Apples
Purdue Fruit, Veg & Hemp Field Day Meigs Purdue Ag Center 9101 S 100 E, Lafayette, IN 47909 July 21, 2022 More details to come.
Join us for the Indiana Horticultural Society Summer Meeting Beasley’s Orchard, Danville, IN July 18 All are invited More details to come.
Why Should I Buy Crop Insurance? It’s still the number one question farmers ask me. And I know what they’re really asking is, does crop insurance actually pay? Is it worth it? In the end, that’s up to you to decide, but it’s important to understand the role crop insurance plays in the long-term success…Read more about Thought Leadership | Crop Insurance – Protect the Farm, US apple Association[Read More]
Indiana seems to experience the entirety of US weather, sometimes in the same day. The recent spate of cool, wet weather has left apple scab one happy fungus (Fig. 1). Most of the state just underwent an extreme scab period, and unfortunately, few of us could do anything about it because of the combination of…Read more about Wet weather & apple scab[Read More]
We’re getting close to the time when growers need to make chemical thinning decisions – for many the most perplexing and risky decision they will make all year. This is usually a tricky call to make. Remember that only about 5-10% fruit set is usually enough for a full crop. In other words, 90 out…Read more about Chemical thinning[Read More]
Spring temperatures It seems like spring is progressing slowly, and in some respects it is. At this time of the year, the rate of plant development depends largely on temperature. The warmer it is, the faster plants develop. Early in the season we hope for cool weather to slow down bud development. This is so…Read more about Spring temperatures, pollination- a refresher[Read More]