Interactive Turfgrass Identification Tool now available - Purdue Agronomy Department

Agronomic Crop Disease Sites

Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)

USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services

Purdue Educational Materials (Research and Extension publications available from Purdue)

Weed Science Publications from within the North Central States - Click on "Publications" on the left menu

University Related Plant Disease and Soil Testing Services

Newsletters and Articles:

• The Pest&Crop Newsletter provides up-to-date information on pests and their impact on field crops throughout Indiana. The Pest&Crop is brought to you by the Departments of Agronomy, Botany & Plant Pathology, Entomology, and the Purdue Pest Management Program. In addition to weekly editions from April through mid-September, monthly issues are published in February, March, October, and November. This newsletter is now available as an on-line publication only at no charge.
  To be notified of when the current issue is released, send your name and e-mail address to Tammy Luck at
• Chat 'n Chew Café (Offers timely agronomic information to Indiana agriculturalists)
• Vegetable Crops Hotline - A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service.
• Facts for Fancy Fruit is a newsletter produced jointly by the Departments of Botany & Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Horticulture. For information on subscribing to the printed version of the newsletter, please contact Peter Hirst at , 'Facts for Fancy Fruit', Department of Horticulture, Purdue University, 625 Ag Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010, voice: 765-494-1323.
• Turf Tips - Purdue Agronomy Department
• The New Agriculture Network - On-line newsletter with seasonal advice for field crop and vegetable growers interested in organic agriculture.
• Purdue Columns: Garden, Insects and Economics
• Purdue Column: In The Grow - Questions and Answers
• Purdue Garden Tips E-Magazine
• Purdue Yard & Garden Calendars
• Down the Garden Path - The Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory newsletter, Down the Garden Path, is no longer published. Past Issues are available for FREE as PDF (Portable Document Format) files.

Educational Opportunities:

• Purdue University
  • Wood is Good - Hosted by the department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Wood is Good is a week-long course intended to educate the public about the wood products industry.  Subject matter includes: wood properties, furniture design and structure, and industrial process.

• Plant Pathology and Entomology courses available online
  • Penn State World Campus
  • University of Florida
  • University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • Texas A&M University

Purdue links:

• Managing the Forage Shortage - Purdue University, Agronomy Department
• Indiana Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Pets
• Cool Bean
• Purdue Agriculture
• Purdue Consumer Horticulture
• Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
• Purdue Crop Diagnostic Training and Research Center
• Purdue Entomology Educational Outreach
• Purdue Entomology Extension
• Purdue University Field Crops Entomology
• Purdue Floriculture Extension
• Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Publications
• Purdue Landscape and Nursery Thesaurus
• Purdue Master Gardener Program
• Purdue Office of Indiana State Chemist - Search for Products Registered in Indiana
• Purdue Pesticide Programs
• Purdue Turfgrass Program
• Purdue University Weed Science Home Page
• Wildlife Conflicts Information Hotline
• Web Links within Purdue University (Purdue agriculture related web links and information sources)
• Departmental Home Pages
  • Agronomy Home Page
  • Botany and Plant Pathology Home Page
  • Entomology Home Page
  • Forestry and Natural Resources Home Page
  • Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Home Page

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

• Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology
  • Regulatory & Scientific Information
    http://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/5665.htm
  • Information for Home Owners
    http://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/6155.htm
  • Nursery Industry Information
    http://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/6129.htm
  • Apiary News & Information
    http://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/5632.htm

National Links

• Symposium Program and Abstracts from the Fifth National IPM Symposium
  April 4 - 6, 2006
• National Plant Diagnostic Network
• USDA National Invasive Species Information Center

Sites in Other States:

• U.S. Soybean Diagnostic Guide: Developed through a grant from the United Soybean Board in cooperation with The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
• Michigan State University Landscape Advisory Team (CAT) Alert
• Ohio State University - Buckeye Yard and Garden On-line. A newsletter with timely information on pests, diseases, and cultural problems in nurseries, landscapes, and turf.
• University of Illinois Home Yard and Garden Newsletter
• OSU Yard and Garden-Ohioline
• OSU Web Garden-Horticulture and Crop Science Information
• Plant Health Care Report from the Morton Arboretum. Excellent updates on current arthropod and plant disease problems in the Chicago, Illinois area.
• Plant and Crop Security Resource Information now available on the EDEN Web
  site at http://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/
• The Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook
• Michigan Potato Diseases - Michigan State University
• Horticulture Newsletter - Kansas State University