WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – “AgDay,” America’s longest-running nationally syndicated daily agricultural TV news program, hosted by Clinton Griffiths, has been filming on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus over the past week in preparation for its Purdue Agriculture-themed college roadshow.
The show will feature an agricultural markets focused panel with professors from Purdue’s College of Agriculture including James Mintert, Daniel Quinn and Ariana Torres.
The show will also highlight a wide breadth of research including a discussion on emerging protein sources and a behind-the-scenes look at the Department of Food Science’s Sensory Evaluation Laboratory with Andrea Liceaga, associate professor of food science and the lab’s manager.
Katy Martin Rainey, professor of agronomy, director of the Purdue Soybean Center and co-founder of Progeny Drone Inc., will join co-researchers Keith Cherkauer, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and Vincent Seal, research geneticist, to discuss the usage of drone imagery to aid in increasing soybean yield.
John Evans, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, will discuss a collaborative project between the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and John Deere to autonomously offload grain during harvest.
The complete show will air locally on CBS WLFI TV-18, and nationally on RFD-TV and Farm Journal’s AgWeb.com, Friday, Sept. 15.
About AgDay TV
On the air for nearly four decades, AgDay is the newscast of record for American agriculture. Along with providing the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, AgDay reaches out to every household with the story of American agriculture, featuring the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America. In addition to hosting AgDay, Clinton Griffiths serves as editor of Farm Journal and was the 2019 Farm Broadcaster of the Year.
About Clinton Griffiths
For the past 12 years, Clinton Griffiths has been the news anchor of AgDay TV, America’s longest-running nationally syndicated daily agricultural news program. Growing up in southern New Mexico, Clinton comes from a deeply rooted agriculturally diverse family, tracing his farming and ranching roots in the U.S. back more than 13 generations. With two decades of experience in the television and news business, Clinton brings an honest perspective of today’s media landscape and the future of agriculture.
Writer: Kami Goodwin, kami@purdue.edu
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