The Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2021 (ID-56) December 14, 2020 - From Issue: 684 By: Dan Egel We would like to remind readers about the 2021 version of the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide (ID-56). The new guide has been produced; however, the usual printed versions will not be[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Announcement
Plastic Mulch Survey November 28, 2020 - From Issue: 683 Cornell Cooperative Extension is a partner on a Rochester Institute of Technology project that is creating new methods for manufacturing plastic mulch and promoting its field break-down. The project aims[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Survey Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for Specialty Crop Producers October 20, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Wenjing Guan USDA is implementing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Here is an expanded list of fruits[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General COVID-19 Update from Purdue Horticulture Business October 20, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Ariana Torres A list of articles and publications are available at the Purdue Horticulture Business website. Articles range from weekly reports about prices of fruits and vegetables sold at farmers markets, the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General Marketing Pesticide Names October 20, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Dan Egel Read More I recently had the opportunity to speak with a grower who was trying to describe what pesticides had been used in his operation. This experience made me realize how confusing[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Specialty Crops Soil Health Podcast Episodes – Cover Crops on Market Farms, Microbes and Soil Health October 19, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Liz Maynard Read More New podcast episodes on cover crops for market farms and urban ag, and microbes and soil health. Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Announcement Cover crop soil health Post-harvest Weed Management October 19, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Jeanine Arana, Brandi Woolam and Stephen Meyers Read More The vegetable crops have all been harvested and it’s time to just relax, right? Maybe. However, the decisions you make this fall will influence your weed control next spring. In[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management Improved Tool can Help Midwest Farmers with Cover Crop Decisions September 17, 2020 - From Issue: 682 Read More Cover crops have been shown to improve water and soil quality, reduce erosion and capture nutrients. Choosing the right cover crop, however, can be difficult. The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) —made[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cover crop Crop Culture Cooler, Wetter Conditions Expected Over Next Several Weeks August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Beth Hall Read More After the last several weeks of predominantly dry conditions, the national climate outlooks are finally showing confidence that temperatures should start shifting to cooler than normal and precipitation will be[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather When to Stop Spraying August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Dan Egel This is an update of the article When to Stop Spraying Fungicide published in issue 666 on Sep. 12, 2019. Many vegetable growers are closing in on the final harvest.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management « First‹ Previous1920212223 (current) 24252627Next ›Last »Page 23 of 48
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for Specialty Crop Producers October 20, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Wenjing Guan USDA is implementing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Here is an expanded list of fruits[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General COVID-19
Update from Purdue Horticulture Business October 20, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Ariana Torres A list of articles and publications are available at the Purdue Horticulture Business website. Articles range from weekly reports about prices of fruits and vegetables sold at farmers markets, the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General Marketing
Pesticide Names October 20, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Dan Egel Read More I recently had the opportunity to speak with a grower who was trying to describe what pesticides had been used in his operation. This experience made me realize how confusing[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Specialty Crops Soil Health Podcast Episodes – Cover Crops on Market Farms, Microbes and Soil Health October 19, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Liz Maynard Read More New podcast episodes on cover crops for market farms and urban ag, and microbes and soil health. Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Announcement Cover crop soil health
Post-harvest Weed Management October 19, 2020 - From Issue: 683 By: Jeanine Arana, Brandi Woolam and Stephen Meyers Read More The vegetable crops have all been harvested and it’s time to just relax, right? Maybe. However, the decisions you make this fall will influence your weed control next spring. In[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Improved Tool can Help Midwest Farmers with Cover Crop Decisions September 17, 2020 - From Issue: 682 Read More Cover crops have been shown to improve water and soil quality, reduce erosion and capture nutrients. Choosing the right cover crop, however, can be difficult. The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) —made[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cover crop Crop Culture Cooler, Wetter Conditions Expected Over Next Several Weeks August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Beth Hall Read More After the last several weeks of predominantly dry conditions, the national climate outlooks are finally showing confidence that temperatures should start shifting to cooler than normal and precipitation will be[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather When to Stop Spraying August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Dan Egel This is an update of the article When to Stop Spraying Fungicide published in issue 666 on Sep. 12, 2019. Many vegetable growers are closing in on the final harvest.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management « First‹ Previous1920212223 (current) 24252627Next ›Last »Page 23 of 48
Cooler, Wetter Conditions Expected Over Next Several Weeks August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Beth Hall Read More After the last several weeks of predominantly dry conditions, the national climate outlooks are finally showing confidence that temperatures should start shifting to cooler than normal and precipitation will be[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
When to Stop Spraying August 27, 2020 - From Issue: 681 By: Dan Egel This is an update of the article When to Stop Spraying Fungicide published in issue 666 on Sep. 12, 2019. Many vegetable growers are closing in on the final harvest.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
