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
From the Editor’s Desk June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Dear Valued VCH Readers, Welcome to this week’s edition of the Vegetable Crops Hotline! As summer heat intensifies across Indiana, this week’s edition provides timely guidance to help you navigate[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Editor's Desk
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Austin Pearson Read More I couldn’t think of a better title this week, thanks to the hot weather we’ve been experiencing and the song by Arrow. While some people enjoy the heat and humidity,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Meteorological Summer Has Arrived June 13, 2025 - From Issue: 755 By: Austin Pearson Read More We’ve made it! Meteorological summer started on June 1, but the official start of summer isn’t until June 20. The days are longer, temperatures have risen, and my allergies are[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Mechanical Weed Control Field Day at the University of Kentucky – September 23 June 13, 2025 - From Issues: 755 / 756 / 759 By: Alexis Sheffield Read More I’m excited to share that the University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification (UK CCD) and the Organic Association of Kentucky (OAK) are partnering with Glacial Drift Enterprises to host[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Field Day Mechanical weed control Weed Management
Discover Small-Scale Farming Solutions at Purdue’s Educational Field Day June 13, 2025 - From Issues: 755 / 756 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Mark your calendars for July 24, 2025 – the Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day promises to be an invaluable resource for small-scale farmers and urban growers across Indiana. The[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Field Day
Indiana Horticultural Society Summer Meeting Showcases Fruit and Vegetable Production at Chandler’s Orchard and Country Market- July 9 June 13, 2025 - From Issues: 755 / 756 By: Peter Hirst Read More Chandler’s Orchard and Country Market, located in Filmore, 30 miles west of Indianapolis, will host the Indiana Horticultural Society summer meeting on July 9. The farm was founded by Jerry[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Field Day
It’s a Hazy Shade of …. June June 13, 2025 - From Issue: 755 By: Beth Hall Read More Welcome to the start of Hurricane Season, which runs from June through November each year. Why would Indiana care about hurricane season? Certainly, by the time any hurricane might impact[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Soldier Beetles: Summer Allies Against Cabbage Aphids June 13, 2025 - From Issue: 755 By: Allison Zablah and Laura Ingwell Read More If you’re scouting for cabbage aphids (Figure 1) in your brassicas this summer, don’t overlook one of your garden’s lesser-known allies: soldier beetles, also known as leatherwings (Figure 2). These[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites
