Register for the Southwest Purdue Ag Center field day HERE https://tinyurl.com/2025SWPACFieldDay
Join us for an exciting new endeavor, the Tri-State High Tunnel School, focused on high tunnel production with information to benefit commercial growers, beginning farmers, and educators, among others. It is hosted by Extension Specialists and Educators with Michigan State University, Purdue University, and The Ohio State University. Indiana host locations and contacts: Goshen, IN…Read more about Tri-State High Tunnel School on March 14, 2025[Read More]
University of Florida researchers developed this survey to investigate issues associated with slugs and snails in horticultural crops. Your survey participation can assist researchers in developing Extension and research control methods. For more information about this survey, please check the survey link.
A new supplemental label allows for Sharpen® herbicide to be applied to mint in Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. This registration follows several years of field trials conducted across the Pacific Northwest and Midwest, including research at Purdue University. This research was supported by local mint farmer organizations, the Mint Industry Research Council,…Read more about Sharpen® Herbicide Now Labeled For Use in Mint in Select States[Read More]
It happens every year. A warm wave moves into the area, and I immediately get the urge to run to the nursery and start planting for the spring. Of course, there is another little voice inside my head warning me not to fall for it. There are plenty of other things I can do outside…Read more about A False Sense of Spring?[Read More]
Many growers have heard about or tried tomato grafting at some point. Some have found that grafted plants make a noticeable difference in plant vigor and yield, and have adopted the practice. Others may not have seen the same benefits and felt the extra effort wasn’t worthwhile. But regardless of initial experiences, grafting is a…Read more about Tomato Grafting Resources[Read More]
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