Digital Agriculture
Remote sensing gives new look at forest diversity
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Generating comprehensive and accurate tree inventories is an important but laborious process. Purdue University scientist John Couture participated on a team that used aerial hyperspectral remote sensing platform to quickly identify trees in a diverse forest plantation, and to understand the role of tree diversity on forest productivity.
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Big data, machine learning shed light on Asian reforestation successes
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 • University News Story
Since carbon sequestration is such an important factor for mitigating climate change, it’s critical to understand the efficacy of reforestation efforts and develop solid estimates of forest carbon storage capacity. However, measuring forest properties …
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From farm to forest, Songlin Fei has built a career and better life
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
Songlin Fei, winner of the 2020 Agricultural Research Award, has made his mark on the world’s forests through advanced remote sensing technologies.
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Purdue pursues industry hardwood partnerships through NSF-backed center
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
The Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS), a National Science Foundation-funded Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, of which Purdue’s Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center is a founding member, develops partnerships with forest-related companies to help solve pressing needs in their industry.
Read MoreWeekly Digital Agriculture Webinar Series Kicks Off on October 1
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 • University News Story
Experts in data science and digital agriculture at Purdue University are presenting a series of digital agriculture webinars each Thursday this fall, starting Oct. 1. The webinars will be at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Read MoreBig Data, Safe Food conference goes forward virtually
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 • University News Story
Purdue University will host the Big Data, Safe Food Conference online on Oc. 12-15. The conference will explore the intersection of big data and food safety through conversations with experts from industry, government and academia.
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Ag-Analytics opens branch in Convergence Center, encouraging collaboration
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
“Digital agriculture and data science are important tools for our farmers in Indiana,” said Karen Plaut, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of the College of Agriculture. “We look forward to finding opportunities for our researchers, Extension specialists and students to collaborate with Ag-Analytics as they join us on campus as part of the Convergence Center.”
Read More COVID lessons applied to forestry, climate change
Wednesday, August 26th, 2020
Many of the countries that successfully curbed their COVID-19 infection rates did so through the open sharing of vast amounts of data that allowed health officials to inform the public and distribute medical resources. It’s a model that officials from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) believe can also slow the world’s deforestation, forest degradation and climate change.
Read MorePurdue University to collaborate in NSF-funded Engineering Research Center to develop the Internet of Things for precision agriculture
Monday, August 10th, 2020 • University News Story
Purdue University will be a partner in a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center created to develop advanced agricultural technologies to address food, energy and water security challenges.
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Purdue names Songlin Fei Dean’s Chair of Remote Sensing
Monday, August 10th, 2020 • University News Story
The sheer size of the world’s forests makes measuring them with any accuracy a significant challenge. But it’s a challenge Purdue’s Songlin Fei has risen to, knowing that those forests impact the global economy, climate change mitigation, wildlife cons…
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Purdue University to collaborate in NSF-funded Engineering Research Center to develop the Internet of Things for precision agriculture
Sunday, August 9th, 2020
Purdue University will be a partner in a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center created to develop advanced agricultural technologies to address food, energy and water security challenges.
With a five-year, $26 million grant, the NSF has established the Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag). Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) are NSF’s flagship engineering program for convergent research to address large-scale societal challenges.
Read MorePurdue’s AgGrowBOT showcases innovations and ideas
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 • University News Story
Purdue University’s College of Agriculture will host AgGrowBOT May 7-8 at the Agronomy Center for Research and Education (ACRE).
Read MorePortable device lights the way to better foodborne illness detection
Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 • University News Story
Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people in the U.S. get sick due to one or more of 31 recognized pathogens, including E. coli O157:H…
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Purdue program changes the drift of communication
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
By Brian Wallheimer A dozen years ago, Steve Smith could anticipate the calls coming in from farmers across the state. They’d report when and how much of their crops had been damaged as glyphosate being sprayed on nearby fields caught the wind and landed on their non-resistant tomatoes. “We were having tremendous annual drift episodes,…
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New field crops pathologist hits the ground running
Friday, December 6th, 2019
By Chad Campbell “The hardest part for me,” said Darcy Telenko, “is being from a farm and knowing the impact. Knowing what it feels like when a farmer had a great crop, and a new disease emerges that impacts the final harvest and their bottom line. When talking about tar spot, I am honest with…
Read MoreMulti-sensor drone technology for plant phenotyping receives $4.5 million from energy agency
Monday, December 2nd, 2019 • University News Story
A Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup is creating technology to help meet the growing global demand for bioenergy and, in partnership with Purdue, has received new support from the U.S. government.
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Long-term study will offer more data on cover crop benefits
Monday, November 18th, 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 improve soil health. Cover crops can also improve water holding capacity, reduce erosion and weed pressure, reduce nitrogen leaching, increase soil organic matter, and potentially decrease nitrogen fertilizer application rates…
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