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Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Jing Huang

January 6, 2020

JING HUANG “Accurately collecting plant vasculature is very challenging. We are establishing plantains as a model species to study vasculature-specific physiology and responses due to…

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Purdue Agriculture’s 19 Most Read Stories of 2019

January 2, 2020
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Behind the Research: Niki De Armond

December 9, 2019

About the feature Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture. Collectively…

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Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Shelby Gruss

November 22, 2019

SHELBY GRUSS “High-throughput phenotyping is a huge field with new opportunities, and just to be part of it is exciting. You get to see new…

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Cover Crop Harvest

Long-term study will offer more data on cover crop benefits

November 18, 2019

By Brian Wallheimer The popularity of cover crops has reemerged in recent years with farmers looking to a variety of grasses, brassicas and legumes to…

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Professor Torbert’s Orange Corn Grits part of Apollo 12 moon landing anniversary celebration

November 5, 2019

By Emma Ea Ambrose  Is Orange Corn the next Tang? Probably not, concedes Torbert Rocheford, but the colors are alarmingly similar. Rocheford, the Patterson Endowed…

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Purdue scientist working to remove persistent chemicals from drinking water

October 15, 2019

By Brian Wallheimer Anyone who has enjoyed the ease of sliding a fried egg out of a Teflon-coated frying pan, not had to think twice…

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Pilot Tyler Rice flies well below the treeline, preparing to drop a load of soybeans on Kyle Blaydes’ wheat field in Montgomery County.

It’s raining beans in Montgomery County

June 20, 2019

Photos and Story by Tom Campbell   It  was raining this week in Montgomery County. No surprise there, in this, the soggiest season in memory.…

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Champions Cultivate the Future

May 22, 2019
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The path to success goes through Agriculture Avenue

February 6, 2019

By Chad Campbell Known as the homecoming of Indiana agriculture, nearly 1,500 attendees participated in the festivities of the 2019 Ag Fish Fry. The Purdue…

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Logan Glassburn above a barn and field

Internship brings new ideas to the table

February 4, 2019

By Chad Campbell Logan Glassburn always planned to attend Purdue. What she never expected was that journey would take her to Africa. Glassburn grew up…

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Seed grants advance basic plant biology

January 16, 2019

An innovative seed grant program in its second year is meeting its goal of encouraging collaboration among researchers. Purdue Center for Plant Biology faculty have selected five…

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Purdue helps Egypt go with the flow

January 16, 2019

Reham Mohamed By Chad Campbell Reham Mohamed grew up in Egypt where she studied Integrated Pest Management to assist with her father’s farm. News of…

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10 Most Read Stories of 2018

December 19, 2018

Purdue celebrates dedication of new animal sciences complex In March, Purdue formally dedicated its new 123,000 square-foot animal sciences complex, boosting the university’s commitment to…

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Purdue Swiss cheese proceeds go to a “grate” cause

December 4, 2018

By Emma Ea Ambrose  At 18 years old, Mark Gee decided he wanted to graduate from Purdue with majors in biochemistry, biological engineering and agronomy.…

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A single, hydroponic plant

Technology distilled to grow the hydroponics industry

November 16, 2018

By Chad Campbell When Horticulture Assistant Professor Krishna Nemali joined Purdue in July 2016, he immediately began to develop a program as new to the…

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A cornfield that has not been plowed.

Incentivizing increased no-till adoption may be more costly than expected

November 5, 2018

By Brian Wallheimer   Farmers who have switched to no-till management practices are sequestering significant amounts of carbon in the soil. Those who haven’t already…

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Jayson Lusk on U.S. Farm Report

U.S. Farm Report’s College Roadshow Films at Purdue

October 22, 2018

By Chad Campbell Friday, U.S. Farm Report and AgriTalk Live broadcasted in front of the VOSS Model Sculpture with agricultural economics experts from Purdue, a…

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Coffee Leaf Rust

Purdue fungus researcher might help save your morning brew

October 10, 2018

  By Brian Wallheimer If you believe the memes, one-liners on T-shirts and the long lines outside a Starbucks in the morning, most Americans wouldn’t…

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Booths at the Career Fair

Agricultural Career Fair Showcases Great Demand

October 8, 2018

By Chad Campbell Purdue University’s College of Agriculture Fall Career Fair provides students and employers a one-of-a-kind opportunity.   “We’ve been told by recruiters across…

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