Inside Agronomy

A bi-weekly newsletter from the Purdue University Department of Agronomy.

2025

2024

Agronomy in the News

Anna Paltseva, clinical assistant professor of urban science in the agronomy department, sits outside of a greenhouse, holding her Urban Soils Guide.
Framework to expand engagement in urban areas

Urban soils are essential to building sustainable cities — from supporting green...

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corn planter in field
Corn Plant Populations and the Potential for Reducing Seed Costs

Seed represents one of the largest variable input costs for Indiana corn growers—second...

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Male researcher water collecting data from water tank
Working together to mitigate forever: Managing persistent PFAS in our environment

When Linda Lee received a sample of shellfish from an Alaskan reservation in 2005, she was...

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microbiome
Purdue hosts ‘Metaphors for Microbiomes’ workshop on science rhetoric

On March 3, Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences (PAMS) will host “Metaphors for...

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portrait Yichao Rui, Cathie Aime and Luiz Brito
Faculty demonstrate research excellence through publishing achievements

Faculty members at Purdue wear many hats: teaching students, conducting research and sharing that...

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MANRRS
Purdue MANRRS: building national champions

As a high school student in New Jersey, Christine Charles had one of those inspirational...

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