Upcoming Events March 14, 2016 - From Issue: 609 By: Wenjing Guan Food Safety Program A series of workshops will help produce marketers better understand food safety practices to lower the risk of contamination by a foodborne illness. Workshop “On-Farm Food Safety[Read More…] Article Tags: Events General Information
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
SW Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Meeting October 29, 2015 - From Issue: 607 By: Liz Maynard The Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Association will hold their technical meeting and variety trial showcase on Thursday, December 3rd at the Southwest Purdue Ag Center, 4369 N. Purdue[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events
Upcoming Events October 29, 2015 - From Issue: 607 By: Liz Maynard Beginning Farmer Tour. Saturday, November 7, 2015. 9:00 A.M. – Noon CST. Perkins Good Earth Farm, DeMotte, IN. Breakfast, networking session, lunch, tour. Soil health, cover crops, vegetable and high[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events
Upcoming Events September 17, 2015 - From Issue: 606 By: Liz Maynard Read More Arthritis and Agriculture. Thursday, September 24, 2015. 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. EDT. Presenter: Amber D. Wolfe, M.S., from the National AgrAbility project. To participate, register at https://goo.gl/R8Eq1I. You will[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events
Do You Grow Kale? September 5, 2015 - From Issue: 606 By: Liz Maynard Read More If you grow kale you may be interested in the ‘You Heart Kale’ effort promoted by Indiana’s Farm to School program for this year’s Food Day. The “Kale Toolkit” provided[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Kale Article Tags: Events Marketing
Tell Us Your Ideas for Winter Meetings September 5, 2015 - From Issue: 606 By: Liz Maynard We are planning programs for the Indiana Horticultural Congress and other winter meetings. The best ideas for topics and speakers come from you! Let us know what you want to[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events
Indiana Grown Seeks Producers for PMA Fresh Summit September 4, 2015 - From Issue: 605 By: Bianca Gogel The Indiana State Department of Agriculture’s (ISDA) Indiana Grown Program is an all-inclusive collaborative initiative to promote Indiana produced agricultural products to Indiana residents, restaurants, grocery stores, farmer’s markets, wholesalers, processors[Read More…] Article Tags: Ag Economics – General Events Marketing
Upcoming Events September 4, 2015 - From Issue: 605 By: Liz Maynard Beginning Farmer Tours. Free farm tours and networking events sponsored by Purdue Extension and Local Growers Guild. For more information and to register contact the Purdue Extension Education Store at[Read More…] Article Tags: Events Safety – General
Upcoming Events August 18, 2015 - From Issue: 604 By: Liz Maynard Code Red Webinar. Thursday, August 27, 2015. 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. EDT. The Code Red tool developed by the Purdue Women in Agriculture Team is a must have for[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Ag Economics – General Events
