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Workshop teaches hydroponic crop production for small-scale, commercial scale production
Workshop attendees can learn about how to incorporate low-cost automation to their hydroponic operations. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will offer a one-day home and commercial grower workshop about hydroponic crop production on Sept. 19.
Participants will learn how to manage environmental conditions and considerations for small-scale and commercial-scale production. Krishna Nemali, associate professor of horticulture and the controlled environment agriculture Extension specialist, will lead the workshop.
“Participants can learn about growing crops and managing inputs in greenhouses and indoor farms,” Nemali said. “This year’s special topic is ‘build your own low-cost automation.’”
The workshop will provide both classroom-style and experiential learning opportunities for participants. The sessions are highly discussion-oriented and include opportunities for interaction among participants and trainers.
The workshop will run 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture classroom and greenhouse complex at 625 Agricultural Mall Drive, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Registration costs $60 per person and will be capped at 35 people. Parking is free, and lunch and snacks will be provided. Attendees can register and learn more here. For questions or additional information, please contact Lori Jolly-Brown at ljollybr@purdue.edu.
If you need accommodations, have special dietary needs, or require an interpreter or translator, please contact Jolly-Brown at ljollybr@purdue.edu or 765-494-1296 by Sept. 10.
About Purdue University
Purdue University is a research institution ranked among the top 10 public universities in the United States. More than 106,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, including more than 57,000 at our main campus locations in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. As a land-grant university committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free.
Writer: Olivia De Young, odeyoung@purdue.edu
Media contact: Devyn Ashlea Raver, draver@purdue.edu
Sources: Krishna Nemaili, knemali@purdue.edu; Lori Jolly-Brown, ljollybr@purdue.edu
