Agronomy

Looking Back on 2023 with Agronomy

Story by Marcus Mues
December 20, 2023

The Department of Agronomy at Purdue University has had an excellent year, full of achievements by faculty, staff, and students alike. Awards, honors, research, events, new facilities, and more. As part of our annual December Recognition, we celebrated all these things, and congratulated everyone for their contributions to making Agronomy truly great.

Be sure to check out our Awards page to keep up on all the latest accolades given to our department.

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