Registration is now open for upcoming 2023 Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day

Story by Nyssa Lilovich

Photos by Tom Campbell

May 16, 2023

Visit the Purdue Student Farm and connect with other small farmers to learn about topics like drip irrigation, organic pesticide options, high tunnel production, raised garden beds, and postharvest food safety. The Small Farm Education Field Day, presented by Purdue Student Farm and the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will be Thursday, July 27, from 9am – 1:30pm.

Topics to be covered include:

- High Tunnel Table Grape Production

- High Tunnel Pepper Production and Variety Selection

- Growing Grains on the Small Farm – Dry Edible Bean Variety Trial

- Predator-prey dynamics in high tunnel crop production

- Biorational pesticide efficacy for controlling caterpillars and flea beetles in crucifer crop production

- Black soldier fly composting and two-spotted spider mites on cucumbers

- Raised Garden Beds for Vegetable Production

- Postharvest food safety demonstration

- Silage tarps and their potential uses on small farms

- Choosing fertilizer injectors for drip irrigation for small plots

The Purdue Student Farm is located at 1491 Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, Indiana. Registration for the event is $25. Purdue students can register for free, please contact Lori Jolly-Brown (ljollybr@purdue.edu) for the discount code. Register to attend HERE.

The EMT Food Truck will be on-site for attendees to purchase lunch and snacks. The Kona Ice truck will be on site with one FREE Kona ice cup for each attendee compliments of Purdue Extension and Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.

Featured Stories

College of Agriculture adds 6 to ranks of Distinguished Ag Alumni

The College of Agriculture recognized six alumni at the Distinguished Agricultural Alumni award...

Purdue ag students holding signs at the 2024 AgDay College Roadshow.

Calling ag students to join the AgDay College Roadshow

Hosted by Clinton Griffiths, Farm Journal reporter, AgDay College Roadshow will feature a live...

Chetak LLC Group Expands Product Recall

On September 10, 2025, Chetak LLC Group announced an expansion to their July 16th recall of...

Exterior of the Hobart and Russell Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, showing a modern glass façade with large windows, gray stone columns and landscaped lawn in the foreground.

Animal sciences students gain hands-on experience through summer internships

Purdue ANSC students gain hands-on skills and career insights through summer internships.

Inventing a lower-sugar cookie that’s still a treat

Every job has its perks. For Lisa Mauer, “cookie baking trials” is one of hers. ...

Halee Fisher infant of the White House in her cap and gown.

Purdue alumna Halee Fisher grows a career at the USDA

Purdue University alumna Halee Fisher, who earned degrees in Agricultural Economics and Political...