Stephen Meyers and the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab were featured in an article released on February 15. Thank you to Lindsey Berebitsky for writing the piece, Tom Campbell for the accompanying photos, and Joshua Widhalm for suggesting the story to AgComm. The article is available here: Returning to his roots: Stephen Meyers and the land-grant[Read More…]
Ashley Adair explained the importance of having a social media or website presence for small farms in an article published in FarmProgress: How to tell your farm story using social media The LED lighting research of Dr. Fatemeh Sheibani and Dr. Cary Mitchell was published in AgriView: New strategies for Vertical Farming More Productive, less[Read More…]
Karen Mitchell, consumer horticulture extension specialist, reassures gardeners in an Indy Star article, “Here’s what Indiana’s sub-zero forecast means for your garden.” Mitchell emphasizes the resilience of Indiana perennials to extreme cold, but mentions that winter injury may occur and should be assessed in April and May. She advocates a proactive prevention strategy for protecting[Read More…]
Purdue Agriculture Communications released two stories on the work of Dr. Ying Li, Dr. Natalia Dudareva, and their labs. “Plant metabolism proves more complicated than previously understood” highlights the recent opinion piece published in Trends in Plant Science with co-author Erich Grotewold (Michigan State University): “Enough is enough: feedback control of specialized metabolism.” “Stop and[Read More…]
