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Not even a morning rainstorm could keep a crowd out of Purdue’s soybean fields on Thursday, July 17 at the 2025 Soybean ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC), with support from the United Soybean Board, has launched the Ag Climate Dashboard — a centralized digital hub offering streamlined ...
One hundred years ago, fish and shellfish were frequent visitors to dinner plates around the world. While not common knowledge at the time, the fish had oils containing about equal parts omega-3 and ...
The Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability (CFDAS) takes a monthly pulse on what consumers are thinking, what they can afford and what food attributes are most important to them to better ...
This week’s Data Snapshot features CFDAS data on weekly food expenditure in the United States. Using data from our Consumer Food Insights survey, the figure plots a nationally representative average ...
A monthly consumer survey tracks trends in food demand, satisfaction, food security and other food sustainability behaviors. This month, new questions revisit consumer experiences with food prices and ...
Career Opportunities by Species The Department of Animal Sciences prepares students for a broad spectrum of career opportunities across the animal industries. Our program emphasizes hands-on ...
What drives consumer choices? CFDAS economists gather and analyze the latest data to help you see a bigger picture — one snapshot at a time.
The objectives for this project were fairly straightforward as we worked to understand the efforts that went into performing a waste audit. After completing our literature review and understanding ...
Our background research paired with our community partner’s assessment of the local infrastructure and information on the Wabash Heritage Trail gave us a clear picture of the problem that needed to be ...
How do farm goals shape conservation decisions? This analysis draws on a nationwide survey of 400 producers to explore how priorities like profitability, risk, and sustainability impact the adoption ...