Stephen Meyers and the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab were featured in an article released on February 15. Thank you to Lindsey Berebitsky for writing the piece, Tom Campbell for the accompanying photos, and Joshua Widhalm for suggesting the story to AgComm. The article is available here: Returning to his roots: Stephen Meyers and the land-grant…Read more about Meyers Lab Featured in New AgComm Article[Read More]
Indiana Vegetable Growers Association (IVGA)/Illiana Watermelon Association (IWA) Annual Conference was held on Jan 19 in French Lick, IN. Graduate students from the Meyers’ Weed Science Lab and Wenjing Guan presented at this grower meeting.
Recently, representatives from the Meyers’ Weed Science Lab, Jeanine Arana, Emmanuel Cooper, and Josue Cerritos, showcased their work at the 64th Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) Joint meeting in San Antonio, TX. During the event, Jeanine presented a 3-minutes single slide talk titled “Cover crops: a weed management…Read more about Meyer’s Weed Science Lab Attended WSSA/SWSS Joint Meeting[Read More]
On December 14 the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program announced its list of 2023 Research and Education Awards (NCR-SARE’s 2023 Research and Education Awards – SARE North Central). A project entitled “Exploring Underutilized Weed Management Methods on Indiana Small Farms Through On-Farm Research, Community Learning, and Farmer-to-Farmer Education” was awarded $249,669….Read more about Horticulture Weed Science Lab Awarded NCR-SARE Grant[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]
Celia Corado is a new visiting scholar in the Meyers’ weed science lab. She was born and raised in Honduras, where she obtained her bachelor’s in Agronomy from the National University of Agriculture UNAG. Her main interest is in Horticulture production. Her short-term goal is to learn everything related to weed management as well as…Read more about Welcome Celia Corado![Read More]
The Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting was held on Jan 20, 2023, in French Lick. The meeting is in conjunction with Illiana Watermelon Association Convention and attracts melon growers in southern Indiana and industry representatives across the country. Steve Meyers and the team presented Melon Weed Science Research Update at the meeting.
Emmanuel Cooper, M.S. student in the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab, was selected as a 2022 recipient of the Dr. Dagnatchew Yirgou Endowment Travel Award from the Purdue University College of Agriculture. The Dr. Dagnatchew Yirgou Endowment was established in September 2002 with gifts by Mezgebou Amlak and others in memory of Dr. Yirgou to…Read more about Emmanuel Cooper Receives Yirgou Travel Grant[Read More]