Table 1 presents machinery cost per acre for farms with less than 250 acres or more than 1000 acres of corn or soybeans in 2024. The “rotation” column averages the information in the corn and soybean ...

Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical ...

A sign on U.S. 41 in Newton County guides curious travelers to a “Bison Viewing Area,” the most well-known spot in the Efroymson Prairie at Kankakee Sands. In a county characterized by small towns and ...

Drying apples at home can be an easy, economic way to make your fall harvest last all winter. However, without the right preparation, dried apples can quickly go from a healthy, shelf-stable snack to ...

Since civilization began, people have taken the plants with the best characteristics for themselves and their land and bred them together each season until they had rows of crops specialized for the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s College of Agriculture has joined an effort to mobilize plants as chemical intelligence gatherers. Collaborating with STR, an advanced technology development ...

An armored mammal, once limited to the swamps and forests of the Deep South, is now burrowing its way through the backyards and woodlands of Indiana. The nine-banded armadillo—a 10 to 15 pound mammal ...

As the first month of the fall semester comes to an end, many students are already beginning their search for summer 2026 internships. Internships are important for students to gain hands-on ...

His 30-year career with Sumitomo Chemical has taken Montgomery County native Scott Mitchell from a sales representative job in Iowa to California to Australia and finally to New York, where since 2014 ...

The continually expanding toolkit from Mohit Verma’s laboratory at Purdue University now includes a portable, paper-based biosensor for identifying genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean. The GM ...

The trade deal between the United States and China, announced in November, ends the suspension of soybean imports. It includes a commitment for China to purchase 12 million metric tons of U.S.

Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Figure 3. Farm Capital Investment Index, October 2015-August 2025. Figure 4. Farm Financial Performance Index, January ...