The 2023 Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo was held January 23 and 24 at the Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette. The Conference consisted of educational tracks in fresh vegetables, apples, small fruits, farming basics, food safety, and business & marketing. Presenters were from several Purdue University departments, government organizations, and industry. HLA faculty and…Read more about Purdue Hosted the Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo at Beck Center[Read More]
Stephen Meyers co-authored a newly published research article: Taduri S, Bheemanahalli R, Wijewardana C, Lone AA, Meyers SL, Shankle M, Gao W and Reddy KR. 2023. Sweetpotato cultivars responses to interactive effects of warming, drought, and elevated carbon dioxide. Front. Genet. 13:1080125. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1080125
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]
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.
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]
Stephen Meyers spoke with WLFI reporter Marlee Thomas about Indiana pumpkin production for a news story and report that aired Monday October 10: What to do with your pumpkins after the fall season | News | wlfi.com He also spoke with Purdue Marketing and Communications about pumpkins. The video interview was made available to the…Read more about Stephen Meyers Discusses Pumpkins in Media Appearances[Read More]
WRTV-6 News in Indianapolis interviewed Stephen Meyers about what to expect with this year’s pumpkin harvest. The video can be viewed here: Consumers should be aware of smaller, more expensive pumpkins this year. He was also interviewed by WLFI-18 News in Lafayette earlier this week. This interview will air on Monday, October 10.
Ashley Adair and Steve Meyers attended the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day at the Michigan State Southwest Research and Extension Center. Tools for farms of all sizes were demonstrated for attendees, including hand tools, robotic tools, belly mount tools, and 3-point hitch tools. This event would be a great showcase for faculty, staff, and…Read more about Ashley Adair and Steve Meyers Attended the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day[Read More]
The HLA Weed Science Lab has a new journal article available ahead-of-print in Weed Science. The article is co-authored by current and former members of the lab and features research conducted in collaboration with Red Gold: Dicamba Residue Persistence in Processing Tomato by Stephen L. Meyers, Jeanine Arana, Brandi C. Woolam, Nathaly Vargas, Laura Rodriguez,…Read more about HLA Weed Science Lab Published New Journal Article[Read More]
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