Are you Interested in Growing Hemp? A Message from Purdue Hemp Extension Specialist October 16, 2019 - From Issue: 667 By: Marguerite Bolt I am a Northern Michigan native that grew up on a specialty crops farm where I spent many days outdoors playing in the field and helping my family plant and[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Specialty Crops
Evaluation of Strawberry Varieties for High Tunnel Production July 20, 2016 - From Issue: 617 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We are familiar with strawberries grown as a perennial crop in Indiana. Bare root strawberry plants are set in the spring. Fruit is first harvested in the second year and the[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Specialty Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Boiler Hopyard Update-July 9, 2015 July 9, 2015 - From Issue: 601 By: Clayton J Nevins Read More Burrs and Cones. Both of the trellises in the Boiler Hopyard have begun flowering and coning. The primary shoots were pruned at the top of the net on the dwarf[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Specialty Crops Hops Article Tags: Crop Culture Events Insect and Mite Management Plant Disease Management
Indiana Grown Initiative to be Launched June 15, 2015 - From Issue: 600 By: Jodee Ellett Read More The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is officially launching the Indiana Grown Initiative on July 7, 2015. This free marketing program will enable all Indiana agricultural and food products to[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Specialty Crops Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events Marketing
Boiler Hop Yard Update June 14, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Clayton J Nevins Read More Purdue University’s Boiler Hop Yard has started its second growing season with the hopes of providing Indiana growers with science-based recommendations for hop production in the Midwest. With summer rapidly[Read More…] Article Categories: Other Specialty Crops Hops Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Special Cultural Practices
