A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways ...

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The Farm Financial Performance Index improved to 109 in May, 8 points higher than in April. The index’s rise indicates U.S. farmers expect 2025 to be a somewhat stronger income year than they ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Highly pathogenic avian influenza reached Antarctica’s mainland in early 2024, leaving Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations as the only regions on Earth that remain ...

Over the past semester, Mary Schultz, a senior in horticulture and landscape architecture, has worked with the veterinary hospital to reimagine its outdoor spaces and brainstorm solutions for the ...

“Producers seem to be gaining confidence in the ag economy’s longer-term outlook in spite of concerns they have about the impact of tariffs,” said Michael Langemeier, the barometer’s principal ...

W ith food waste being a growing problem around the world, finding innovative solutions is more important than ever. Enter the black soldier fly, a tiny insect that holds the potential to ...

Farmer sentiment improved in April as producers expressed more optimism about current and future conditions on their farms. Purdue ag economists James Mintert and Michael Langemeier share their ...

Interested in the latest trends and insights on U.S. & Indiana farmland values? This AgCast episode shares insights from the Farm Sector Balance Sheet, USDA data collection methods, regional ...

Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-March 2025. Figure 2. Indices of Current Conditions and ...

W hen Linda Lee received a sample of shellfish from an Alaskan reservation in 2005, she was looking for PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls — a group of chemicals banned in the U.S. in 1979 due to ...