Greetings everyone! I am César Escalante, and I have recently been hired as the new vegetable pathologist by the Purdue Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Starting July 1, 2024, I will be at the Southwest-Purdue Ag Center in Vincennes, IN. I will be serving as a liaison to Indiana’s vegetable industry. As part of…Read more about Meet Dr. César Escalante, the New Vegetable Pathologist at the Southwest-Purdue Ag Center[Read More]
Summer tour for Indiana fruit and vegetable growers. July 14 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Jacobs’ Family Orchard 4676 North 75 West New Castle Indiana, 47362 https://jacobsfamilyorchard.com/
Indiana NRCS accepting applications for Farmers Helping Hellbenders RCPP project – February 17, 2023 Applications are being accepted through March 31 from farmers and forestland owners in portions of Washington, Harrison, Crawford, and Floyd counties. Funding is now available to producers in the Blue River-Sinking Watershed to implement conservation practices on their land to assist…Read more about Indiana Natural Resources Conservation Services News[Read More]
Registration is now open for the Indiana Small Farm Conference to be held, in person, at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on March 2nd and 3rd. We have a full schedule of educational opportunities including keynote speakers Hunter Smith from WonderTree Farm on Thursday March 2nd and Sarah Frey from Frey Farms on Friday March 3rd. …Read more about 2023 Indiana Small Farm Conference[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]
Register for Veteran Farmer Webinar Series. October registration link: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NS6mjFCjjEPXJs November registration link: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWdvzeeMGy6ouR8 More information about the Webinar Series can be found at https://extension.purdue.edu/food-safety-for-military-veteran-farmers/upcoming-events.html
OISC will mail renewal notices this week to all pesticide applicators with expiration of Dec. 31, 2022. Programs approved for credit are listed on PARP Event site: https://ppp.purdue.edu/private-applicators/recertification-parp/parp-events/ Only 2 PARPs in one year. Private applicators must have attended at least 1 PARP prior to 2022. If not, They will need to pass the certification exam….Read more about Private Applicator Permit[Read More]
This questionnaire is part of a USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)-funded proposal (DEVELOPING A NATIONAL TEAM TO OPTIMIZE NON-HERBICIDE WEED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN COLE AND LEAFY GREEN CROPS) to identify grower interest in novel technology for weed management. Novel technology includes vision-guided sprayers/thinners, steam weeding, and precision mechanical, laser, and electric weeders. It may…Read more about New Questionnaire to Identify Grower Interest in Novel Weed Management Technology[Read More]