Purdue University | Morning Ag Clips

April 1, 2020

CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS ...

Food safety information during COVID-19

Best practices and resources available on central reference website

March 26, 2020

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ...

Forging a new path for Indiana students

Purdue Fast Start program offers giant leaps in opportunity, savings

March 16, 2020

Safety and automation are two key components of any plan to construct or expand grain handling and storage facilities. (NDSU photo)

FARM SAFETY ...

Ag grain explosions usually preventable

But 2019 still saw eight in the United States

March 9, 2020

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced up to $50,000 will be available for the Urban Agriculture Matching Grant Program. (Courtesy of Missouri Department of Agriculture)

ONLINE EDUCATION ...

Purdue urban ag certificate offered

Urban agriculture focuses on raising food in urban or suburban areas

February 26, 2020

SOWING SEEDS ...

Seed industry management academy

Purdue University to partner with the American Seed Trade Association

February 18, 2020

RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP ...

Animal health care receives a boost

Elanco, Purdue to partner on animal health research

February 16, 2020

SWEET TREAT ...

Purdue's Boiler Bee Honey soon available

Food science, entomology departments collaborate on product

February 12, 2020

Farmers are wrapping up what is expected to be one of the state’s largest soybean harvests ever. The Illinois transportation system will be put to the test with roughly half the crop destined for export markets.

PURDUE WORKSHOPS ...

Farm bill, crop marketing and farm finance workshops

Two different workshops are free to attend

January 23, 2020

HORTICULTURE ...

Hemp production featured at Hort Conference

Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo is Feb. 11-13

January 22, 2020

Illinois livestock farmers celebrated Earth Day by recycling nutrients in manure as fertilizer for their crops. (Courtesy of Illinois Agricultural Coalition)

FARM INCOME ...

Custom work can improve farm income

Custom farming rates available for Indiana, several surrounding states