Illinois Fruit and Vegetable news

A Newsletter for Commercial Growers of Fruit and Vegetable Crops
A Publication of University of Illinois Extension and the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

Click here for the current issue: Vol. 28, No. 1, January 21, 2022
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Presentations from the 2021 Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organics Conference (and previous conferences) are available online at Illinois Specialty Grower's Association website. University of Illinois Extension's Local Food systems and Small Farms Team's archived Small Farms Webinar Series is also available online.

Other Information Sources

Newsletters:

Purdue Vegetable Crops Hotline

Purdue Facts for Fancy Fruit

Scaffolds (from New York)

Michigan State University's Vegetable News

Michigan State University's Fruit News

Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable News

New Jersey's Plant and Pest Advisory Alert

Illinois Pest Management & Crop Development Bulletin (field crops)

Spray Guides, Handbooks, Etc.:

2021-2021 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide (Adobe PDF)

Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook

Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook

Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide

Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2021

Other Sites

Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

Illinois Pesticide Applicator Training and Pesticide Safety

University of Illinois Plant Clinic

Illinois Specialty Growers Association

University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification