Agriculture Administration
Ag-celerator fund to provide up to $100,000 for Purdue agriculture startups; callout meeting is Sept. 14
Thursday, August 31st, 2017 • University News Story
Purdue University-affiliated agricultural startups looking for early seed-stage funding to help with their plant sciences innovation can receive up to $100,000 through the Ag-celerator innovation fund.
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Purdue partners with AgriNovus for agbiosciences initiative
Wednesday, August 30th, 2017
Purdue University has partnered with AgriNovus on a statewide educational and public awareness campaign that asserts Indiana’s leadership in food and agriculture innovation. The “Time to Tell” campaign shares the role Indiana plays in the agbiosciences industry. Agbiosciences is the term used to describe the intersection of agriculture, life sciences, science and technology. The agbiosciences…
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Visionaries honored during Celebration of Agriculture
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch presented the 2017 AgriVision Award to Beth Bechdol, Director of Agribusiness Strategies at Ice Miller, President and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana, and Purdue Ag Alum, and Dr. Jay Akridge, Interim Provost at Purdue University , during the Celebration of Agriculture at the Indiana State Fair. In its eleventh year, the award is given to…
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Dean of Agriculture Testifies Before U.S. Congress on Farm Bill
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
In testimony before U.S. Congress on March 16, 2017, Jay Akridge, Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, stressed the critical role that researchers and educators will continue to play in feeding a growing global population. Akridge said the need to remain competitive globally comes in the midst of complex challenges and concerns, including the availability…
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