The Biological Approaches to Sustainable Mint Production SARE project team will host its final workshop at Fair Oaks Farm on January 19, 2023. The workshop will focus on presenting our research findings to the project Advisory Committee, the Indiana Mint Market Development & Research Council (IMMDC) board, and Indiana mint growers and industry stakeholders. Presentations…Read more about Final Workshop from the Biological Approaches to Sustainable Mint Production SARE Project Team[Read More]
Ariana Torres will give a talk on Jan 19th at the Specialty Crops Marketing and Finance Webinar series titled “Adding value: Connecting to consumers and appealing to their preferences” from 12 to 1 PM EST. You can register for the webinars at https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/thinking-ahead-about-specialty-crop-marketing-and-finance.
Liz Maynard attended the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo in Grand Rapids, MI, to present No-Till Sweet Corn after Winter Rye Cover Crop with Dan Quinn (Purdue Agronomy) on Dec. 6, and Selecting Growing Media for Organic Transplants on Dec. 8. Wenjing Guan, Petrus Langenhoven and Lori Hoagland contributed to the information…Read more about Liz Maynard Attended the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo[Read More]
Purdue University received a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA for the Developing a Novel Multi-Year Production System for Strawberries Grown on Plastic Mulch in Indiana project. Stephen Meyers and Wenjing Guan are leaders on this project. Purdue University will address two of the greatest barriers to the profitability and sustainability of multi-year plasticulture…Read more about Purdue University Awarded Grant for Research on Multi-Year Plasticulture Strawberry Production[Read More]
The Women of the Green Industry is hosting Nikki Hendrickson, Advanced Turf Solutions, who is speaking on becoming involved in industry organizations and the importance of leadership on Tuesday December 6that 12:00 pm (Eastern). The last recording and Zoom link for the 6th can be found at: https://www.purduelandscapereport.org/article/join-women-of-the-green-industry/
The 2023 Indiana Horticultural Conference & Expo (IHC) will be January 23-24 at the Beck Center in West Lafayette, 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 2023 IHC Poster Session[Read More]
Jeanine Arana, Stephen Meyers, Bill Johnson (BTNY), and Wenjing Guan published a new article, now available “ahead-of-print” in WeedTechnology: Dose-response of plasticulture summer squash and triploid watermelon to fomesafen applied pre-transplanting. Jeanine Arana, Stephen L. Meyers, William G. Johnson, and Wenjing Guan.
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