Purdue Agriculture

There’s a whole world of insects that comes alive after dark! 🌙🦋
The Department of Entomology is bringing that hidden world into focus through “Insects in a New Light.”

During at Clegg Memorial Garden, attendees explored the diversity of nocturnal insects drawn to blacklight stations, getting a firsthand look at species they might otherwise never encounter – and often those living right in their own backyards!

More opportunities to experience “Insects in a New Light” are happening today and tomorrow at Luhr County Park and Frogs' Glory, respectively.

Learn more about the event series: https://purdueag.exposure.co/insectsinanewlight

Featured by FOX59 News, Purdue University researchers are helping shape the future of space exploration by solving one of its biggest challenges: how to grow food beyond Earth. 🍅🚀

Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture department head Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi and Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology PhD candidate Denise Caldwell are developing plant-growing systems that could support long-term missions to the moon and Mars. Their work explores how plants, like tomatoes, can provide food and help create sustainable life support systems for astronauts.

Watch the full story:

Purdue leads charge to grow plants in space (WXIN/WTTV) — Investing in America also means investing in space and NASA has ambitious plans to send humans to Mars by 2030. What will they eat during that seven-month trip? Purdue Universit…

Nominations for the 2026 Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence are now open!

Do you know a Purdue University faculty or staff member who is making a difference in Indiana’s rural communities through education, outreach and engagement? Now is the time to recognize their dedication and impact.

The nomination deadline is noon on Sept. 4. Learn more and nominate a deserving individual:

2026 Hovde Award nominees sought WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Each year, Purdue University recognizes a faculty or staff member whose work has strengthened rural communities across Indiana through education, outreach and engagement. Nominations are now open for the 2026 Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence.

As humans prepare for extended space travel and missions to the moon, Purdue University researchers are developing innovative ways to produce the resources needed to sustain life beyond Earth…like mushrooms! 🍄🚀

Click to learn how Marshall Porterfield, professor of Purdue University ABE and Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and his team are using mycoponics to feed fungi that could be grown in space.

Read more: https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/08/mushrooms-in-space-purdue-researchers-invent-mycoponics-to-cultivate-fungi-for-earth-the-moon-and-beyond.html

When a chemical fire in Newburgh, IN left residents with urgent questions, Purdue Extension was there to help.

INdiana PREPared (IN-PREP), a part of the nationwide EDEN - Extension Disaster Education Network, assists during emergencies and natural disasters like this, offering research-based guidance on concerns ranging from crops and livestock to gardens and public health.

This story is a great example of how connects communities with trusted expertise when it matters most:

Extension steps up: Where do communities turn after disaster? On Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, a fire started in a chemical company on the outskirts of Newburgh, a city just east of Evansville with a picturesque historic downtown, a shopping center and suburban neighborhoods. It took hours for firefighters and first responders to put the fire out, even using specia...

Mark your calendars: The Indiana State Fair is just one week away! 🎡

Join Purdue Extension for fun, learning and hands-on activities throughout the fair. can be found at the Purdue Extension Building, Indiana 4-H Exhibit Hall, Corteva Agriscience Coliseum, Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion, and more locations.

Additional information can be found here: https://extension.purdue.edu/indiana-state-fair/index.html

Bailey Arbic, a junior studying turf science in Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, has always been familiar with turf — running up and down the soccer field — but now she’s learning how to care for it at KC Current. ⚽

As if that weren’t exciting enough, she also had the opportunity to help care for the Dutch national team’s practice fields during the 2026 ‌FIFA World Cup, with Kansas City serving as the team’s home base. 🌎🏆

From playing on the pitch to perfecting it for World Cup athletes It’s a field she knows well, a field she has run up and down countless times. Now she is learning how to care for it through the lens of a turf manager, rather than an athlete. Bailey Arbic, a junior studying turf science in Purdue’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, is spen...

Three student athletes were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for Purdue University's 2025-26 academic year after earning a GPA of 3.70 or higher while excelling in Purdue Athletics. 🖤💛

Congratulations to Julia Kane (Purdue Volleyball) from ‌NRES Purdue, and both Lana Malek (Purdue Golf) and Quintin Lowe (Purdue Track & Field) from Purdue University ABE!

https://purduesports.com/news/2026/07/13/45-boilermakers-recognized-as-big-ten-distinguished-scholars