Another update has been added for the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2017. Under Root maggot controls for rutabagas, please substitute the information below for the existing information on page 211. Lorsban 15G at 3.3 fl. oz per 1000 linear ft. of row at planting or Lorsban 4E/Advanced at 1 fl. oz/1000 linear…Read more about April MW Vegetable Guide Update[Read More]
Articles from 2017
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Growers that purchase the insecticide Belay® should read the label carefully. The new label will contain several significant changes. Please see this announcement recently released by Valent. “Valent is voluntarily removing or limiting certain crop uses on the Belay® label going forward due to on-going regulatory challenges with these uses. Specifically, all Fruiting Vegetable uses have…Read more about Belay Label Change[Read More]
Many cantaloupe and watermelon growers are either growing transplants in a greenhouse or are expecting delivery of transplants in the next few weeks. Either way, growers should inspect transplants for disease before planting in the field. Below I will describe several common transplant diseases of cantaloupe and watermelon as well as management options. Gummy stem…Read more about Cantaloupe and Watermelon Transplant Diseases[Read More]
Indiana Farm Market Association (IFMA) Spring Tour Day The spring tour day will be held on May 2, 2017 in the Fort Wayne area. This is open to anyone with a farm retail store, farm market, or agritourism farm. It’s a great time for sharing ideas and gather new ones. This is a driving tour, map…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
One way insects communicate with individuals of the same species is with pheromones. Pheromones are volatile chemicals released by an insect that usually can be detected only by individuals of the same species. There are a number of different types of pheromones, but the most common type is the sex pheromone. Usually the females will…Read more about Pheromones and Pheromone Traps[Read More]
Many Indiana growers may have tomato transplants growing in a greenhouse for field or greenhouse/high tunnel production. The three most likely diseases are bacterial spot, bacterial speck and bacterial canker. This article describes symptoms for these diseases and some management options. While these bacterial diseases thrive in transplant production where plants are often overhead watered, these diseases are…Read more about Tomato Transplant Diseases[Read More]
It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform our readers of the deaths of Tom Roney of Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield, John Hilger of Hilger Family Farm in Fort Wayne and Abner Horrall of Melon Acres in Oaktown. They were all great leaders of the vegetable industry in Indiana. They will be greatly missed.