Apple-Crop: Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News 12:16, October 26, 2006

[Richard Weinzierl]

A new issue of the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (Volume 12, number 16) has been posted on the web. 

To reach the home page for the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (with links to all issues and additional resources), use the following link: 

http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/ifvn/index.html

For direct access to issue number 12:16, use the following link:

http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/ifvn/volume12/frveg1216.html .

Note that a pdf file of this issue is available for those who wish to print it.

Contents of Issue 12:16:
 
Upcoming Programs (see below)
Regional Updates (from Elizabeth Wahle, Jeff Kindhart and Bronwyn Aly, and Maurice Ogutu)
Fruit Production and Pest Management (a couple of photos from the Midwest Fruit Workers meeting)
Vegetable Production and Pest Management (24c labels for Dual Magnum in Illinois?; insects on late season broccoli)
University of Illinois Extension Specialists in Fruit & Vegetable Production & Pest Management


Upcoming Programs …
 
·         Illinois/Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Conference, November 30, 2006, Scott County Extension Office, Bettendorf, IA. Contact Maurice Ogutu for more information.
·         Chicago Farmer Forum, November 30, 2006, Chicago High School for the Agricultural Sciences.  For more information , see Jeff Kindhart’s updates from the Dixon Springs Ag Center below or contact the Mayor's Office of Special Events 312-744-3315. 
·         Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo, December 5-7, 2006, Grand Rapids, MI.  For more information, see Elizabeth Wahle’s update from southern Illinois below and consult the Expo web site at http://www.glexpo.com/index.php.
·         Organic Production and Consumer Driven Marketing for the Farmer Entrepreneur, December 6-7, 2006, Interstate Center, Bloomington, IL.  For more information, see Elizabeth Wahle’s update from southern Illinois below and consult the meeting web site at http://asap.aces.uiuc.edu/orgconf/.
·         Illiana (Illinois/Indiana) Commercial Vegetable Grower School, January 4, 2007, Teibel’s Restaurant, Schererville, IN.  Contact Maurice Ogutu for more information.
·         Illinois Specialty Crops and Agritourism Conference, January 11-13, 2007, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, IL.  For more information, including details on the Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification (FSSMC) Refresher Course, see Elizabeth Wahle’s update from southern Illinois below, and consult the Illinois Specialty Growers web site at  http://www.specialtygrowers.org/confagenda.htm.
 

Rick Weinzierl

Richard A. Weinzierl, Professor and Extension Entomologist
Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois
S-522 Turner Hall, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
[EMAIL PROTECTED], Ph. 217-333-6651