The Midwestern Regional Climate Center recently released a freeze date tool. It makes it easy to find historical temperature information that may help growers plan. This article provides a quick introduction to the tool. Many readers are familiar with the average first fall frost and last spring frost dates, and the frost-free growing season between…Read more about A Look at the Freeze Date Tool from Midwestern Regional Climate Center[Read More]
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In April we announced a new bulletin “Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels”, available from the Purdue Education store at https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=HO-330-W . With the fall/winter high tunnel season underway we are now announcing it again. The publication brings together information collected on farms and research stations in Indiana and Ohio to provide…Read more about Scheduling Fall and Winter Vegetable Production in High Tunnels, Revisited[Read More]
There will a Specialty Crops Applicator Program on Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time at the Washington County Government Building, 806 Martinsburg Road, Salem, IN. Participants will earn PARP credit. CCH credit has been applied for. The program is free. Bring $10 for PARP credit, cash or check only. RSVP…Read more about Specialty Crops Applicator Program in Washington County on December 1, 2022[Read More]
The dinner meeting will take place on November 29, 2022. We will discuss the future of the Southwest Melon and Vegetable Growers Association and have a presentation about the 2022 watermelon variety trials. The portion of the meeting concerning SWIM future will begin at 5 pm. Dinner will be served at 6 pm. The variety…Read more about Southwest Melon and Vegetable Growers Winter Technical Meeting – Important Discussion about Future of SWIM[Read More]
The Southwest Melon and Vegetable Grower Association will have their Annual meeting in association with the Illiana Watermelon Association (IWA) on January 20, 2023 in French Lick, IN. Note that this is an earlier date than the meeting usually takes place. PARP and CCH credit will be applied for. The meeting agenda has not been…Read more about Southwest Melon and Vegetable Growers Association Annual Meeting will be January 20, 2023[Read More]
Register for Veteran Farmer Webinar Series. October registration link: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NS6mjFCjjEPXJs November registration link: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWdvzeeMGy6ouR8 More information about the Webinar Series can be found at https://extension.purdue.edu/food-safety-for-military-veteran-farmers/upcoming-events.html
Purdue University will host the 2023 Indiana Horticulture Conference at the Beck Agricultural Center, West Lafayette, IN on Jan.23 and 24. Registration will open in November 2022 and close one week before the event. Educational tracks will include vegetable production, small fruit, tree fruit, apples for beginners, food safety, controlled environment, farming basics, and business…Read more about 2023 Indiana Horticultural Conference Registration to Open in November[Read More]
5I have heard concerns about the size of strawberry plants this year. To provide a timely update of crop status, we created a blog site where there will be frequent updates of plasticulture strawberry status across Indiana. If you are interested in learning the current crop status, please visit this site https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/guan/blog/. We saw a…Read more about Plasticulture Strawberry Crop Status: Are Additional Protections Needed to Encourage Fall Growth?[Read More]
OISC will mail renewal notices this week to all pesticide applicators with expiration of Dec. 31, 2022. Programs approved for credit are listed on PARP Event site: https://ppp.purdue.edu/private-applicators/recertification-parp/parp-events/ Only 2 PARPs in one year. Private applicators must have attended at least 1 PARP prior to 2022. If not, They will need to pass the certification exam….Read more about Private Applicator Permit[Read More]
Row covers are used in plasticulture strawberry production for winter protection. There is also interest in using row covers to encourage fall growth. The different purposes of using row covers affect when farmers should consider applying the row covers, and what type of materials best meet these goals. At Strawberry Chat on Plasticulture production, Brad…Read more about Applying Row Covers for Winter Protection in Plasticulture Strawberry Production[Read More]
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