Answering a random call was the serendipitous connection that led to Purdue Extension's new Downing Endowment for Community ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways ...

The iconic green John Deere tractor is evolving with an exciting new option – a battery electric model with an innovative ...

Purdue Agriculture researchers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to amplify ...

Farmer sentiment improved in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed 8 points to a reading of 148.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza reached Antarctica’s mainland in early 2024, leaving Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations as the only regions on Earth that remain free from the H5N1 ...

Farmers have been improving the genetics of their animals for thousands of years through selective breeding. Wild boars were bred until they lost their tusks and gained fattier meat. Breeding cattle ...

Farmer sentiment improved in April as producers expressed more optimism about current and future conditions on their farms. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 8 points to a ...

With food waste being a growing problem around the world, finding innovative solutions is more important than ever. Enter the black soldier fly, a tiny insect that holds the potential to revolutionize ...

These custom farming rates were compiled from questionnaires received from farmers, farm owners, farm custom operators, & professional farm managers.

When Linda Lee received a sample of shellfish from an Alaskan reservation in 2005, she was looking for PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls — a group of chemicals banned in the U.S. in 1979 due to their ...