A new issue of the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (Volume 15,
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 15:17, use the following link:
http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/ifvn/volume15/frveg1517.html.
Note that a pdf file of this issue is available for those who wish to print it.
Contents of Issue 15:17:
Upcoming Programs
Regional Updates (Public sessions on the reorganization of University
of Illinois Extension)
Notes from Chris Doll (winter temps and fruit bud survival; notes on
Steve Hoying's presentations at the southern Illinois fruit schools)
Fruit Production and Pest Management (Illinois Small Fruit and
Strawberry Schools, March 2-3, Movento registration cancelled;
changes in Altacor's label on fruit crops; Delegate for codling moth control)
Vegetable Production and Pest Management (Coragen labeled for use on
sweet corn)
University of Illinois Extension Specialists in Fruit & Vegetable
Production & Pest Management
Upcoming Programs
* Illinois/Wisconsin (Stateline) Fruit and Vegetable
Conference. February 15, 2010. Donley's, Union, IL. For more
information, contact Larry Wilson at
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] or 708.352.0109.
* Western Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School. February 16,
2010. Adams County Farm Bureau Office, Quincy, IL. For more
information, contact Mike Roegge at
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] or 217-223-8380.
* Kankakee Vegetable Growers School, February 24, 2010. Kankakee
County Extension Office, Bourbonnais, IL. For details contact James
Theuri,
<http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/contactus.cfm?StaffID=1067>[email protected],
815-987-7379
* Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual
Conference, February 25-27, 2010. Springfield, IL. See
<http://www.illinoiswine.org/>http://www.illinoiswine.org/.
* Organic Farming Conference, February 25-27, 2010. La Crosse,
WI. See
<http://www.mosesorganic.org/conference.html>http://www.mosesorganic.org/conference.html.
* Illinois Small Fruit and Strawberry Schools. March 2-3,
2010. Mt Vernon Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon, IL. For more details, check
the Fruit Production and Pest Management section of this issue or
contact Bronwyn Aly (618-695-2444;
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]).
* 20th Annual Greenhouse Tomato Short Course. March 9-10,
2010. Eagle Ridge Conference Center, Raymond, Mississippi. For more
information, see
<http://greenhousetomatosc.com>http://greenhousetomatosc.com or
contact Rick Snyder of Mississippi State University at 601-892-3731
or <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].
* International Herb Association Annual Meeting. July 11-15,
2010. Collinsville, IL. (More details in future issues of this newsletter.)
Rick Weinzierl
Richard A. Weinzierl, Professor and Extension Entomologist
Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois
S-334 Turner Hall, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
[email protected], Ph. 217-333-6651
