Farm to School Survey September 18, 2018 - From Issue: 651 Indiana State Department of Agriculture/Indiana Grown was recently awarded a grant in partnership with the Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana Dept of Education and Purdue Extension to create an[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Survey Purdue Extension Offers Produce Food Safety Training Across Indiana August 16, 2018 - From Issue: 649 By: Scott Monroe, Amanda J Deering and Rhonda Taylor Beginning in August, Purdue Extension will offer produce food safety trainings throughout Indiana. The trainings utilize the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) training curriculum and will be offered at multiple locations[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety On Farm Readiness Review is Available for Growers August 16, 2018 - From Issue: 649 By: Scott Monroe and Amanda J Deering The On Farm Readiness Review (OFRR) is now available and being offered to Indiana produce growers. The OFRR is a VOLUNTARY assessment of your farm’s readiness to be in compliance[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety Spray Pressure and Nozzle Type August 2, 2018 - From Issue: 648 By: Dan Egel Many years ago, I was told that to successfully use fungicides on vegetables, one must use high spray pressures and hollow cone nozzles. However, I had trouble finding any research[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management 10 Useful Rules for Fungicide Applications August 2, 2018 - From Issue: 648 By: Dan Egel Since there is an article about the application of insecticides in this issue, below I list 10 rules that will help vegetable growers apply fungicides effectively and safely. Apply fungicides[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Why Your Insecticide May Not Be Working as Well as You Would Like July 31, 2018 - From Issue: 648 By: Rick Foster and Laura Ingwell It’s not uncommon for us to get calls from growers who are expressing concern about a particular insecticide product that is not working as well as the growers would like.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management New Plastic Equals More Light in a High Tunnel July 19, 2018 - From Issue: 647 By: Liz Maynard Read More Have you ever wondered how much difference new plastic would make in terms of light getting to crops in a high tunnel? We replaced 6-year-old plastic on High Tunnel 1[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Society of St. Andrew Expands Gleaning in Indiana July 18, 2018 - From Issue: 647 Does your farm often have excess produce in your growing period? We would love to connect our volunteers to come and glean that produce and put it on a plate[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Are You Applying Enough Water for Vegetables Grown in High Tunnels? June 8, 2018 - From Issue: 644 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We recently received several calls reporting blossom end rot of tomatoes (Figure 1). Although blossom end rot is caused by deficient supply of calcium to the developing fruit. The occurrence[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Irrigation Temperature and Precipitation May 26 to June 1 June 3, 2018 - From Issue: 644 Read More Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weather Update « First‹ Previous3839404142 (current) 43444546Next ›Last »Page 42 of 58 Page last modified: June 20, 2018 Vegetable Crops Hotline - Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, 625 Agriculture Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907 © 2025 Purdue University | An equal access/equal opportunity university | Copyright Complaints | Maintained by Vegetable Crops Hotline If you have trouble accessing this page because of a disability, please contact Vegetable Crops Hotline at plangenh@purdue.edu | Accessibility Resources
Purdue Extension Offers Produce Food Safety Training Across Indiana August 16, 2018 - From Issue: 649 By: Scott Monroe, Amanda J Deering and Rhonda Taylor Beginning in August, Purdue Extension will offer produce food safety trainings throughout Indiana. The trainings utilize the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) training curriculum and will be offered at multiple locations[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety
On Farm Readiness Review is Available for Growers August 16, 2018 - From Issue: 649 By: Scott Monroe and Amanda J Deering The On Farm Readiness Review (OFRR) is now available and being offered to Indiana produce growers. The OFRR is a VOLUNTARY assessment of your farm’s readiness to be in compliance[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety
Spray Pressure and Nozzle Type August 2, 2018 - From Issue: 648 By: Dan Egel Many years ago, I was told that to successfully use fungicides on vegetables, one must use high spray pressures and hollow cone nozzles. However, I had trouble finding any research[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
10 Useful Rules for Fungicide Applications August 2, 2018 - From Issue: 648 By: Dan Egel Since there is an article about the application of insecticides in this issue, below I list 10 rules that will help vegetable growers apply fungicides effectively and safely. Apply fungicides[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Why Your Insecticide May Not Be Working as Well as You Would Like July 31, 2018 - From Issue: 648 By: Rick Foster and Laura Ingwell It’s not uncommon for us to get calls from growers who are expressing concern about a particular insecticide product that is not working as well as the growers would like.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
New Plastic Equals More Light in a High Tunnel July 19, 2018 - From Issue: 647 By: Liz Maynard Read More Have you ever wondered how much difference new plastic would make in terms of light getting to crops in a high tunnel? We replaced 6-year-old plastic on High Tunnel 1[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels
Society of St. Andrew Expands Gleaning in Indiana July 18, 2018 - From Issue: 647 Does your farm often have excess produce in your growing period? We would love to connect our volunteers to come and glean that produce and put it on a plate[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Are You Applying Enough Water for Vegetables Grown in High Tunnels? June 8, 2018 - From Issue: 644 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We recently received several calls reporting blossom end rot of tomatoes (Figure 1). Although blossom end rot is caused by deficient supply of calcium to the developing fruit. The occurrence[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Irrigation Temperature and Precipitation May 26 to June 1 June 3, 2018 - From Issue: 644 Read More Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weather Update « First‹ Previous3839404142 (current) 43444546Next ›Last »Page 42 of 58
Are You Applying Enough Water for Vegetables Grown in High Tunnels? June 8, 2018 - From Issue: 644 By: Wenjing Guan Read More We recently received several calls reporting blossom end rot of tomatoes (Figure 1). Although blossom end rot is caused by deficient supply of calcium to the developing fruit. The occurrence[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Irrigation
Temperature and Precipitation May 26 to June 1 June 3, 2018 - From Issue: 644 Read More Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weather Update « First‹ Previous3839404142 (current) 43444546Next ›Last »Page 42 of 58
