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.
The Women of the Green Industry will be hosting Carrie Tauscher, who will present: ‘Commentary about being a woman in the green industry, successes, failures and complaining the whole time’. Following Carrie’s presentation a meeting will be held to discuss a winter education event at the Indiana Green Expo. Please visit https://www.purduelandscapereport.org/article/join-women-of-the-green-industry/ for more information.
Stephen Meyers and Wenjing Guan received $123,700 for a USDA- Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Specialty Crop Block Grant via the Indiana State Department of Agriculture for a project entitled Developing a Novel Multi-Year Production System for Strawberries Grown on Plastic Mulch in Indiana. With the project, the team at Purdue will investigate strawberry runner and…Read more about Meyers and Guan Receive USDA/ISDA Grant[Read More]
The 2022 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide website, book and online app received a national award from the American Society of Horticultural Science in the multimedia category of the Extension Division 2022 Educational Materials Awards. The executive editor is Ben Phillips from Michigan State and lead editors are Purdue Extension Specialists Dan Egel, Laura Ingwell, Liz…Read more about 2022 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide Received National Award[Read More]