Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers’ Technical Meeting
Date: November 15, 2018 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (EST)
Location: Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC), 4369 N. Purdue Road, Vincennes, IN
The meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. for board members to discuss topics for the March meeting, which will be held in French Lick, IN. Any member who wants to participate in the discussion is welcome. At 6:00 pm, dinner will be served. Following that, we will showcase variety trials conducted at SWPAC in 2018, which includes seedless watermelons, melons, seeded watermelons, and personal-sized watermelons. Any grower interested in becoming a member is invited to attend. Membership dues are $15 per year and can be paid at the meeting. To register please call (812) 886-0198. Registration is due by Nov. 7. Any questions, please contact Wenjing Guan guan40@purdue.edu
Greenhouse and Indoor Hydroponics Workshop
Date: Sept. 5, 2018, 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Location: 625 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907
The work shop is free. Register at https://tinyurl.com/yaxd4k2z
2018 Pumpkin Field Day
Date: Sept. 6, 2018 starting at 10:00 am
Location: University of Illinois Extension Ewing Demonstration Center. 16132 N. Ewing Rd; Ewing, IL 62836 (Located 20 minutes south of Mt. Vernon, IL)
The field day is free. Please register by calling (618) 687-1727 or online at https://go.illinois.edu/pumpkinday2018 by Aug. 31, 2018.
Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day
Date: Sept. 26, 9:30 -4:00
Location: PrairiErth Farm, 2073 2000 Ave, Atlanta, IL 61723
Registration is $20, register online at www.thelandconnection.org/farmers
