REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! We are happy to announce that Purdue Extension is presenting its annual Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on July 18, 2024, at the Throckmorton/Meigs Horticulture Farm, Lafayette, IN. Register here: Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day Contact Lori Jolly-Brown or Petrus Langenhoven if you have any questions. Presentations: Julia Wooby, Ian Kaplan, Laura Ingwell Trap Crop[Read More…]
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Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors register here: Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day July 25, 2024 The 2023 Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was held at the Purdue Student Farm in West Lafayette, Indiana. With 105 participants registered, the in-person event featured an array of on-farm demonstrations and was[Read More…]
Purdue Fruit & Veg field day 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[Read More…]
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors register here: Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day July 25, 2024 The 2023 Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was held at the Purdue Student Farm in West Lafayette, Indiana. With 105 participants registered, the in-person event featured an array of on-farm demonstrations and was a resounding success. Nearly 84% of[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
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…]