Final Call: Don’t Miss the Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day – July 24th! July 11, 2025 - From Issue: 757 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Time is running out to secure your spot at this year’s most comprehensive small-scale farming educational event! The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day is just days away, and we’re[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Field Day Small Farms
Insect Trapping Updates July 11, 2025 - From Issue: 757 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Squash Vine Borer More information available at https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/veg/squash-vine-borer/ For those trappers who are currently reporting, we can see that our first generation of active adult moths is declining. Corn Earworm[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Insect trapping
More Heat on the Way July 11, 2025 - From Issue: 757 By: Beth Hall Read More One heat wave down, more to come. It is summer, though, so aside from expecting plenty of hot days, the primary concern is that reference (or potential) evapotranspiration (ET) significantly[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
From the Editor’s Desk July 11, 2025 - From Issue: 757 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Dear Valued VCH Readers, Welcome to this week’s edition of the Vegetable Crops Hotline! As summer heat continues to challenge Indiana growers, this week’s edition provides essential guidance for managing[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Editor's Desk
USDA Farm Service Agency -2025 County Committee Elections June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 Read More Indiana FSA State Newsletter Publication date: June 16, 2025 2025 County Committee Elections The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) opens nominations for county committee members on June[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: USDA July 16: Get Paid for Your Opinions About Ag Climate Data June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Austin Pearson Read More Calling all corn and soybean producers and agricultural advisers! The United Soybean Board (USB), in partnership with the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC), Iowa State Extension, Iowa Department of Agriculture[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Education Workshop Join a Black Soldier Fly Derived Compost On-Farm Research June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Download the flyer HERE Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Black Soldier Fly Compost OISC Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Mitch Trimble Read More OISC Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program is a great opportunity to legally dispose of unwanted pesticide products at little or no cost. The 2025 Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program sponsored[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: OISC Pesticide disposal Understanding Farm Decision-Making: Insights from the 2024-2025 Producer Survey June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Yaohua (Betty) Feng and Autumn Stoll Read More Small and medium-sized vegetable farms face unique challenges balancing profitability with sustainable production practices and food safety requirements. To better understand how these farmers navigate complex decision-making processes, the Soil[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Consumers Food Safety Insect Spotlight: Meet the Harlequin Bug! June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Laura Ingwell Read More If you haven’t had the pleasure, please allow me to introduce you to the Harlequin bug, Murgantia histronica (Figure 1). This true bug (Order Hemiptera) is equipped with piercing-sucking mouthparts[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Cabbage Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Spotlight ‹ Previous123 (current) 4567Next ›Last »Page 3 of 57
July 16: Get Paid for Your Opinions About Ag Climate Data June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Austin Pearson Read More Calling all corn and soybean producers and agricultural advisers! The United Soybean Board (USB), in partnership with the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC), Iowa State Extension, Iowa Department of Agriculture[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Education Workshop
Join a Black Soldier Fly Derived Compost On-Farm Research June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Download the flyer HERE Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Black Soldier Fly Compost
OISC Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Mitch Trimble Read More OISC Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program is a great opportunity to legally dispose of unwanted pesticide products at little or no cost. The 2025 Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program sponsored[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: OISC Pesticide disposal
Understanding Farm Decision-Making: Insights from the 2024-2025 Producer Survey June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Yaohua (Betty) Feng and Autumn Stoll Read More Small and medium-sized vegetable farms face unique challenges balancing profitability with sustainable production practices and food safety requirements. To better understand how these farmers navigate complex decision-making processes, the Soil[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Consumers Food Safety
Insect Spotlight: Meet the Harlequin Bug! June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Laura Ingwell Read More If you haven’t had the pleasure, please allow me to introduce you to the Harlequin bug, Murgantia histronica (Figure 1). This true bug (Order Hemiptera) is equipped with piercing-sucking mouthparts[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Cabbage Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Spotlight
