A new issue of the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (Volume 16,
number 16) has been posted on the web. To reach the home page for
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Note that a pdf file of this issue is available for those who wish to print it.
In this issue ...
This is a brief issue with a focus on reminding everyone to attend
the Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organics Conference in
Springfield, January 5-7, 2011.
Upcoming Programs (note especially the 2011 IL Specialty Crops,
Agritourism, and Organics Conference)
Regional Updates (from Jeff Kindhart)
Notes on the 2011 Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organics
Conference
Notes from Chris Doll (weather and dormancy, notes from the Great
Lakes Expo, upcoming IL conference)
University of Illinois Extension Specialists in Fruit & Vegetable
Production & Pest Management
Upcoming Programs
* Illiana Vegetable Growers School, January 4, 2011. Teibels'
Restaurant in Schererville, IN. Contact Liz Maynard
(<mailto:emayn...@purdue.edu>emayn...@purdue.edu) or Maurice Ogutu
(<mailto:og...@illinois.edu>og...@illinois.edu) for more information.
* 2011 Illinois Specialty Crops Conference, January 5-7,
2011. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, IL. Details will be included
in future issues of this newsletter. See
<http://www.specialtygrowers.org>www.specialtygrowers.org or contact
Diane Handley at 309-557-3662 or <mailto:dhand...@ilfb.org>dhand...@ilfb.org.
* 2011 Indiana Hort Congress, January 18-20, 2011. Wyndham
Indianapolis West, Indianapolis, IN. Details at
<http://www.inhortcongress.org>www.inhortcongress.org or contact
Tammy Goodale at 765-494-1296 or
<mailto:tgood...@purdue.edu>tgood...@purdue.edu.
* Managing Legal Risks in the Direct Farm Business
Webinars. January 25, 2011, and March 3, 2011. Webinars will be
hosted at 20 locations throughout Illinois. Visit
<https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/default.cfm?RegistrationID=516>https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/default.cfm?RegistrationID=516
for a complete list of locations and to register. For complete
information about locations and to register, visit the website or
contact Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant at
<mailto:cvngh...@illinois.edu>cvngh...@illinois.edu or
217-968-5583. The webinars are sponsored by the Illinois Council on
Food and Agricultural Research (CFAR), North Central Risk Management
Center, and University of Illinois Extension.
* 2011 Horseradish Growers Convention, January 27, 2011. Gateway
Conference Center, Collinsville, IL. For more information, contact
Elizabeth Wahle, 618-692-9434; <mailto:wa...@illinois.edu>wa...@illinois.edu.
* Southern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School, February 1,
2011. Mt Vernon Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL. For more information,
contact Elizabeth Wahle, 618-692-9434;
<mailto:wa...@illinois.edu>wa...@illinois.edu.
* Southwestern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School, February
2, 2011. First Presbyterian Church, Hardin, IL. For more
information, contact Elizabeth Wahle, 618-692-9434;
<mailto:wa...@illinois.edu>wa...@illinois.edu.
* Southern Illinois Commercial Vegetable School, February 9,
2011. Mt Vernon Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL. For more information,
contact Elizabeth Wahle, 618-692-9434;
<mailto:wa...@illinois.edu>wa...@illinois.edu.
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
weinz...@uiuc.edu, Ph. 217-333-6651
