Planning for Success: Food Safety Plan Writing June 12, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Liz Maynard ”Planning for Success: Food Safety Plan Writing” began Thursday June 4 and will continue on June 18 and July 1. The program is offered via WebEx, or by phone for audio only. Each program includes[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events Food Safety
Blossom End Rot of Tomato June 10, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Liz Maynard Blossom end rot of tomato has been showing up in some protected growing structures. This article reviews the disorder and summarizes preventive practices. Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Plant Disease Management Protected Culture and Season Extension
Successful Transplant Establishment May 12, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Liz Maynard Read More Getting seedlings from the transplant tray into the field is essential for a good crop (Figure 1). Healthy transplants treated well will quickly establish themselves in the field, setting the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Cucurbits Solanaceous Crops Article Tags: Crop Culture Transplant Production
Participants Needed for Cover Crop Interviews May 12, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Liz Maynard Do you use cover crops in your vegetable operation? Dr. James Farmer, Assistant Professor at Indiana University, is looking for farmers who use cover crops to participate in interviews about[Read More…]
Upcoming Events – Managing Employees and GAPs A to Z May 11, 2015 - From Issue: 597 By: Liz Maynard Effective Management of Farm Employees – Webinar. Thursday, May 28, 2015. 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT. Register at http://goo.gl/NvQ1eL. This webinar will be facilitated by Phil Durst and Stan[Read More…]
Finding a Special Local Needs Pesticide Label Online April 28, 2015 - From Issue: 596 By: Liz Maynard Some of the herbicides available for use on vegetables in Indiana are registered under a supplemental label or under a special local needs (SLN, 24(c)) registration. In these cases the[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Are Your Fields Listed at Driftwatch.org? April 17, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Liz Maynard Read More Vegetable, fruit, and organic farmers can register their production areas on Driftwatch.org to let commercial pesticide applicators know where the fields are. Beekeepers can also register sites where beehives are[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Organic Production Pests and Pest Management – General Production Management Weed Management
Managing Cover Crops in Spring April 14, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Liz Maynard and Rick Foster Cover crops should be killed at least a couple of weeks before planting vegetables. That will give the cover time to partially decompose, and time for any cutworm larvae that[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Crop Culture Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Plan to Dispose of Unwanted Pesticides April 14, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Liz Maynard (Information provided by Office of the Indiana State Chemist, 765-494-1492, www.oisc.purdue.edu) The Indiana Pesticide Clean Sweep Project designed to collect and dispose of suspended, canceled, banned, unusable, opened, unopened or[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General
Tomato Grafting Workshop in Marion County April 14, 2015 - From Issue: 595 By: Liz Maynard Read More Sunday, April 26, 2015. 9-11 a.m. Purdue Extension – Marion County on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Cost: $25 (if registered by April 17). Register here: goo.gl/vZOPWD Contact: Emily Toner, Urban[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Events Plant Disease Management Special Cultural Practices
