Commercial Vegetable Crops at ISU Hort Extension

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This site will inform you of Iowa's vegetable production techniques and associated conferences, workshops, and field days. The links in the left column will direct you to individual vegetable fact sheets, progress reports, and cultural tips. Direct your questions to Dr. Henry G. Taber, extensionvegetable specialist: taber@iastate.edu

Check out the new bulletin, pdf format, titled: Vegetable Production - A Small Farm Opportunity? Written for the beginning grower or person who is considering entering the commercial vegetable business.

Veg Fact Sheets

Cultural Techniques

Research Reports

High Tunnels

Midwest VegetableProduction Guide 2009

IFVGA link

Muscatine Research Farm
Corn earworm flight data
Vine crop downy mildew track and control
Other Useful links
 

UpComing Conferences, Workshops
(will list events, locations for 2009 and 2010 as dates become available. Topics being planned include summer field days, high tunnel workshops)

December 11 - Iowa-Illinois Fruit & Vegetable Symposium, Bettendorf, IA. Time = 1 to 5 pm. For further information contact Dr. Patrick Omalley at omall@iastate.edu.

January 5-6, 2010 - Horticulture Crop Production in High Tunnels workshop. Held from 6 to 9:30 pm both evenings at the ISU Armstrong Research Farm, Lewis, IA. Contact Linda Naeve at: lnaeve@iastate.edu for registration information.

January 7-9, 2010 - Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference, St. Joseph, MO. Contact James Quinn at: quinnja@missouri.edu for information.

January 29-30, 2010 - annual Iowa Fruit and Vegetableconference at the Holiday Inn Airport/Conference Center. Contact Dorothy Lewis at: ifvga@q.com for details..

 

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