Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1:30–5:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center (SWPAC)
Address: 4369 N. Purdue Road, Vincennes, IN 47591
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/SWPACpumpkin • or call 812-886-0198
Questions? Contact Wenjing Guan (guan40@purdue.edu), Valerie Clingerman (clingerman@purdue.edu), or Barb Joyner (joynerb@purdue.edu).
Tentative agenda
1:30–2:00 p.m. – Registration
2:00–2:10 p.m. – Welcome to SWPAC — Dennis Nowaskie, SWPAC superintendent
2:10–2:30 p.m. – Diverse pumpkins and winter squashes — Liz Maynard, Purdue Extension horticulture specialist
2:30–2:50 p.m. – Pumpkin pests and beneficial insects — Laura Ingwell, Purdue Extension entomologist
2:50–3:10 p.m. – Pumpkin diseases — César Escalante, Purdue Extension plant pathologist
3:10–3:30 p.m. – Weed management — Steve Meyers, Purdue Extension weed scientist
3:30–3:45 p.m. – Break & travel to field
3:45–4:15 p.m. – Variety showcase — Wenjing Guan & Liz Maynard
4:15–4:30 p.m. – Research trial: weed management — Steve Meyers
4:30–4:45 p.m. – Research trial: pest management — Laura Ingwell
4:45–5:30 p.m. – “Treasure hunt” of diseases and insect pests + open discussion with specialists
