John Orick, Karen Mitchell, and Pam Fisher prepared the Plant Info To Go Booth for the Indiana Flower and Patio Show on March 9. Purdue Extension Master Gardener volunteers will be on hand to answer gardening questions during the show. The show will run March 12-20 at Expo Hall in the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Petrus Langenhoven and Nathan Shoaf (Urban Ag, Purdue Extension) presented at the Indiana Small Farms Conference on March 7, 2022. The presentation titled ‘Soil health practices and compost amendments for vegetable production’ explained activities of the Soil to Market research-based Extension program they are implementing. Experiences of the 2021 production season were shared with the…Read more about Petrus Langenhoven & Nathan Shoaf Presented at the Indiana Small Farms Conference[Read More]
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture successfully presented the 2022 Indiana Horticulture Conference Webinar Series between Feb. 1 and March 1, 2022. We delivered 18 educational hours to 785 attendees from 19 States and Puerto Rico. We also had several international attendees. The co-chairs Petrus Langenhoven, Stephen Meyers, Lori Jolly-Brown, and Nathan Deppe would like to thank…Read more about 2022 Indiana Horticulture Conference Webinar Series a Success[Read More]
Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers’ Annual Meeting will be held in French Lick Resort & Casino on March 11, 2022. This meeting is in conjunction with Illiana Watermelon Association Annual Convention. Wenjing Guan, Steve Meyers and Jeanine Arana Cordonero from HLA will give presentations at the meeting.
Ariana Torres attended the S1087 multi-state meeting in Miami, FL. The multistate group titled Sustainable Practices, Economic Contributions, Consumer Behavior, and Labor Management in the U.S. Environmental Horticulture Industry met to discuss project’s outcomes and new data collection efforts. We also visited ornamental growers in Florida adopting automated machinery and growing specialty ornamentals.