Welcome to Spring! Things have begun to green up here at Meigs as we’ve had some warmer weather and plenty of rain. Consequently, this week has been a push to make our first-of-season herbicide and fungicide applications in the orchard. Though we breached 80F a couple times already, our fruit trees and brambles do not…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]
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The Purdue Ag Center is seeking a Specialty Crops Systems Specialist. In this role, you will provide expertise and assistance to faculty and graduate students in the Departments of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Botany and Plant Pathology, Entomology, and others by implementing and maintaining applied field research trials related to fruit, vegetable and specialty crops…Read more about Horticulture Research Manager[Read More]
Dear Small Fruit Growers: As part of a national team of entomologists studying the management of spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), we are reaching out with a request for assistance to help understand the current impacts of SWD on your farm and how these impacts may have changed in the last 10 years. If you are willing…Read more about Your input needed! National SWD Impact Survey[Read More]
Summer just had to throw us a going away party in the form of extreme heat! Temperatures soared into the 90s during the final week of August, with heat index values over 100°F for much of the state. Lafayette, South Bend, and Fort Wayne all set daily records on Tuesday, August 27th for maximum temperatures…Read more about A Major Cool-Down On The Way[Read More]
It’s been a fruitful year here at the Meigs Horticultural Facility in Lafayette, Indiana. We are now harvesting primocane blackberries, most all grapes, early season apples, and on our fourth harvest of watermelons. The harvest so far has been plentiful and the just most delicious fruit across the board! Pears and paw paws are a…Read more about Crop conditions[Read More]
Strawberry Growers: Navigating the Challenges of Neopestalotiopsis Disease If you’re expecting plug plants for your strawberry crops, you’ve likely heard about the emerging threat of Neopestalotiopsis disease. For those unfamiliar, I recommend reading Dr. Phil Brannen’s article, “Dramatic Neopestalotiopsis Disease in Strawberry Tips and Plug Plant Production Nurseries“ from the University of Georgia Extension. Recently,…Read more about Strawberry Growers: Navigating the Challenges of Neopestalotiopsis Disease[Read More]
In a press release on August 6, 2024, EPA announced the emergency suspension of all registrations of DCPA (marketed and sold as Dacthal® herbicide). The full press release can be viewed here: EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk | US EPA Why did EPA do this?…Read more about EPA Issues Order to Immediately Stop the Use of Dacthal Herbicide[Read More]
The 7th Annual Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day is heading to Meigs Horticulture Research Farm in Lafayette, IN, in 2024! This amazing event consistently draws more than 150 farmers from around the Midwest to hear from experts, meet with company representatives, network with other farmers, and experience in-field equipment demonstrations of all manner of…Read more about 2024 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day[Read More]
Fruit growers, we want to know what topics you would like to learn more about at the 2025 Indiana Hort Conference & Expo. Help us bring you the tools, skills, and information you want to hear about by filling out a very short survey. Planning is in progress, so save the date! January 14-15, 2025…Read more about Fruit growers, we want to know what’s on your mind[Read More]
In an IR-4 Industry Technology Session presentation on July 18, 2024, Dan Kunkel with AMVAC Corporation announced the release of Zalo® herbicide for use in pome and stone fruits. Zalo® is a premix of quizalofop and glufosinate. Quizalofop, a grass-selective herbicide, is the active ingredient in products such as Assure® II. Glufosinate, is a broad-spectrum…Read more about AMVAC Announces Release of Zalo® Herbicide[Read More]
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