Fungicide Applications During Rainy Weather March 24, 2021 - From Issue: 685 By: Dan Egel This evening’s schedule calls for applying fungicides to your watermelon. Everything is ready for the application, but now you aren’t sure. The weather report forecasts rain tomorrow. Will the rain[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Fungicide Information for 2021 March 24, 2021 - From Issue: 685 By: Dan Egel As vegetable growers get ready for the 2021 season, one question might be to find up-to-date information about fungicides and how to apply them. Some possible resources are listed below.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
The Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab – Ready to Serve You March 24, 2021 - From Issue: 685 By: Tom Creswell Read More The Purdue University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory (PPDL) specializes in the identification of plant diseases, insects and plants, as well as in the diagnosis of plant-health related problems. The[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Purdue Specialists March 24, 2021 - From Issue: 685 By: Dan Egel As vegetable growers get ready for the 2021 season, it might be a good idea to keep the list below handy. Most of the names one would need to contact[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Grower Survey to Assess Herbicide Drift Damage in the North Central U.S. February 24, 2021 - From Issue: 685 By: Cassandra Brown, Doug Doohan, Stephen Meyers and Bill Johnson Read More A special project group of the North Central Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center wants to learn about your concerns and experiences with herbicide drift. The group is surveying growers of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting February 17, 2021 - From Issue: 684 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Date: Mar. 12, 2021 Time: 9:00am-noon EST Location: Virtual, connection information will be sent 3 days prior to the event. There is no cost for this program unless you need PARP/CCH credits. To receive[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Announcement
Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports Update February 17, 2021 - From Issue: 684 By: Liz Maynard and Wenjing Guan Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports provide yield and quality data based on field test results under different cropping conditions. Reports based on projects in 2020 include variety trial results for asparagus,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Announcement
Welcome to a New Year of the Vegetable Crops Hotline February 17, 2021 - From Issue: 684 By: Wenjing Guan Welcome to a new year of the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. As usual, we will have fifteen issues throughout the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
2021 Southeastern Indiana Vegetable Growers Meeting February 4, 2021 - From Issue: 684 By: Gina Anderson Read More 2021 Southeastern Indiana Vegetable Growers Meeting Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Announcement
Purdue Extension Vegetable Farming Webinar Series January 21, 2021 - From Issue: 683 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Please join us for the Purdue Extension Vegetable Farming Webinar Series presented by Indiana Horticultural Conference & Expo starting February 3, 2021. The event is free. Register at https://www.indianahortconference.org/ Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Announcement