Wenjing Guan

Vegetable Crops Hotline A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

Wenjing Guan

Vegetable Crops Hotline Editor & Clinical Engagement Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Area(s) of Interest: Commercial Vegetable and Melon Production

(812) 886-0198 guan40@purdue.edu

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USDA Releases Nationwide Farmer and Forest Manager Prospective Customer Survey

November 15, 2022

By: Wenjing Guan

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 [Read More…]

USDA Launches Loan Assistance Tool

November 2, 2022

By: Wenjing Guan

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Announcement

Southwest Melon and Vegetable Growers Winter Technical Meeting – Important Discussion about Future of SWIM

October 20, 2022 - From Issue: 713

By: Dan Egel and Wenjing Guan

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 [Read More…]

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Events

Southwest Melon and Vegetable Growers Association Annual Meeting will be January 20, 2023

October 20, 2022 - From Issue: 713

By: Dan Egel and Wenjing Guan

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 [Read More…]

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Events

Plasticulture Strawberry Crop Status: Are Additional Protections Needed to Encourage Fall Growth?

October 19, 2022 - From Issue: 713

By: Wenjing Guan

Fig. 1 Low tunnel was installed with a mechanical transplanter low tunnel layer.

5I have heard concerns about the size of strawberry plants this year. To provide a timely update of crop status, we created a blog site where there will be frequent [Read More…]

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Strawberry

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Crop Culture

Applying Row Covers for Winter Protection in Plasticulture Strawberry Production

October 18, 2022 - From Issue: 713

By: Wenjing Guan

Figure 1. The strawberry field was covered with floating row covers (1.5 oz) for frost protection in spring

Row covers are used in plasticulture strawberry production for winter protection. There is also interest in using row covers to encourage fall growth. The different purposes of using row covers [Read More…]

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Strawberry

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Crop Culture

Webinar from Midwest Climate Hub About Fall Freeze

September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712

Webinar from Midwestern Regional Climate Center on Sept. 21, 11 am EDT. Registration is not needed. Participating zoom link https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1605071265

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