A Bit of Rain Coming Our Way May 16, 2025 - From Issue: 753 By: Beth Hall Read More The last few weeks have been on the drier side, particularly for northwestern and west-central Indiana (Figure 1). While temperatures have been seasonal, they are still gradually increasing as we[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
From the Editor’s Desk May 16, 2025 - From Issue: 753 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Dear Valued VCH Readers, Welcome to this week’s edition of the Vegetable Crops Hotline! In this issue, we bring you a diverse range of content to support your farming operations. We[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Editor's Desk
Green Tiger Beetles: Ferocious Little Hunters of the Ground May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Skarleth Chinchilla and Laura Ingwell Read More The Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) is a striking ground-dwelling beetle known for its metallic green sheen and ferocious predatory behavior. Native to Europe but with several North American relatives[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: IPM
From The Editor’s Desk May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Dear Valued VCH Readers, Welcome to this week’s edition of the Vegetable Crops Hotline! I can’t believe it is May already! The 8-14-day precipitation and temperature outlook is leaning below[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Editor's Desk
Small Farm Education Field Day Will Feature New Research, Live Demonstrations and Purdue Experts May 2, 2025 - From Issues: 752 / 753 / 754 By: Olivia Noelle De Young, Petrus Langenhoven and Lori Jolly-Brown Read More The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day, scheduled for July 24, 2025, will feature demonstrations and presentations designed to support small-scale farming. The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Field Day
Southwest Purdue Agriculture Center Field Day Set for June 26 May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Wenjing Guan Read More The Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center (SWPAC) is one of the eight Purdue Agricultural Centers located across Indiana. What makes SWPAC unique is its location in the heart of Indiana’s watermelon-growing[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Field Day
Succession Planning Basics for Farmers (2-part live webinar series) May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Amy Thompson Read More Date/Time: Session #1 6/16/2025 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (CDT) Session #2 6/17/2025 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (CDT) Registration Deadline: 6/16/2025 1:00 PM (CDT) Fee: No Fee Register HERE [Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Succession Planning Webinar
Clearspring Produce Auction Price Update May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Petrus Langenhoven and Jeff Burbrink Read More The Clearspring Produce Auction is located just 2 miles south of US 20 in Clearspring Township in the Heart of the LaGrange-Elkhart Amish Settlement. It is within easy driving distance[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Direct markets Farmers Market Wholesale
Midwestern Regional Climate Center Launches New Experimental Weed Emergence Scouting Tool May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Austin Pearson Read More Midwestern farmers have faced a buildup of pesticide resistance in pigweeds (waterhemp and Palmer amaranth), highlighting the importance of scouting to detect weeds early in their growth stages. Otherwise, weed[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather MRCC Weed Management
Small and Medium Farms: Does Focusing on and Communicating with Customers Pay Off? May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Renee Wiatt and Maria Marshall Read More In a producer survey done in 2024-2025 by the Soil to Market Team (Maria Marshall, Renee Wiatt, Petrus Langenhoven, Betty Feng, and Nathan Shoaf), small and medium farms were asked[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Small and medium farms Soil to Market
