The 2026 Northwest Indiana Vegetable Farmer Workshop will be held on February 2, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Central Time at the Porter County Public Library, 103 Jefferson Street, Valparaiso, IN. Save the date and register now!
Register: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9vILKOLOj3T7nDw.
PARP and CCH credits expected. Payments for PARP credits should be made in advance by mailing a check for $10 payable to “Purdue University” to Purdue Extension Lake County Office, Attn: PARP, 2293 N. Main St., Crown Point, IN 46307.
The program schedule is below. Times are in Central Time.
| Time | Title | Presenter |
| 1:00 pm | Cultural Practices for Top Quality Vegetables | Wenjing Guan, Petrus Langenhoven, and Liz Maynard, Horticulture Extension Specialists, Purdue University |
| 2:00 | Eyes on the Field: Disease Scouting in Diverse Vegetable Crops | César Escalante, Extension Plant Pathologist, Purdue University |
| 2:30 | BREAK | |
| 2:40 | Sprayer Calibration Basics for Managing Vegetable Diseases and Insects | César Escalante, Extension Plant Pathologist, and Laura Ingwell, Extension Entomologist, Purdue University |
| 3:10 | Unexpected Insect Damage: How to Scout, Identify and Manage | Laura Ingwell, Extension Entomologist, Purdue University |
| 3:40 | Endangered Species Act: Navigating the New Pesticide Labels | Becca Koetz, Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Lake County |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
Questions? Contact Liz Maynard at 219-548-3674 or emaynard@purdue.edu.
