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 ...

Purdue University's College of Agriculture leads globally in the science and business of agriculture, food, life, and natural resources, positively changing the world through our unwavering commitment ...

The Costa Rica Rainforest Experience study abroad trip allowed students to experience the wonders of Costa Rica during 10 days over Spring Break.

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 ...

Planting seeds of innovation and discovery for plant sciences since 1887.

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 ...

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 ...

Purdue University is one of the nation's leading research institutions. There is a vibrant culture of undergraduate student research at Purdue with almost 2,000 research projects completed every year.

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 ...

Option 1: Applicant self-studies with the respective training manual. Option 2: eLearning (online) courses that provide online instruction from speakers with practical experience augmented by ...