We are happy to announce that Purdue Extension is presenting its annual Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on July 18, 2024, at the Throckmorton/Meigs Horticulture Farm, Lafayette, IN. Registration is now open! Register here: Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day The program is now available. Download HERE. Fruit and Veg Field Day 2024_Agenda FINAL_page1 Fruit[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. This issue features articles on planning for fall and winter production in high tunnels, spotlight articles on flea beetles and Palmer amaranth, a new SpartanĀ® label, and suggestions for vegetable disease management. We also examine the[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. This issue features articles on integrated insect management strategies, spotlight articles on cucumber beetles and dandelions, and research results from a sweet potato weed management study and a consumer study about salad mixes. We also take[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. This issue is packed with information. We are featuring several articles on weeds, including weed management in vegetable systems, how insects benefit from winter weeds, and a weed spotlight article on Common Chickweed. The insect spotlight[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. This issue features two Spotlight articles: the Weed Spotlight on Deadnettle and the Insect Spotlight on the Two-Spotted Lady Beetle. It also includes a featured article that discusses soil fertility management in high tunnels, ethylene damage[Read More…]
NCR-SARE Welcomes Liz Brownlee This article was published by SARE in their news release dated March 21, 2024. NCR-SARE is pleased to announce Liz Brownlee’s appointment as the new Coordinator for the Farmer Rancher Grant Program. Brownlee, who was born and raised in Indiana, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this role. Brownlee[Read More…]
Are you looking to enhance your knowledge of soil fertility management in high tunnel farming? Look no further! Let’s explore the crucial aspects of High Tunnel Soil Fertility Management that can help you grow abundant and healthy crops. Spring has arrived, and with it comes the excitement of planting cool and warm-season crops. If you[Read More…]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. In this issue, we feature some of the educational events offered during the spring and summer of 2024 and launch our Spotlight articles. This week, the Weed Spotlight is cast on Henbit, and the Insect Spotlight[Read More…]
The 2023 Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was held at the Purdue Student Farm in West Lafayette, Indiana. With 105 participants registered, the in-person event featured an array of on-farm demonstrations and was a resounding success. Nearly 84% of attendees reported that they learned something they didn’t know before. A third (34%) indicated they[Read More…]