After decades of growth, an Agave plant flowers once—sending up a towering stalk before completing its life cycle. This rare event is unfolding right now in Purdue’s Botany and Plant Pathology ...

Ask Purdue biochemistry students in the College of Agriculture about their experience, and they’ll tell you about their research in areas like plant metabolism, fungal pathogens or cancer therapeutics ...

A new, state-of-the-art, Forestry and Natural Resources building is essential to increasing our technological capabilities, expanding space for program growth, and bringing all FNR faculty, staff, and ...

In most years, Indiana ranks among the top handful of states in the US in watermelon production. While some farms will produce watermelon for retail or auction, much watermelon production is for ...

Hessian fly may pose a serious threat to wheat, barley, and rye, with wheat being the preferred host. Hessian fly passes the winter as a full-grown maggot within a brown protective case known as a ...

Plant scientists play an important role in maintaining the nation’s food supply by ensuring agricultural productivity and food safety. These scientists study farm crops and develop ways to improve ...

Over the past four weeks, corn basis to September futures increased in 39 of the 41 crop reporting districts tracked by the Crop Basis Tool. The largest basis gains were in Illinois and Michigan. In ...

The Purdue EDGE in Ag Team is excited to offer this annual event designed to educate and uplift everyone involved in any aspect of the agricultural industry. Through pre-conference workshops, a ...

The CropLife-Purdue Precision Agriculture Dealership Survey is the longest-running, continuous measure of precision farming technology adoption, originating in 1996. With each survey, we ask dealers ...

Our research group consists of two faculty members and their graduate and undergraduate research assistants, post-doctoral researchers, and staff focusing primarily on the hydrologic impacts of ...

Use the new College of Agriculture Internship and Job Board to search for employment opportunities in the agriculture industry.

Goals of this facility are to identify how animals perceive and respond to their environment and to find ways to minimize stress. The building has non-slip flooring with post holes every eight feet so ...