Last week, Camila Ulloa and Dr. Ariana Torres attended the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) Conference in Almeria, Spain. Camila Ulloa, a PhD student from the Horticulture Department, along with three graduate students from the Agricultural Economics department, Alejandra Armesto, Ivanna Carrillo, and Owen Zakrzewski, participated in the 2024 IFAMA Student Case Competition.[Read More…]
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Association conference in Christchurch, New Zealand (June 17-22) facilitated a powerful connection between industry and academia, driving innovation and sustainability in the food and agribusiness sector. Two HLA graduate students were able to showcase their groundbreaking research to a global audience. Camila Ulloa, member of the Torres’ Lab, presented[Read More…]
Camila Ulloa (Torres Lab) received a $400 travel grant from Purdue’s Institute for a Sustainable Future. The grant is for her presentation, “Characterizing the U.S. Salad Mixes Market Environmental Footprint Claims,” at the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association meeting in June 2023. ISF promotes collaborative research that advances understanding of persistent global sustainability challenges.[Read More…]
Camila Ulloa (MS/Torres’ Lab) will give a virtual seminar at the Iowa State University’s Horticulture Department on Jan 23rd from 4:15 – 5:15 PM (Central Time). She will present “Characterizing the U.S. Salad Mixes Market: Environmental footprint attributes”. These seminars are primarily attended by faculty and students but are open to the public and Master Gardener groups[Read More…]
Students in Ariana Torres’ lab presented at the 2022 Indiana Green Expo on Feb 25-26. Camila Ulloa presented Economic Tools for Tall Fescue Production (Spanish), Enrique Velasco presented Key drivers for landscape services in the U.S. (Spanish), and Sanchez Philocles gave 2 presentations (English and Spanish) Profitability in the sod in the sod industry: What[Read More…]