Expanding Precipitation Observations in Indiana February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Austin Pearson, Beth Hall and Jacob Dolinger Read More How often have you heard that your neighbor received rain while you missed it? Precipitation is highly variable and has significant impacts on communities. Insufficient rainfall can cause drought and[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Passive Solar Greenhouses February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Passive solar greenhouses are widely used in northern China to grow crops year-round without supplemental heating. My former mentor introduced me to a project by the University of Missouri Extension,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Protected Culture and Season Extension
Application of GMPs for the Cottage Food Industry: Learnings From the Consumer Food Safety Education Webinar Series February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Suyapa F. Rojas and Yaohua (Betty) Feng Read More The Summer School for Consumer Food Safety Education is an annual program that conducts continual consumer food safety training for educators and extension volunteers through expert-led presentations. This program serves[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety Good Manufacturing Practices
Purdue University to Host Inaugural Resilient Agriculture Summit February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Devyn Raver Read More College of Agriculture Press Release – February 13, 2025 Whether it’s called sustainable, regenerative or resilient agriculture, farmers across Indiana are exploring how to be effective stewards of the land[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Resilient Farmers Summit
Indiana Small Farms Conference – March 4-5, 2025 February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Amy Thompson Read More Since 2013, the Indiana Small Farm Conference has been the premier annual event for Indiana’s small and diversified farm community – helping them experience continuing education and enjoy farmer-to-farmer networking.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Conference Education
From The Editor’s Desk February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Dear Valued VCH Readers, Welcome to the first edition of the 2025 Vegetable Crops Hotline newsletter! As we begin this new growing season, I’m excited to continue our tradition of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Editor's Desk
Water Management for Vegetable Crops on Small Farms February 17, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More We want to bring your attention to our team’s new Extension publication, Water Management for Vegetable Crops on Small Farms. This publication is available free of charge at the Purdue[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Irrigation
Ready for the Snow, Resources for Tunnel Growers January 5, 2025 - From Issue: 747 By: Wenjing Guan As I sit by the window watching the snow fall, I can’t help but think about what’s on the minds of many high tunnel farmers right now: Can my tunnels[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels High Tunnels
January Deadlines for Two USDA Specialty Crop Programs December 18, 2024 - From Issue: 747 By: Liz Maynard Read More Two USDA programs that provide payments to vegetable, fruit, and other specialty crop farmers have January deadlines. The FSA Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) application deadline is January 8,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: FSA USDA
Fifteen Reasons to Attend the Indiana Hort Conference January 14-15, 2025 December 13, 2024 - From Issue: 747 By: Liz Maynard Read More Meet Purdue’s new Extension vegetable pathologist, Dr. César Escalante, and hear about the cucurbit diseases he found in 2024. Learn from Indiana’s cover crop guru, Dr. Eileen Kladivko–she doesn’t speak[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Conference Education
