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 ...

Private applicator permits are current for five years. In that five years, you attend three recertification programs or take the pesticide or fertilizer certification exam. In October of the ...

Heather Neave researches animal welfare, a field focused on understanding what practices can improve the lives of animals on ...

Four years after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, which pushed fertilizer prices to historic highs, the current conflict in the Middle East has once again brought attention to the risks associated ...

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The mid-March data collection window is a critical caveat, as ten days of conflict-era pricing are clearly visible in March.

Every morning, Barry Pittendrigh, Purdue’s John V. Osmun Endowed Chair in Urban Entomology and Director of the Urban Center, ...

-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, ...

-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, ...

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 ...