Videos on Mechanical Weed Control May 24, 2018 - From Issue: 643 Three videos on in-row weeding tools (Finger weeder, Torsion weeder, Tine harrow) were developed at the Michigan State University Department of Horticulture. Each video is 20 minutes: introduces the tool, how[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management Use FoodLink to Increase Awareness and Sales of Fresh Produce May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Roy W Ballard Read More Would you buy something if you didn’t understand how it worked or what to do with it? Likely not… Imagine a customer of yours who doesn’t know how to select, prepare or store the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Marketing Nematology Lab at Purdue will be Closing May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 Nematology lab at Purdue University will be closing at the end of June. The first of June is the last day the lab will accept samples. A list of private[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information Tips for Submitting Samples to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL) May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Tom Creswell Read More Thinking of sending samples of your vegetables to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab for diagnosis or insect ID? Here are some tips to help the samples arrive in the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information Pollinator Health and Foliar Fungicide Use May 9, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Dan Egel and Laura Ingwell One can hardly glance at the news recently without noticing an item about the health of bees and other pollinators. We can all agree on the importance pollinators play in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Finding Pesticide Labels for State-specific Registrations April 26, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Liz Maynard Many pesticides for use on vegetables have varying rules for use in different states. This article will review the different classes of labels for pesticides and where to find labels[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Updates to the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide April 19, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Dan Egel The Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2018 (ID-56) was printed in December 2017. At the same time, the on-line version was posted at mwveguide.org. As updates need to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Pheromones and Pheromone Traps April 12, 2018 - From Issue: 640 By: Rick Foster Read More One way insects communicate with individuals of the same species is with pheromones. Pheromones are volatile chemicals released by an insect that usually can be detected only by individuals of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Damping-off March 15, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Janna Beckerman Read More This is the time of year when growers begin planting seed—whether you are child planting a few seeds in Dixie cup for a school project, home tomato growers, or professional[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Lowering Soil pH in High Tunnels March 14, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More This article is my response to a grower’s question about lowering soil pH in a high tunnel. The soil test indicated pH of the soil in his high tunnel was[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers « First‹ Previous3839404142 (current) 43444546Next ›Last »Page 42 of 57
Use FoodLink to Increase Awareness and Sales of Fresh Produce May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Roy W Ballard Read More Would you buy something if you didn’t understand how it worked or what to do with it? Likely not… Imagine a customer of yours who doesn’t know how to select, prepare or store the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Marketing
Nematology Lab at Purdue will be Closing May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 Nematology lab at Purdue University will be closing at the end of June. The first of June is the last day the lab will accept samples. A list of private[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information Tips for Submitting Samples to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL) May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Tom Creswell Read More Thinking of sending samples of your vegetables to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab for diagnosis or insect ID? Here are some tips to help the samples arrive in the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information Pollinator Health and Foliar Fungicide Use May 9, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Dan Egel and Laura Ingwell One can hardly glance at the news recently without noticing an item about the health of bees and other pollinators. We can all agree on the importance pollinators play in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Finding Pesticide Labels for State-specific Registrations April 26, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Liz Maynard Many pesticides for use on vegetables have varying rules for use in different states. This article will review the different classes of labels for pesticides and where to find labels[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Updates to the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide April 19, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Dan Egel The Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2018 (ID-56) was printed in December 2017. At the same time, the on-line version was posted at mwveguide.org. As updates need to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Pheromones and Pheromone Traps April 12, 2018 - From Issue: 640 By: Rick Foster Read More One way insects communicate with individuals of the same species is with pheromones. Pheromones are volatile chemicals released by an insect that usually can be detected only by individuals of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Damping-off March 15, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Janna Beckerman Read More This is the time of year when growers begin planting seed—whether you are child planting a few seeds in Dixie cup for a school project, home tomato growers, or professional[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Lowering Soil pH in High Tunnels March 14, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More This article is my response to a grower’s question about lowering soil pH in a high tunnel. The soil test indicated pH of the soil in his high tunnel was[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers « First‹ Previous3839404142 (current) 43444546Next ›Last »Page 42 of 57
Tips for Submitting Samples to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL) May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Tom Creswell Read More Thinking of sending samples of your vegetables to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab for diagnosis or insect ID? Here are some tips to help the samples arrive in the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: General Information
Pollinator Health and Foliar Fungicide Use May 9, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Dan Egel and Laura Ingwell One can hardly glance at the news recently without noticing an item about the health of bees and other pollinators. We can all agree on the importance pollinators play in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Finding Pesticide Labels for State-specific Registrations April 26, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Liz Maynard Many pesticides for use on vegetables have varying rules for use in different states. This article will review the different classes of labels for pesticides and where to find labels[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Updates to the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide April 19, 2018 - From Issue: 641 By: Dan Egel The Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2018 (ID-56) was printed in December 2017. At the same time, the on-line version was posted at mwveguide.org. As updates need to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Pheromones and Pheromone Traps April 12, 2018 - From Issue: 640 By: Rick Foster Read More One way insects communicate with individuals of the same species is with pheromones. Pheromones are volatile chemicals released by an insect that usually can be detected only by individuals of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Damping-off March 15, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Janna Beckerman Read More This is the time of year when growers begin planting seed—whether you are child planting a few seeds in Dixie cup for a school project, home tomato growers, or professional[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Lowering Soil pH in High Tunnels March 14, 2018 - From Issue: 639 By: Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Read More This article is my response to a grower’s question about lowering soil pH in a high tunnel. The soil test indicated pH of the soil in his high tunnel was[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
