Hard copies of the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide (ID-56) are available. This annually revised guide is a summary of currently suggested fertility, cultural, and pest management techniques and tools for commercial vegetable growers, and is a collaboration of land-grant universities from eight states. It provides vegetable production information that is valid for the current year…Read more about Midwest Vegetable Production Guide 2023[Read More]
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2022 – Producers can now take a nationwide survey to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) improve and increase access to its programs and services for America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest managers. The survey includes new and existing customers. USDA encourages all agricultural producers to take the survey, especially those who…Read more about USDA Releases Nationwide Farmer and Forest Manager Prospective Customer Survey[Read More]
Register for the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Webinar Expanding Market Access: Financial Assistance through USDA’s FSCSC Program The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and partners are hosting a webinar for stakeholders and producers that focuses on the new Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program. FSCSC will provide up to $200 million…Read more about Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Webinar[Read More]
Chance for above-normal precipitation in about 2 weeks, but for this time of the year, that doesn’t mean much. Freezing temperatures and even some snow fell in Indiana earlier this week forcing us to accept that winter is coming. Figure 1 shows how much colder than normal those minimum temperatures got early Tuesday, October 18th….Read more about Brrrr, that was Cold![Read More]
The Midwestern Regional Climate Center recently released a freeze date tool. It makes it easy to find historical temperature information that may help growers plan. This article provides a quick introduction to the tool. Many readers are familiar with the average first fall frost and last spring frost dates, and the frost-free growing season between…Read more about A Look at the Freeze Date Tool from Midwestern Regional Climate Center[Read More]
In April we announced a new bulletin “Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels”, available from the Purdue Education store at https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=HO-330-W . With the fall/winter high tunnel season underway we are now announcing it again. The publication brings together information collected on farms and research stations in Indiana and Ohio to provide…Read more about Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels, Revisited[Read More]
There will a Specialty Crops Applicator Program on Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time at the Washington County Government Building, 806 Martinsburg Road, Salem, IN. Participants will earn PARP credit. CCH credit has been applied for. The program is free. Bring $10 for PARP credit, cash or check only. RSVP…Read more about Specialty Crops Applicator Program in Washington County on December 1, 2022[Read More]
The dinner meeting will take place on November 29, 2022. We will discuss the future of the Southwest Melon and Vegetable Growers Association and have a presentation about the 2022 watermelon variety trials. The portion of the meeting concerning SWIM future will begin at 5 pm. Dinner will be served at 6 pm. The variety…Read more about Southwest Melon and Vegetable Growers Winter Technical Meeting – Important Discussion about Future of SWIM[Read More]
The Southwest Melon and Vegetable Grower Association will have their Annual meeting in association with the Illiana Watermelon Association (IWA) on January 20, 2023 in French Lick, IN. Note that this is an earlier date than the meeting usually takes place. PARP and CCH credit will be applied for. The meeting agenda has not been…Read more about Southwest Melon and Vegetable Growers Association Annual Meeting will be January 20, 2023[Read More]
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