The U.S. imports 90% of its seafood from abroad, racking up a $17 billion trade deficit. Global food miles add more to its cost. These miles — traveled from source to point of consumption — contribute ...
Only 12% of respondents indicated that their farm operations were better off in June than they had been a year ago. Looking ahead to the next 12 months, 22% of respondents expect their farms to be ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Scientists have discovered an evolutionary innovation in soybean plants that might improve crop yields if fine-tuned through alternative approaches such as gene editing, ...
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer is a nationwide measure of the health of the U.S. agricultural economy. On the first Tuesday of each month, the Ag Economy Barometer provides a ...
Farmer sentiment dipped slightly in December, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropping 3 points to 136. The decline was ...
Jackie Getson, project manager for Purdue’s Institute for Digital Forestry, has built a career at the intersection of disciplines. “I ...
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The Agricultural Education undergraduate program has been moved to the Department of Agronomy and is still actively accepting new students. The Agricultural Education undergraduate program has been ...
The agronomy faculty and staff provide students an excellent education which delivers the foundation, motivation and continuing support for a lifetime of learning. Students learn to think, question ...
Note: Much of the information (rules, weigh day reports, etc.) that formerly was in pdf format is now online in web pages. If you would like a copy of the pdf version, please contact ...
9:00 - 9:20 AM Check-In Outside Beck Agricultural Center 9:20 - 9:30 AM Brief introduction and plan for the morning Outside Beck Agricultural Center / Trams to Plots & Grain Bins ...
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a large and sudden negative impact on the national labor market. In the United States, within a year from the beginning of the pandemic, most economic ...