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Erin McGuire spent years cultivating fruits and vegetables like onions, peppers and tomatoes as a scientist and later director of a lab at the University of California-Davis.

Golden Owl Award finalist Kenna Slough was inspired to be an agricultural educator for a combination of reasons.

Chris Kaufman has been teaching agriculture for 24 years, but he remembers when life looked very different.

To McCord Snider, FFA is not just a club, organization or another group at school.

An example of how nature and agriculture can coexist to benefit crop production, water quality and habitat preservation was among the stops during the recent From Farm to Filtration: A Tour of Conservation in Action.

The Indiana Senate passed Senate Resolution 36, recognizing the importance of Purdue Extension’s Community Leadership Program.

More Americans are dealing with higher grocery store prices by planning to produce their own food, according to Purdue’s March Consumer Food Insights Report.

Maria Marshall, an agriculture economics professor at Purdue University, developed a software called INventure Business Planner to help farmers plan their operations.

Rainscaping is a useful and aesthetic way for communities to manage runoff water.

April is a perfect time to check items off your gardening to-do list.

Farmers were less optimistic about the agriculture economy in March due to trade and farm policy concerns, according to the latest reading of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

In the United States, farmers and ranchers rank second among laborers with disabilities due to work-related injuries.

A team of students from Purdue University earned $20,000 for creating SoyShield — an alternative to plastic wrap designed to be used in laboratories to seal chemical containers.

Soy Straws, a lightweight, shelf-stable snack, earned the $5,000 top prize in the first-ever Student Soy Food Competition at the 31st annual Student Soybean Innovation Competition.

Farmers who are already struggling to make a profit are being furthered burdened by high tax rates on land.

Economists from Purdue University discussed the role of technology in improving farm profitability at the 2025 Commodity Classic.

Farmers should be aware that overusing Bt corn can be problematic, according to an analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states.

Purdue University and Kearney, a global management consulting firm, have created a new university-industry partnership.

There are five factors that lead to grain dust explosions: fuel, oxygen, a confined space, the dispersion of dust in the air and an ignition source.

A professor at Purdue University is using particle science to improve grain facility safety.

Farmers were more optimistic about the ag economy in February, according to the latest reading of the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

Gov. Mike Braun announced Kyle Shipman as the new Indiana state veterinarian.

Indiana Pork presented two awards to individuals who have dedicated time to advancing the pig industry.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and partners in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan are seeking licensed and experienced grain and fiber hemp growers to conduct on-farm variety trials.

The Purdue Animal Sciences Department is celebrating its 125th anniversary during the 2024-2025 school year.

Think water is not an issue in Indiana or the Midwest, like it is in Arizona or California? Think again, cautioned Brianna Schroeder, a partner at Janzen Schroeder Ag Law, during an educational seminar at the Fort Wayne Farm Show.

A sheep shearing school will be held Feb. 22 at Purdue University’s Sheep Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The annual Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry will be held Feb. 1 at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds with a theme of “People of Purdue Agriculture.”

Farmers were slightly less optimistic about the economy in December compared to November, according to the latest reading of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

The Fort Wayne Farm Show is back in full force for its 36th year.

The Fort Wayne Farm Show, to be presented Jan. 14-16 by Tradexpos at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, will feature daily educational seminars provided by Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Purdue Extension.

The Purdue University College of Agriculture presented the 2024 Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service to Rural People of Indiana to Jay Akridge, professor of agricultural economics.

As 2024 comes to a close, AgriNovus Indiana is celebrating a year of accomplishments in the states ag bioscience sector.

Greensburg farmer Tim Gauck was reelected as president of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, the state’s corn checkoff program.

The Indiana Corn Growers Association reelected Chris Cherry, a farmer from New Palestine, as president.

During a special reception for county leaders at the 2024 Indiana Farm Bureau State Convention, the organization recognized the achievements of county Farm Bureaus in 2024.

Digital agriculture is the next wave of technology that will help farmers increase their production and improve their management decisions.

The 89th annual Pest Management Conference will be held Jan. 13-15 at the Stewart Center at Purdue University.

The 2024 Hay Quality Seminar was hosted by the Indiana Forage Council and Purdue University Extension this fall.

Winners of the Hoosier Hay Contest were announced at the 2024 Hay Quality seminar.

An outbreak of often-fatal epizootic hemorrhagic disease afflicted more than 500 white-tailed deer in Indiana’s Allen, Porter and Wabash counties last summer.

Corn crops have a voracious appetite for nitrogen.

Low-moisture foods such as dried fruits, seeds, tree nuts and wheat flour were once considered to carry minimal microbial risks.

A newly formed institute at Purdue University is offering training and development support to agriculture producers with novel food and beverage product ideas.

Indiana Soybean Alliance Board Directors Mike Koehne and C.J. Chalfant were elected to leadership positions with the Soy Transportation Coalition during the group’s meeting in Alabama.

Over three-quarters of surveyed consumers say they have noticed shrinkflation at the grocery store, according to the latest Consumer Food Insights Report.

A new digital platform designed to assist farmers implement precision farming strategies was rolled out this year.

This is a time for Americans to honor the men and women who have selflessly protected the freedoms and values that shape our country, both during their service and long after.

Farmer sentiment about the ag economy increased in October ahead of the election, rising 27 points from the month before, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

Purdue University and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are conducting a multiyear study of salmonella in southwest Indiana — a region known for its cantaloupe production.