Petrus Langenhoven and Meredith Cobb (co-organizers) hosted the Midwest Mint Growers Conference in partnership with the Indiana Mint Market Development and Research Council (IMMDC). The meeting was held in South Bend, Indiana, on February 22 & 23, 2024. Linda Prokopy presented a talk titled Creating a Diverse Cornbelt. Carlos Lopez Manzano presented the Mint Weed Management…Read more about Petrus Langenhoven Co-Hosted the Midwest Mint Growers Conference[Read More]
Stephen Meyers and the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab were featured in an article released on February 15. Thank you to Lindsey Berebitsky for writing the piece, Tom Campbell for the accompanying photos, and Joshua Widhalm for suggesting the story to AgComm. The article is available here: Returning to his roots: Stephen Meyers and the land-grant…Read more about Meyers Lab Featured in New AgComm Article[Read More]
Petrus Langenhoven, Nathan Shoaf, Liz Maynard, Ashley Adair, Stephen Meyers, Jeanine Arana, and Emmanuel Cooper attended and presented at the Midwest Cover Crop Council meeting, which took place on February 13-14, 2024, in Indianapolis. Oral presentations for the Specialty Crops session. Presentation titles and authors: “Sweet Pepper Variety Performance in Response to Soil Health Management”…Read more about HLA Members Attended Midwest Cover Crop Council Meeting[Read More]
Wenjing Guan and graduate student Emerson Luna will participate Southern Region ASHS, and present research results at the Watermelon Research and Development Group meeting on Feb. 3 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Indiana Vegetable Growers Association (IVGA)/Illiana Watermelon Association (IWA) Annual Conference was held on Jan 19 in French Lick, IN. Graduate students from the Meyers’ Weed Science Lab and Wenjing Guan presented at this grower meeting.
Jeanine Arana (Meyers’ Lab) presented at the Tri-state Green Industry Conference that was held on February 1, 2024 in Cincinnati, OH. She presented at the conference’s first Spanish track session with the presentation titled “Identificación y Manejo de Malezas en el Paisaje” (Identification and Management of Weeds in the Landscape).
Liz Maynard and Stephen Meyers presented to attendees of the Northwest Indiana Vegetable Growers Series on February 1. The event consisted of a morning program in Elkhart County and an afternoon program in Porter County. Maynard presented “Compost as a Nutrient Source for High Tunnel Tomatoes and Cucumbers” and Meyers presented “Pumpkin Weed Management”.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Register here: Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day Please join us again this year for the Purdue Fruit & Vegetable Field Day, presented on July 18, 2024, at the Purdue Meigs Ag Center, 9101 S 100 E, Lafayette, IN 47909. Registration starts at 8 a.m., and educational tracks are scheduled between 9…Read more about Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day[Read More]