For Natalie Nenneker from Wadesville, Indiana, Purdue Agriculture offered the perfect place to turn a lifelong love of nature into a meaningful academic path. Now majoring in sustainable food and ...

Farmer sentiment dipped slightly in December, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropping 3 points to 136. The decline was ...

What is Pathway to Purdue Agriculture? Pathway to Purdue Agriculture is a partnership between the Purdue University College of Agriculture and Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette designed to help ...

Build confidence where it matters most- Calving time. Join us for a hands-on training designed to prepare producers for real-world calving situations. This session will cover stages of parturition, ...

Purdue University researchers have developed a device for more conveniently detecting pathogens in health care settings, on ...

The global food industry is evolving rapidly, creating a high demand for skilled professionals in food safety, quality assurance, and product innovation. Purdue University’s Food Science Online ...

Take part in one of the most successful and longest-running management programs geared specifically for farmers — the Purdue Top Farmer Conference, featuring faculty and staff experts from Purdue’s ...

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 ...

The Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture welcomed over 200 farmers and agribusiness professionals to the 2026 Purdue Top Farmer Conference on Friday, January 9th. The annual farm management ...

CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index climbed to 139 in November, 10 points higher than in October and the highest barometer ...

A previous article discussed labor efficiency and productivity benchmarks (Langemeier, 2025a). Labor efficiency is computed by dividing total labor cost (hired labor plus family and operator labor) by ...

The Ag Economy Barometer project provides a sense of the health of the agriculture economy monthly. The index is developed through a survey of producers. Below you can find the historical indices for ...