The U.S. imports 90% of its seafood from abroad, racking up a $17 billion trade deficit. Global food miles add more to its cost. These miles — traveled from source to point of consumption — contribute ...

Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture and Purdue Extension welcome you to visit two farms in Harrison County, Indiana. Each tour includes an interview session where farm operators ...

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 ...

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer is a nationwide measure of the health of the U.S. agricultural economy. On the first Tuesday of each month, the Ag Economy Barometer provides a ...

Purdue’s Agricultural Economics Department covers a wide array of issues from development, trade, macroeconomics policy implications, agribusiness, production and consumption all the way to ...

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NRES is a unique and exciting major for students who want to contribute to environmental change in the world. It’s an applied, science-based program that focuses on environmental management, policy ...

Note: Much of the information (rules, weigh day reports, etc.) that formerly was in pdf format is now online in web pages. If you would like a copy of the pdf version, please contact ...

9:00 - 9:20 AM Check-In Outside Beck Agricultural Center 9:20 - 9:30 AM Brief introduction and plan for the morning Outside Beck Agricultural Center / Trams to Plots & Grain Bins ...

There is a lot of talk about “big data” in agriculture these days. The farm of the future is said to use multispectral imagery, soil and micro-climate sensors, equipment telematics data, and GPS to ...

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 ...