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The Purdue Wine Grape Team’s experts research, test and teach the best practices for growing grapes throughout Indiana and processing those grapes into good wines that are brought successfully to market. In the team’s 25th year its efforts help at least 70 wineries produce a total of more than a million gallons annually, creating a[Read More…]
When spring returns to West Lafayette in 2017, the volunteers and students at the Purdue University Student Farm will be planting into new ground – both figuratively and literally. The farm has provided practical education to students and fresh produce to the surrounding community from its current location at 1601 W. State St. for five[Read More…]
Purdue innovation could help crops survive prolonged drought, save water WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue researchers are developing a technology that could enable specific plants and crops to survive extreme periods of drought, while significantly decreasing agricultural water consumption. Ray Bressan, a distinguished professor in Purdue’s College of Agriculture; Yang Zhao, a research assistant in[Read More…]
Landscape architects break misconceptions and prep for capstone gallery By DANIELLE WILKINSON Executive Reporter Mar 31, 2016 Reed Aren “When you’re walking down the street what you’re walking on was designed by us, just about everything outside is done by us.” A senior in the College of Agriculture said most people are unaware that landscape[Read More…]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A series of workshops by Purdue Extension will help produce marketers better understand food safety practices so they can lower the risk of contamination by a foodborne illness. “On-Farm Food Safety for Produce Direct Marketers” teaches produce marketers a basic understanding of food safety and good agricultural practices, known as GAPs.[Read More…]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fruit growers have the opportunity to learn fruit pruning techniques from Purdue University horticulture specialists. A fruit-pruning workshop will be held from 1-4 p.m. on March 9 at the Meigs Horticulture Research Farm, 9101 S. 100 E, Lafayette. The workshop is hosted by Purdue Extension and will include pruning demonstrations[Read More…]
Dr. Josh Widhalm comes to the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture from the Department of Biochemistry at Purdue University, where he studied the biosynthesis of phenylalanine and phenylalanine-derived natural products in plants. For the last three years, Josh has been a Life Sciences Research Foundation Fellow sponsored by The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. [Read More…]
Jay Hood is the Principal, Director of Landscape Architecture at Littlejohn in Orlando, Florida. The Distinguished Agriculture Alumni Award was created in 1992 to recognize mid-career alumni of the College of Agriculture. Honorees must have a demonstrated record of outstanding accomplishments, have made significant contributions to his/her profession or society in general, and exhibit high[Read More…]
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