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…]
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…]
September 25th began cloudy and gray, with a hint of autumn in the air and the bustle of field day preparation on Ohio State’s Wooster campus. The Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day, an annual event by The Land Connection, partnered with Ohio State this year to bring mechanical weed control demonstrations to northeast Ohio.[Read More…]
Various Ways to be Involved with SARE SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) has various ways to be involved beyond the grant opportunities that come out every year. One other way to be involved with SARE is to review grants that come in. If you have been wanting to learn more about the SARE grant[Read More…]
Home-based vendors (HBV) in Indiana must follow certain regulations to sell food products made in a non-inspected space, like a home kitchen. HBV regulations require vendors to obtain a food handler certificate and restrict where HBVs may sell their products. Until recently, whole, uncut produce was subject to HBV regulations and requirements. As of July[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…]
Educational Tracks The event will include educational tracks in fresh vegetables; processing tomatoes; small and tree fruits; business, marketing, succession planning; food safety; and controlled environment agriculture. Credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisors (CEUs) as well as Indiana-licensed private (PARP) and commercial pesticide applicators (CCH). PARP can be earned on both days. Registration[Read More…]
The Indiana Vegetable Growers Association (IVGA) will host an evening meeting on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Vincennes University Agricultural Center, 4207 North Purdue Road, Vincennes, IN. Registration starts at 5 pm. Purdue researchers will be onsite to discuss production issues. We will also discuss presentation topics for the upcoming winter meetings. Dinner will[Read More…]
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