Karthik Sankaranarayanan trained in two quite different scientific subfields as a graduate student and as a postdoctoral ...

If historical dietary trends continue, economic modeling shows that food loss and waste could reach 3.26 billion tons by 2050 ...

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Mel Sercu knew she wanted a future working closely with animals. Now an animal sciences major with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine and a minor in biotechnology ...

Farmer sentiment weakened sharply in January as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index dropped from 136 in December 2025 to 113 in January 2026 (see Figure 1). The Current ...

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

This Data Snapshot charts household food insecurity from January 2022 through November 2025. Food insecurity was highest in 2022 and 2023, when inflation reached historical highs and food inflation ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new report released by Purdue University’s College of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) projects that ...

As families across the country begin planning Thanksgiving gatherings, a familiar question looms: how much will this year’s meal cost? While traditions remain constant—the perfectly roasted turkey, ...

Digital technologies are rapidly developing to solve the world’s most pressing problems, and middle and high school students are eager to try their hand using them. Schools, however, may not have ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s College of Agriculture has joined an effort to mobilize plants as chemical intelligence gatherers. Collaborating with STR, an advanced technology development ...

The continually expanding toolkit from Mohit Verma’s laboratory at Purdue University now includes a portable, paper-based biosensor for identifying genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean. The GM ...

The trade deal between the United States and China, announced in November, ends the suspension of soybean imports. It includes a commitment for China to purchase 12 million metric tons of U.S.