REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Register here: Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day Purdue Extension presented its second Fruit and Vegetable Field Day post-pandemic at the Throckmorton Purdue Agriculture Center’s Meigs Horticulture Research Farm, located in Lafayette, on July 20th, 2023. Extension Specialists and Graduate Students presented specialty crop research to 90 attendees. Attendees had only good[Read More…]
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Dear Strawberry Chat Listeners, We will talk with Dr. Marvin Pritts on Wednesday, May 1st, 12:00-1:00 pm EST. Dr. Pritts is a professor in the horticulture department at Cornell and a very well-known expert in the strawberry industry. Many of you may have heard and read the book Strawberry Production Guide for the Northeast, Midwest,[Read More…]
SAVE THE DATE! Hydroponic lettuce can receive USDA organic label if standard guidelines for organic production are followed. This may fetch premium price for produce. Learn about how to develop organic fertilizer recipes, manage insects and diseases, and maintain food safety standards in organic hydroponic systems Crop Production in Organic Hydroponic Systems October 25, 2023[Read More…]
2023 OISC Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Information Form WHAT: An OISC Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program designed to collect and dispose of suspended, canceled, banned, unusable, opened, unopened or just unwanted pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, miticides, etc.) is being sponsored by the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC). This disposal service is free of[Read More…]
REGISTER HERE 2023 FIELD DAY SCHEDULE Thursday, July 27, 2023 Registration 8:00 – 9:00 am EST Demonstrations at 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EST Coordinator: Petrus Langenhoven Extension Staff: Lori Jolly-Brown, Lais McCartney, and Patrick Williams Please join us for the 2023 Small Farm Education Field Day! The EMT food truck will be on site[Read More…]
REGISTER HERE Purdue Fruit & Vegetable Field Day 2023 Thursday, July 20, 2023 Purdue Meigs Ag Center 9101 S. 100 E, Lafayette, IN 47909 Coordinator: Petrus Langenhoven Extension Staff: Lori Jolly-Brown, Jay Young, Chloe Richard, and Paul Howard FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS Sweet Corn Pest Management Updates Silage Tarps for Weed Management in Potatoess [Read More…]
USDA to Host Two In-Person Listening Sessions for Producers in the RMA Springfield, Ill. Region to Hear About Crop Insurance Coverage for Prevented Planting SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 27, 2023 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting agricultural producers from throughout the Springfield, Ill. Region of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio to participate in one of[Read More…]
July 14, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Jacobs’ Family Orchard 4676 North 75 West New Castle Indiana 47362 https://jacobsfamilyorchard.com The summer tour for Indiana fruit and vegetable growers will be held on Friday July 14 at Jacobs’ Family Orchard near New Castle, IN. While primarily apple growers, growing over 30 cultivars, The Jacobs family also[Read More…]