Community Meeting to Discuss Indiana Fresh Produce Food Safety Audit Service March 15, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Liz Maynard Fruit and vegetable farmers, wholesale produce buyers, agency personnel, and others are invited to attend a Community Meeting to discuss the potential development of an Indiana Fresh Produce Food Safety Audit Service.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events Food Safety
Produce Rule Water Testing Requirements March 15, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Scott Monroe In January 2016, Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption, otherwise known as the Produce Rule, became law. This rule, as part of the Food[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety General Information
Pheromones and Pheromone Traps March 14, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Rick Foster 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: Corn Solanaceous Crops Tomato Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Pests and Pest Management – General
Updates to the 2016 MW Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers March 3, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Dan Egel Updates to the MW Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2016 (ID-56)-The table below gives the changes that have been made to the on-line version of the ID-56 as of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
New Fungicide for Vegetables February 28, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Dan Egel New fungicide – I would like to announce the release of a new fungicide, Orondis® from Syngenta. It is a good product and should help commercial vegetable growers in combating downy[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General Plant Disease Management
Survey about the Use of Manure and Compost February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Michael J O'Donnell and Wenjing Guan If you are an organic grower and use manure and compost, you might be interested in spending a few minutes to participate this survey conducted by University of California-Davis, The[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety Organic Production
Upcoming Events February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Wenjing Guan, Dan Egel, Gina Anderson and John Woodmansee 2016 Indiana Small Farm Conference Location: Danville, Indiana Date: March 3 to 5, 2016 Keynote speaker of this year’s conference is Mary Dee Berry the executive director of The Berry[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events
Vegetables: An Overview of Production and Economic Significance in Indiana February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Petrus Langenhoven In December 2015 I presented a talk at the Certified Crop Advisors Conference in Indianapolis titled ‘Specialty Crops of Indiana’. The information gathered for the talk was so interesting that[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
Welcome to the 2016 Season from the New Editor February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Wenjing Guan Welcome to a new year of the Vegetable Crops Hotline! Starting with this issue, I will be the new editor of VCH newsletter. If you do not know me yet,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General
The Produce Rule is Here! February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Scott Monroe In November 2015 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final version of Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption, otherwise known as[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety