A website dedicated to Indiana Mint Production was developed and published by Petrus Langenhoven. Although the mint industry shrunk over the past few years, it remains the largest specialty crop in Indiana. Website can be accessed at https://ag.purdue.edu/department/hla/extension/mint.html.
The 2024 Indiana Horticultural Conference & Expo (IHC) will be January 22-23 at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, IN. Anyone interested in presenting specialty crop research or extension is welcome to present a poster, which will be on display for the duration of the conference. Requirements for all posters: Content must be relevant to…Read more about 2024 IHC Poster Session Call for Submissions[Read More]
Karen Mitchell, Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist, provided insights in an NPR article titled “New hardiness zones won’t change much, but Indiana gardeners try out new plants.” Her contributions offer valuable perspectives on the impact of changes to Indiana’s hardiness zones and how Indiana gardeners are adapting. The article includes an interactive map showing the dramatic…Read more about Karen Mitchell Interviewed about New Hardiness Zones[Read More]
The Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab published the results of a field-based research trial from 2022 investigating the tolerance of plasticulture banana pepper to clomazone herbicide. The work was supported by an Indiana State Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, and the results were used to secure a 24(c) special local need label for…Read more about Weed Science Lab Publishes Banana Pepper Research[Read More]
An article titled “So, how’d that research go?” about Purdue’s multi-state OREI project “Bio-intensified field crop rotations in the upper Midwest: Quantifying effects upon pest management and yield” was featured in Flanagan State Bank’s Organic Research Newsletter, November 2023. This newsletter reaches about 280 subscribers in IL and the surrounding area.