Imagine you’re a landowner with dozens or hundreds of mature hardwood trees — not a stretch, since the majority of forestland ...

Our mission is to fuel economic growth in the region and beyond by enabling food and beverage companies to ideate, develop, and commercialize novel improved, and sustainable products; to provide ...

GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. Let’s break it down word by word. Genetically refers to genes. Genes are made up of DNA, which is a set of instructions for how cells grow and develop.

Purdue University’s College of Agriculture recently welcomed Ignacio Ciampitti, an internationally renowned expert in ...

Nudging with carbon footprint labeling and product categorization motivates online shoppers to select plant-based foods, according to new research published by agricultural economists at Purdue ...

The office of International Programs in Agriculture at Purdue University promotes and facilitates international activities in the College of Agriculture through collaboration with educational ...

Purdue’s Agricultural Economics Department covers a wide array of issues from development, trade, macroeconomics policy implications, agribusiness, production and consumption all the way to ...

Spongy moth caterpillars primarily feed on oak but will move to other host plants if it runs out of oak leaves. Why is it invasive? Caterpillars of this moth have large, periodic outbreaks. They can ...

As a high school student in New Jersey, Christine Charles had one of those inspirational teachers, a real “Ms. Frizzle,” she says, referencing the madcap science-loving character from the Magic School ...

What makes a species invasive? Invasive species are non-native plants, animals, or microbes that pose serious threats to human health and well-being, the environment, or our economy. The Asian ...

GMOs are relatively new and, like anything new, there are conflicting viewpoints about many issues surrounding the use of these plants. One area that draws a lot of attention is whether these GMO ...

Dr. Jake Ricker-Gilbert is the graduate student placement coordinator for the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue. In this video, he talks about his role as placement coordinator and the ...