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Extension specialist, Wenjing Huan works with a farmer in a strawberry field.
Berry breakthroughs: Purdue Extension provides support for Indiana’s strawberry producers

With fresh, flavorful strawberries in high demand across Indiana so are Purdue Extension specialists. Through research and hands-on guidance, Extension specialists, like Wenjing Guan, a horticulture and landscape architecture clinical engagement...

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National AgrAbility Project celebrates 35 years, Forbes’ Accessibility 200 recognition

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) AgrAbility program, led by the National AgrAbility Project and housed at Purdue University’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has been included in Forbes’ Accessibility 200 list.

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 A combine harvests corn grown near solar panels.
Indiana Land Use Summit will share resources about agrivoltaics, renewable energy

Purdue Extension and the Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future invite local government employees, plan commission members and conservation agencies to attend the 2026 Indiana Land Use Summit on Aug. 27. This year’s event will focus on renewable energy and agrivoltaics, or using the same land for solar energy and agricultural production.

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A woman gestures to a field of plants.
Purdue field day will help small-scale farmers learn and connect

The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day on July 23, co-hosted by the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and the Purdue Student Farm, will offer hands-on demonstrations and presentations for small farm operators and urban growers.

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An Extension specialist shows holes in a leaf to two attendees.
Purdue will share new research for fruit, vegetable growers at Meigs Farm

Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and Purdue Extension invite fruit and vegetable producers to attend the 2026 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on July 16.

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Youth learn about science and technology from a Purdue Extension educator, teaching them about drones.
UAV trainings take careers, learning to new heights

Extension educator Heidi Potter has learned that flying drones is easy when you have the right training. Potter is now one of many educators who lead UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) programs for farmers, youth and local companies interested in expanding their skills.

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A close-up of a four-leaf clover in a lawn.
The luck of the Irish in your lawn

St. Patrick’s Day gets us thinking about all things green — from shamrock decorations to our lawns, which we hope will soon show signs of life.

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