Fruiting Vegetable Responses to Drought Stress June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Wenjing Guan Read More It seems the season has shifted abruptly from wet to dry. Over the past week, we’ve begun to hear reports typically associated with hot and dry conditions. At the Southwest[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Cucumbers Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Climate and Weather Greenhouses & High Tunnels Irrigation
High Temperature Affects Fruit Set of Vegetable Crops June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Liz Maynard and Wenjing Guan Read More Recent high temperatures have been above optimum for vegetable crops. Around Indiana, from June 12 to 25 the daily high was more than 90°F on at least 5 days and[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Abiotic Stress Production Management
An Introduction to Predatory Gall Midges June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Allison Zablah and Laura Ingwell Read More We want to introduce you to a predatory insect that you will find in your cropping systems, and it’s a fly! Predatory gall midges belong to the Cecidomyiidae family and[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Weed spotlight: Carpetweed June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Josue Cerritos and Stephen Meyers Read More Common names: Carpetweed, Indian chickweed, whorled chickweed, devils-grip, green carpetweed Latin name: Mollugo verticillata L. Family: Molluginaceae General Description and Life Cycle Carpetweed is a summer annual. Compared to other[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Spotlight Weed Management
Silage Tarps for Small Farm Weed Management June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Josue Cerritos and Stephen Meyers Read More The use of silage tarps for weed management has increased dramatically in recent years, including in our own research in the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab at Purdue University. This[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Marketing & Social Media for Vegetable Farms June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Ariana Torres Read More Most Americans use social media to share information, find entertainment, and engage with businesses, which has made social media an important information source for all generations. Figure 1 shows findings[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Farm Market Marketing Social media
Meet Dr. César Escalante, the New Vegetable Pathologist at the Southwest-Purdue Ag Center June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 Read More Greetings everyone! I am César Escalante, and I have recently been hired as the new vegetable pathologist by the Purdue Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Starting July 1, 2024,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Plant Disease Management Food Safety Considerations for Vegetable Farms June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Tari Gary and Amanda J Deering Read More Intense heat and long days serve as a reminder that we are officially in the heart of Summer, where Indiana consumers rush to grocery stores and farmers markets to purchase[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety Irrigation Workshop for Small-Scale Vegetable Producers on Sept. 4 June 14, 2024 - From Issue: 738 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Date: September 4, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 8:00 PM EST Location: Southwest Purdue Ag Center, 4369 N Purdue Rd, Vincennes, IN Dinner Provided Join us for an informative workshop designed[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Irrigation Workshop Drying Out and Heating Up June 14, 2024 - From Issue: 738 By: Jacob Dolinger Read More Meteorological spring (March-May) roared to a close on May 31, and the data is in—it was the 26th wettest on record in 130 years of records, with 14.28 inches of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather « First‹ Previous34567 (current) 891011Next ›Last »Page 7 of 48
Food Safety Considerations for Vegetable Farms June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Tari Gary and Amanda J Deering Read More Intense heat and long days serve as a reminder that we are officially in the heart of Summer, where Indiana consumers rush to grocery stores and farmers markets to purchase[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety
Irrigation Workshop for Small-Scale Vegetable Producers on Sept. 4 June 14, 2024 - From Issue: 738 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Date: September 4, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 8:00 PM EST Location: Southwest Purdue Ag Center, 4369 N Purdue Rd, Vincennes, IN Dinner Provided Join us for an informative workshop designed[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Education Irrigation Workshop
Drying Out and Heating Up June 14, 2024 - From Issue: 738 By: Jacob Dolinger Read More Meteorological spring (March-May) roared to a close on May 31, and the data is in—it was the 26th wettest on record in 130 years of records, with 14.28 inches of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
