Dear Valued Vegetable Crops Hotline Readers, Welcome to issue 777 of the Vegetable Crops Hotline newsletter! Our mission remains steadfast: to deliver crucial updates on pest management, production practices, food safety, and marketing opportunities that directly impact your farming operations. What’s Inside This Issue Central Indiana is coming off one of the wettest stretches of…Read more about From the Editors Desk[Read More]
After a drier-than-normal July, recent rains have put Indiana on notice for above-normal precipitation. Just two weeks into August, there was enough precipitation to cover the month’s typical August rainfall, and then some. Much of the state received over 400 percent of normal precipitation for the first two weeks of the month, and some locations…Read more about Soaking Rains to End the Summer, And Then Some[Read More]
This article was published as a Hot Topic on August 7, 2026. The first symptoms of cucurbit downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis) on cucumber plants in a commercial field were confirmed in LaGrange County, Indiana, on July 29, 2026. Now is a good time to stay alert and scout fields for symptoms related to this disease. Remember, early detection…Read more about Downy Mildew Symptoms Confirmed in Indiana[Read More]
If you walked out to the garden or on the farm only to find your hard work submerged under murky water, my heart goes out to you. As a fellow gardener who has been anxiously watching the skies and the rain gauge, I know how much time and energy was poured into caring for those…Read more about Food Safety After Flooding[Read More]
PRESS RELEASE – July 22, 2026. On September 10-11, the inaugural Great Lakes Tek Flex will be held at the Michigan State University Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (MSU SWMREC) in Benton Harbor, MI. Vendor/Sponsor Update: We are excited to announce that we now have a total of sixteen (18) companies representing over twenty (20)…Read more about First Annual TEK FLEX – September 10-12, Benton Harbor, MI[Read More]
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