Petrus Langenhoven, Nathan Shoaf, Liz Maynard, Ashley Adair, Stephen Meyers, Jeanine Arana, and Emmanuel Cooper attended and presented at the Midwest Cover Crop Council meeting, which took place on February 13-14, 2024, in Indianapolis. Oral presentations for the Specialty Crops session. Presentation titles and authors: “Sweet Pepper Variety Performance in Response to Soil Health Management”[Read More…]
Liz Maynard and Stephen Meyers provided two presentations each to attendees of “Everything Local- The Illinois Food, Famers Market, and Specialty Crop Conference” in Springfield, Illinois January 17-19, 2024. Maynard presented “Managing High Tunnel Soil Fertility for Vegetable Crops” and co-presented “When and Why Do Greens Bolt?” with Marian Rodriguez-Soto. Meyers presented “Effects of Dicamba[Read More…]
Stephen Meyers traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina last week to take part in the North Carolina State University (NCSU)- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Alumni Awards. On October 6, Meyers provided an invited seminar, entitled “Research, Teach, Extend… Repeat”, to the Department of Horticultural Science. He attended a department luncheon and question/answer session[Read More…]
Jean Zavala, Ariana Torres, and Stephen Meyers, in collaboration with Purdue’s Department of Entomology and Agronomy, have released a new extension article, Business Characteristics of Hemp: Agronomic and Marketing Barriers. Exploring the expanding hemp sector can be intricate, especially with the rising U.S. production. This study sheds light on the business and marketing barriers facing[Read More…]
Stephen Meyers has been chosen as a 2023 North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Young Alumnus. The award recognizes a select group of alumni for significant contributions to NCSU and one’s profession and community. Meyers attended NCSU from 2007 to 2012, earning an MS and PhD in Horticultural Science.[Read More…]