Field Crop Information @ Purdue
The following links represent the primary Web sites at Purdue that focus on field crop production issues.
Crop-Specific information
- Corn Management Information
- Home page for the Purdue-based KingCorn.org Web site
that serves as a national repository for information about all aspects of
corn production.
- KingCorn PubDBase™, a searchable database of Extension publications about all aspects of modern corn production, gleaned from every landgrant university in the U.S.
- Midwest Cover Crops Council
- Information about cover crops relevant for crop production in the Great Lakes and Mississippi river basins.
- Crop Performance Program
- Home for Purdue's variety trial results for corn and soybean.
- Forage Information
- Home for Purdue's Web site for all things forage.
- Managing the Forage Shortage
- Resources available to help producers get through the winter on low forage resources.
- Small Grain Management Information
- Information about management of wheat and other small grains from Purdue and elsewhere.
- Sorghum Management Information
- Information about management of grain sorghum from Purdue and elsewhere.
- Soybean Management Information
- Information about soybean management from Purdue and elsewhere.
General information
- Agricultural Economics Extension Programs & Publications
- Current and historical information on major commodities, land and other inputs, agricultural trade, and the general economy from Purdue's Ag. Economics Dept.
- Agronomic Links Across the Globe
- A collection of agronomic links organized by international, national and state categories.
- Café Leftovers
- Monthly archives from Purdue's world-famous Chat 'n Chew Cafe.
- Corny News Archives
- Archived articles from the Corny News Network, written
by R.L. (Bob) Nielsen, Purdue's Extension corn specialist.
- Timeless Corny News
A subset of CNN articles that represent timeless, fundamental corn production information.
- Timeless Corny News
- Crop Management Information for Drought-Damaged Field Crops
- A repository of information on crop management issues related to drought stress, gleaned from landgrant universities throughout the country.
- Crop Management Information for Flood-Damaged Field Crops
- A repository of information on crop management issues related to crop damage from flooding or ponding, gleaned from landgrant universities throughout the country.
- Crop Management Information for Challenging Harvest Conditions
- A repository of information especially relevant to growing seasons with late maturity, high moisture grain, and grain disease concerns.
- Other Crops Info at Purdue
- Links to other field crop information sources, maintained on the College of Agriculture Web site.
Pest-Related information
- Field Crops IPM
- Home for Purdue's IPM-based information on insects, diseases, and weeds.
- Nematology Laboratory
- The mission of the Nematology Laboratory is to identify and provide suitable management strategies for plant parasitic nematodes in Indiana.
- Plant Pathology
- Home for Purdue's Crop Pathology Program.
- Weed Science
- Home for Purdue's Weed Science Program
- Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
- A non-profit, grant funded site that provides research-based information on how to responsibly handle wildlife damage problems. Participating institutions are Univ. of Nebraska, Cornell Univ., Utah State Univ., and Clemson Univ.
Services and programs
- Crop Diagnostic Training & Research Center
- Home for the nation's premier "hands-on" field crop diagnostic training facility.
- Office of Indiana State Chemist
- The Indiana State Chemist is charged with administering several agricultural laws, involving seeds, fertilizer, animal feeds and pesticides.
- Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory
- The Purdue University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory is a central facility for receiving both physical samples and digital images submitted for identification of insects, plants and plant diseases or diagnosis of plant and pest problems.
- Post Harvest Grain Quality & Stored Product Protection Program
- The name says it all.
- Purdue Pesticide Program
- The mission of the PPP is to implement pesticide education outreach programs directed at pesticide user groups and the general public.
Timely crop management information
- AgAnswers
- Ag Answers provides timely agricultural problem-solving advice, strategies, and reminders to help Indiana and Ohio farmers better manage their crops, livestock and marketplace transactions.
- Pest & Crop Newsletter
- Timely information about pests and crops written by Purdue field crops Extension specialists.
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