About 15 staff members from the College of Agriculture had an opportunity to tour the Purdue Student Farm and the Overbeck Controlled Environment Ag Facility on October 14. Brittany Weerts lead the tour of the freight farms, while Chris Adair lead the tour of the student farm. Attendees were able to bring home some leafy[Read More…]
Monday, April 29, was a very exciting day for HLA and the Purdue Student Farm. Two Freight Farm growing containers and a cooler container were delivered and installed at the Purdue Student Farm. What are Freight Farm growing containers? They are a controlled environment agriculture system that gives you complete control of all production elements.[Read More…]
Thanks to a generous donor, two freight farms that will be used for controlled environment demonstrations and research will soon hit the road to West Lafayette. They are scheduled to arrive Monday morning, April 28, at the Purdue Student Farm. All are welcome to view their arrival. An official celebration will be scheduled at a[Read More…]