The 7th annual Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day took place at Meigs Horticulture Research Facility took place Wednesday, September 11th. Welcoming about 250 participants from as far away as Quebec and Tennessee, the event showcased mechanical weed control tools and techniques for all scales of farming, ranging from tarps and hand tools to camera-guided cultivators…Read more about Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day[Read More]
The “Irrigation Workshop for Small-Scale Producers” took place on September 4 at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center. This event is part of an ISDA, Indiana Specialty Crop Block Grant project led by Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard. Co-hosted by Purdue Extension, NRCS, and Urban Soil Health, speakers included Cara Bergschneider, NRCS State Urban and Small-Scale…Read more about Wenjing Guan and Liz Maynard Organized Workshop[Read More]
On August 20, Wenjing Guan, together with plant pathologists César Escalante-Guardado and Dan Egel, visited plain community produce growers in Wayne County, IN, a trip organized by ANR educator Jonathan Ferris. We toured various vegetable fields, engaging with the growers in discussions about the challenges and success of this growing season.
On Wednesday John Orick, Karen Mitchell, and Pam Fisher traveled to Indianapolis to prepare the Purdue Extension Master Gardener Plant Info to Go Booth at the Indiana State Fair. Purdue Extension Master Gardener volunteers from across the state will staff the booth to help answer any gardening and lawn care questions from fair patrons and…Read more about Purdue Extension Master Gardener State Office Prepared for Indiana State Fair[Read More]
Ashley Adair wrote an article for the Flanagan State Bank Specialty Growers Ag Newsletter entitled “Raw Manure, Raw Produce – New Research at Purdue to Investigate Crop-Livestock Integration and Produce Safety” featuring Moriah Bilenky’s integrated crop-livestock study with poultry and sheep. FSB is a bank in central Illinois that specializes in ag lending and has a strong history…Read more about Ashley Adair Authored New Article[Read More]
Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center hosted a Watermelon Variety Evaluation Open House on July 24. Representatives from Hazera Seeds, Syngenta, BASF, Seedway, Origene Seeds, Clifton Seeds, Sakata, Glades Crop Care and Corteva visited the trials. The watermelon variety trials conducted at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center are supported by Purdue Extension and seed companies. Our goal…Read more about Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center Hosted Watermelon Variety Evaluation Open House[Read More]
Stephen Meyers and PhD student Jeanine Arana published “Adding cover crops into integrated weed management program” in the Veg Connections section of the July/August 2024 issue of Vegetable Growers News. To read the article, visit page 24 of VGN or click this link: July/August 2024 – Vegetable Growers News.