The Aug. topic of Strawberry Chat is about plasticulture strawberry production. Our special guests were Brad Bergefurd, former Horticulture Specialist at The Ohio State University, Calvin Beasley from Beasley Orchard in Danville, IN, and Danny Vanmeter from Vanmeter Family Farm in Clarkston, KY. We discussed many important topics in plasticulture strawberry production, including site selection,[Read More…]
Events
The Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan Tri-state Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) conference is Saturday and Sunday, November 12th and 13th, in Ft, Wayne, IN. The conference starts with a Hawkins Family Farm tour on Saturday morning. Experts with Central State University, The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), in collaboration with[Read More…]
August Strawberry Chat will be about plasticulture production. Our guests are Brad Bergefurd, a former horticulture specialist at The Ohio State University; Calvin Beasley from Beasley Orchard in Danville, IN, and Danny VanMeter from VanMeter Family Farm in Clarkson, KY. The live session is on Aug 10, 12:00-1:00 pm EST. If you are interested in[Read More…]
The Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day/Twilight Meeting will be held August 9, 2022, 5 to 8 p.m. Central time (6 to 9 p.m. Eastern time) at 11402 S. County Line Road, Wanatah, IN. The evening program will feature plot tours for farmers and for homeowners featuring topics of irrigation, sweet corn, pumpkins, dry beans, equipment,[Read More…]
We discussed insect pests and weed control during renovation in the July episode. Our special guests are Drs. Stephen Meyers, Samantha Willden, and Mr. David Doud. Steve and Sam are researchers from Purdue. Steve is the weed scientist in the Horticulture department; Sam is a postdoc researcher in the entomology department. David is the owner[Read More…]
The Pinney Purdue Vegetable Field Day/Twilight Meeting will be held August 9, 2022, 5 to 8 p.m. Central time (6 to 9 p.m. Eastern time) at 11402 S. County Line Road, Wanatah, IN. The evening program will feature plot tours for farmers and for homeowners featuring topics of irrigation, sweet corn, pumpkins, dry beans, equipment,[Read More…]
