The Safe Produce Indiana team is partnering with Michigan State University and the North Central Region Center for FSMA Training, Extension, and Outreach to host a cleaning and sanitizing workshop at the Purdue Extension Food Safety Training Hub on February 27. This will be a full day of training. Topics include produce food safety basics,…Read more about Cleaning and Sanitizing Workshop – February 27[Read More]
Petrus Langenhoven
Horticulture and Hydroponic Crop Specialist
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Petrus Langenhoven's website
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Petrus Langenhoven's website
Join members of the Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Groups to debut our first of nine virtual farm tours that were created during the 2023 growing season. We will use this innovative technology to transport you to the farm so that we can navigate around to talk about the farms’ pest challenges and what…Read more about Urban Agriculture Pest Management Special Event[Read More]
Indiana Vegetable Growers Association (IVGA) Membership Renewal /Application The IVGA was established in the early 1900’s to be the Voice for Vegetable Growers in Indiana and is dedicated to the improvement of vegetable production and marketing in Indiana. The IVGA supports education and research about vegetables and melons in Indiana, and as your advocate, the IVGA…Read more about Indiana Vegetable Growers Association Membership[Read More]
A Golden Career Dan Egel will retire from Purdue University as of February 2, 2024. Dan has been in the Botany and Plant Pathology Department since 1995, stationed at the Southwest Purdue Ag Center in Vincennes, IN. He has been the vegetable pathologist for Purdue University with statewide responsibilities in Indiana. Petrus Langenhoven, Vegetable Crops Specialist…Read more about Dan Egel Retiring Feb. 2, 2024[Read More]
Take your Next Giant Leap and Discover your next career at Purdue University. At the Meigs Horticultural Research Facility, part of the Throckmorton Ag Center at Purdue University, there is a job opening. We are hiring a Senior Horticulture Crops Research Technician. The technician will be responsible for overall field operations, pesticide applications, and crop…Read more about Senior Horticulture Crops Research Technician[Read More]
The Winter Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Year-Round Harvests. By Jean-Martin Fortier (Author), Catherine Sylvestre (Author), and Laurie Bennett (Translator). Publication date: October 10, 2023 An exciting new book about winter farming is now available. This might be great reading material for the fall/winter. I am including a video that gives you some background about the book. …Read more about New Book – The Winter Market Gardener[Read More]
Vegetable Crops Hotline Newsletter Subscribers, I am requesting your feedback on your experience with the Vegetable Crops Hotline Newsletter (VCH) and your input regarding 2024 content. Your responses will help us make decisions about what crops to feature and any vegetable crop issues that you may like us to focus on in the coming year….Read more about Vegetable Crops Hotline Newsletter Survey[Read More]
Welcome to the Vegetable Crops Hotline (VCH), Purdue Extension’s exclusive newsletter for people in the business of growing vegetables. In this last issue of 2023, we highlight an overview of the Mechanical Weed Control field day, food safety and SARE news, and we look at winter educational events. Very Important: Vegetable Crop Hotline Survey We…Read more about From The Editor’s Desk[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 highlight the occurrence of pumpkin viruses in Indiana, reflect on the 2023 dry bean season, provide an update on vegetable pricing at the Clearspring Produce Auction, cover weather trends, and look at…Read more about From the Editor’s Desk[Read More]