Digital Records are Easy and Useful October 16, 2025 - From Issue: 763 By: Dennis Buckmaster Read More Here, at the end of the 2025 production season, you may find yourself wishing you had better records of plantings, treatments, harvest dates, yields, etc. That information is valuable to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Record Keeping
Purdue Student Farm: Growing Leaders, Knowledge, and Community October 16, 2025 - From Issue: 763 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More What began in 2010 as a modest student initiative in a field of honeysuckle has blossomed into one of the country’s most dynamic educational farms. Today, the Purdue Student Farm[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Small Farms Student Farm
From the Editor’s Desk October 16, 2025 - From Issue: 763 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Dear Valued VCH Readers, Welcome to This Week’s Vegetable Crops Hotline – Our Final Issue for 2025 As we close out the 2025 growing season, this marks our final newsletter[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Editor's Desk
Marbleseed and Indiana Organic Network to host Organic University in November October 6, 2025 - From Issue: 763 By: Ashley Adair Read More If you’re considering transitioning your farm to organic production, we have an event coming up in November that’s perfect for you! The Indiana Organic Network and Marbleseed are teaming up[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Organic Transition
Cleaning and Sanitation Workshop – December 9 September 25, 2025 - From Issue: 762 By: Doriane-hans Sossou, Tari Gary and Amanda J Deering Read More Keeping produce safe and meeting buyers’ and regulatory expectations starts with strong cleaning and sanitation practices. Farms that implement proper procedures not only protect public health but also improve efficiency[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety
Explore the New cli-MATE: Your self-service portal to U.S. climate data, maps, and more September 25, 2025 - From Issue: 762 By: Austin Pearson Read More The Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) has launched a new version of cli-MATE, its main online portal for United States climate data, analyses, statistics, maps, graphics, and other information. For[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Are You Ready for Challenges to Your Irrigation Water Use? September 25, 2025 - From Issue: 762 By: Lyndon Kelley Read More The recent passage of Indiana Senate Bill 28, along with provisions from the original Indiana water rights legislation, may raise concerns for landowners who utilize groundwater resources. If you have[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation water
From The Editor’s Desk September 25, 2025 - From Issue: 762 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Dear Valued VCH Readers, Welcome to this week’s edition of the Vegetable Crops Hotline! As we approach the final chapter of Indiana’s vegetable growing season, this marks our penultimate newsletter[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Editor's Desk
Weed Spotlight: Waterhemp September 5, 2025 - From Issue: 761 By: Helen Angelina Nocito and Stephen Meyers Read More Common names: common waterhemp, tall waterhemp Latin name: Amaranthus tuberculatus Family: Amaranthaceae (pigweed family) General description and identification Waterhemp is an upright, tall, summer annual herbaceous plant. It is native[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Spotlight Weed Management
Abnormally Dry and Drought Conditions Are On The Rise September 5, 2025 - From Issue: 761 By: Jacob Dolinger Read More If you have any stakes in agriculture, you may have noticed a fairly rapid drying trend as summer has come to a close. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor on[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
