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Amazing Sunflowers

As you travel in rural Indiana this time of year, you may happen upon a field of sunflowers....

Purdue Experts Urge Identification of Stalk and Ear Rots Now to Prioritize Harvest Decisions

Now is the time to evaluate fields for any stalk or ear rot symptoms.

Purdue Report: Farm Fatalities on Downward Trend, but up in 2024

Compiled by the Purdue University Agricultural Safety and Health Program, the recently released...

Safety First, Avoid the Worst

The theme of National Farm Safety and Health Week, September 21-27, 2025, is: Safety First, Avoid...

Is There Something Magical Going on in My Lawn?

I have occasionally received inquiries about dark green, circular bands in home lawns known as...

Understanding Growing Degree Days

One measurement that agronomists and entomologists frequently use is Growing Degree Days (GDD)....