Wenjing Guan and Miranda Purcell hosted a ‘Virtual Strawberry Chat’ on March 2nd; this discussion-based event will be held the first Wednesday of each month from 12-1pm.
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.
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) and the College of Agriculture (CoA) are vital partners of the Indiana Mint Market Development and Research Council (IMMDC). Meredith Cobb (CoA research administration specialist), Petrus Langenhoven, Lori Hoagland, Stephen Meyers (HLA), and Elizabeth Long (ENT) support Midwest mint grower efforts with research projects on peppermint and…Read more about 2022 Midwest Mint Growers Conference[Read More]
John Orick, Purdue Extension Master Gardener State Coordinator, Pam Fisher, Purdue EMG Program Assistant, and a team of Purdue Extension Educators and Specialists are hosting 252 participants in the Spring 2022 Statewide Virtual EMG Basic Training. The virtual training model features 14 statewide webinars on the required core topics for the Purdue EMG Program and…Read more about Spring 2022 Statewide Virtual EMG Basic Training[Read More]