range of Indiana habitats, from its prairies to verdant hardwood...
Indiana is home to a large variety of plant and animal life, supported by the range of Indiana habitats, from its prairies to verdant hardwood...
As the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture reviews the Farm Bill, consumers shared their opinions on food and agriculture policy in a new survey....
Professor of Agronomy Eileen Kladivko moves easily between the classroom, lab, field and farm. (She likes them all but favors the outdoors,...
Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture....
While bright light helps us see better, our eyes need darkness for better vision. Light breaks down the sensitive machinery of our eyes every day,...
After 14 years as an annual summer camp for high school students interested in learning more about agriculture, the Purdue Agribusiness Science...
Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture....
John List, the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, will be the guest speaker for Purdue...
Returning in person for 2022, the annual Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry on April 30 is highly anticipated for many, but perhaps none more so than Purdue...
“River otters were a native species to Indiana but they were extirpated from our state,” explained Patrick Zollner, professor of...
In 1919, Indiana stood as the nation’s number one maple syrup producer boasting vast acres of maple forests. Decades of removing trees,...
African swine fever, a highly contagious swine disease, is in the Dominican Republic. The disease does not infect people, but it can wipe out pork...
Even if it’s a hard conversation, it’s good to gain perspective on where other people are coming from and why they have the beliefs...
Farmer sentiment continues to fluctuate month-to-month as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 6 points to a reading of 125 in...
Three Purdue graduate students participated in the third annual MANRRS NASDA Agriculture Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. February...
Company President Chris Grant said Innovative Heating Technologies has more than 25 years of experience producing energy-efficient equipment for...
Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business will partner with the Purdue Center for Animal Welfare Science to host the...
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) necessitates improved records of monitoring, cleaning, trainings and inspections around your operations....
Purdue University on May 9-11 will host the second annual Microbiome Symposium. The symposium will investigate the application of data science in...
Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business will partner with the Purdue Center for Animal Welfare Science to host the...
Rovers patrol rows of crops and drones monitor from above on farms across the U.S. But to realize the full potential of digital agriculture, these...
Researchers have developed an online tool to help farmers prevent the spread of African Swine Fever, which can devastate pork production. The tool,...
Purdue University has been selected as an institute partner for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
Through an interagency agreement with the CDC and NIFA, Cooperative Extension units at land-grant universities across the nation received funding...
In the annual report recording nationwide grain dust bin explosions, seven incidents were reported in 2021, down from eight in 2020. Kingsly...
The Sustainable Food Purchasing Index (SFP). The score reflects consumer food purchasing that aligns with a set of key recommendations for healthy...
The 2022 Indiana Small Farm Conference – Indiana’s premier annual event for the state’s small and diversified farming community...
Spreadsheets come an many sizes and shapes and are a computational tool used for an unbelievable number of quantitative decisions. We have compiled...
"I was the kid who opened things up and looked inside,” said Hassan Assaf, recalling his childhood in Beirut, Lebanon. His curiosity...
Beyond spreading the seeds across a ceramic novelty head to create a funky, green-growing hair style, researchers in Purdue’s Department of...
The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program will sponsor a shearing school, hosted by the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) on March 5 at...
Today, the Purdue University Board of Trustees approved a $20 million allocation toward a phenotyping greenhouse facility. A component of Plant...
Shihuan Kuang, professor of animal sciences at Purdue University, has been appointed to an endowed chair designed to strengthen Purdue’s...
Many birds choose to fly the coop before winter arrives in Indiana, but to some the cold is like water off a duck’s back. “We have a...
Linnette White, the new assistant director for faculty and staff development for the Office of Multicultural Programs, joined the College of...
Laura Ingwell, an assistant professor of entomology at Purdue University, works in a high tunnel. Ingwell leads a $3.7 million project to explore...
The Purdue Landscape Report team has received the Purdue Agriculture 2021 TEAM Award. An acronym for Together Everyone Achieves More, the college...
Farmer sentiment weakened in January as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined 6 points to a reading of 119, its...
With over 30 years spent at Purdue University, Thomas Hertel, distinguished professor of agricultural economics, has many professional milestones...
One person can’t measure all the trees in the world, but when many people come together, a global view becomes possible. A worldwide...
Scientists have shown for the first time that fat inside adult muscle stem cells regulates their fate.
Some might say you look a little green when you are sick. Leafy greens actually turn purple — although not obvious to the human eye, it can...
Although most of the world's soybean crop is fed to animals, a Purdue plant breeder thinks that soybean's complete protein — it...
The Purdue Extension/WHIN On-Farm Demonstrations 2021 Report provides summaries of projects conducted during the 2021 growing season throughout the...
More than 1,500 miles separate Purdue University and Enrique Velasco’s Honduras-based alma mater, Zamorano. Despite the distance, Velasco...
The Purdue Agricultural Economics Report’s annual outlook issue identifies key factors that may affect the agricultural economy in the coming...
Insignum AgTech creates plants that warn growers of an early-stage infection so that crops can be protected. Founder and CEO Kyle Mohler said the...
Scientists are honing the traits of speed, strength and near invulnerability in an important food crop that, much like a superhero, will help...
The 11th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Awareness Week, sponsored by Purdue University’s College of Agriculture and College of...
The annual Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry, originally set for Feb. 5, has been postponed until April 30 due to safety concerns surrounding the current...
When Jun Wu worked for contractor in Canada, she priced items related to home construction. It’s not unlike her current work, but now she is...
In celebration of National Houseplant Appreciation Day, Karen Mitchell, consumer horticulture Extension specialist, shares these helpful tips to...
Read and relive the college’s 21 most-read stories from Purdue’s 152nd year.
Spring 2022's Data-Driven Agriculture seminar series highlighted the diversity of uses of data and automation in food and agricultural systems.
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose for only the second time since May, up 9 points to a reading of 125 in December. The...