Purdue Ag News Today

The event takes place on Purdues campus at the Memorial Mall.

Brock Harpur, assistant professor of entomology, will use a Purdue AgSEED grant to conduct a study that will provide insights into the genes and gene networks that regulate reproductive variation in honey bees.

The Purdue University College of Agriculture has awarded more than $800,000 in grants to support 15 research projects designed to advance Indiana’s leadership in plant and animal agriculture, human health and rural development.

A patented Purdue University invention designed to cool sows and lower their respiration rate while farrowing has been licensed to Innovative Heating Technologies for further beta testing and commercialization.

Bioengineered probiotic could prevent Listeria infections Bioengineered lactobacillus (red) interacts with surface heat shock protein 60 (white, yellow arrows), blocking Listeria monocytogenes (green, white arrows) from crossing into the bloodstream. (Photo provided by Rishi Drolia and Arun Bhunia.) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For pregnant women, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, listeriosis is a serious foodborne illness often linked to deli meats, fresh produce and dair...