A new issue of the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (Volume 18, number 13) 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://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/ For direct access to issue 18:13, use the following link: http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php In This Issue: Upcoming Programs<http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php#upcoming> Regional Updates<http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php#updates> (from Kyle Cecil in western IL) Fruit Production and Pest Management<http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php#fruit> (spotted wing Drosophila updates) Vegetable Production and Pest Management<http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php#vegetable> (plant disease potential post-Isaac; UI cover crops research; late-season corn earworm control) Local Foods Issues<http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php#local> (SARE Youth Educator and Farmer-Rancher grant programs; "Preparing a New Generation of Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Farmers") University of Illinois Extension educators and specialists in fruit and vegetable production and pest management<http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php#specialists> ________________________________ Upcoming Programs Two upcoming winter programs of broad interest to Illinois commercial fruit and vegetable growers in December and January are the Great Lakes EXPO, December 4-6, and the Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organics Conference, January 9-11, 2013. Note the dates and contact information for these programs below. * Organic and Conventional Management Advances for High Tunnel Systems, September 21, 2012. Learn more about organic pest management, specifically steam sterilization of soil, and other management advances in high tunnel systems at the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center, 1:00-4:00 p.m. For more information and to express your intent to attend, contact Rick Weinzierl at 217-244-2126 or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or Jeff Kindhart at 618-695-2770 or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Or just show up! * Meet the Buyer, September 26, 2012. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the U of I Extension office, 700 S. Airport Drive, Springfield. Buyers will be in attendance to provide an overview of their organization and their procurement needs. Farmers will have the opportunity to meet with buyers one-on-one. The program includes sessions on MarketMaker, MarketReady, and opportunities to meet produce buyers. For more information, contact Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, 217-782-4617 or [email protected]. * Living on the Land, October 1 through November 9, 2012. An 8-week series held on Mondays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the University of Illinois Extension Office, Will County, 100 Manhattan Road, Joliet, IL 60433. $150 per person for the series and $100 for an additional farm/family members. For more information, contact James Theuri at 815-933-8337 or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. * Great Lakes EXPO, December 4-6, 2012. Grand Rapids, MI. A comprehensive program that covers production and marketing of a broad range of fruit and vegetable crops and farm marketing, including tracks for organic and greenhouse growers as well as "conventional" outdoor production. For more information, see http://www.glexpo.com/. * Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organics Conference, January 9-11, 2013. Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Springfield, IL. More details to come, but mark your calendars. Workshops on January 9 will cover high-tunnel production systems, cover crops, basics of orchard establishment and management, and sweet corn production and pest management. Concurrent tracks on January 10-11 include fruits, vegetables, herbs, agritourism, organic production systems, and emerging issues and challenges in specialty crop production and marketing. More detailed program information will be posted soon; for more information, see www.specialtygrowers.org<http://www.specialtygrowers.org>; complete program will be available soon. ________________________________ Rick Weinzierl Richard Weinzierl Professor and Extension Entomologist SARE PDP Program Coordinator Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois 217-244-2126
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