Students in Melissa Sallee’s foods classes at Mendota High School are learning more and fearing less about the food they eat. But students aren’t just eating foods like ground pork Sloppy Joes, pulled pork and warm garlic bacon pasta, they are learning how to prepare them.

The 2021 Center for Animal Welfare Science Virtual Symposium, set for May 19-20, will focus on understanding how the pandemic has influenced perceptions about the human-animal bond.

Following a year of holding the contest virtually, the Indiana Make It With Wool Competition will return at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 1.

Registration for the virtual Poultry Health Management School is open for the May 24-25 course. PHMS teaches modern practices in poultry production and how they can be applied on the farm.

Purdue Extension’s virtual Shell Egg Academy will convene June 21-25 via Zoom. The interactive class sessions will cover egg quality and food safety for farmers and egg companies producing and processing table eggs.

Animal agriculture has an important role in protecting the planet.

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef is focused on the issues critical to the future of the beef value chain.

Monitoring dry matter intake is important for dairymen that are making changes to rations in response to higher corn and soybean prices.

Choosing forage species to fill in forage slumps will extend the grazing season.