Purdue University students have the opportunity to participate in several student competitions every year. The Department of Food Science currently hosts two product development competitions that ...

The Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) has named Dan Quinn, assistant professor of agronomy in Purdue University’s College ...

-The Strait of Hormuz closure has driven crude oil above $110/barrel and nitrogen fertilizer prices up more than 30% — a severe shock arriving at the worst possible time for spring planting. -However, ...

As we head into 2026, food prices in the United States have stabilized compared to a few years ago, but uncertainty and the cumulative effects of past inflation persist. While inflation has moderated ...

-The March 2026 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, released April 10 th by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows the all items CPI rising 0.9 percent for the month on a seasonally adjusted basis, and ...

-Unlike a drought or crop disease, the current shock originates in geopolitics, spills into energy markets and propagates through every link of the food supply chain at once — transportation, ...

Ken Foster, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director, Purdue Farm Policy Study Group; Bernhard Dalheimer, Assistant Professor of Macroeconomics and Trade The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

Overweight and obesity are growing problems in the world. Among important contributors including diet and eating behaviors, snacking, has become a major component of modern eating behavior (McGill & ...

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a large and sudden negative impact on the national labor market. In the United States, within a year from the beginning of the pandemic, most economic ...

The United States allows a set volume of beef into the country each year from various trading partners at a very low tariff. Once applicable quotas are filled, additional imports generally face a 26.4 ...

As dawn breaks over the Celery Bog Nature Area, Meghan Hartman, a sophomore in Natural Resources and Environmental Science (NRES), prepares to lead a group of campers. With lesson plans in hand and a ...

Agave americana, also known as the century plant, has evolved for a dry desert life. For 30 years, these succulents photosynthesize, grow and store sugar in their center, called the heart. Then a ...