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 15:16, use the following link:
http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/ifvn/volume15/frveg1516.html.
Note that a pdf file of this issue is available for those who wish to print it.
Contents of Issue 15:16:
Upcoming Programs
Regional Updates (from Elizabeth Wahle)
EQIP Grants for High Tunnels
Fruit Production and Pest Management (insecticide mixtures and
rotations for resistance management in tree fruits)
Vegetable Production and Pest Management (new findings on winter
temps, Stewart's wilt, and insecticide seed treatments)
University of Illinois Extension Specialists in Fruit & Vegetable
Production & Pest Management
Upcoming Programs
* Energy-Efficiency in Greenhouse Crop Production, January 26,
2010. (Webinar) Erik Runkle, Michigan State University, 10:00-11:15
a.m. CST. Link to registration:
<http://www.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlw_dept_list.cfm?class=B&cat=IOL>http://www.uwex.edu/ics/wlwreg/wlw_dept_list.cfm?class=B&cat=IOL.
* Horseradish Growers School. January 28, 2010. Gateway
Convention Center, Collinsville, IL. For details contact Elizabeth
Wahle, <mailto:wa...@illinois.edu>wa...@illinois.edu, 618-692-9434.
* Southern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School. February 2,
2010. Mt Vernon Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL. For details contact
Elizabeth Wahle, <mailto:wa...@illinois.edu>wa...@illinois.edu, 618-692-9434.
* Southwestern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School. February
3, 2010. First Presbyterian Church, Hardin, IL. For details contact
Elizabeth Wahle, <mailto:wa...@illinois.edu>wa...@illinois.edu, 618-692-9434.
* Southern Illinois Commercial Vegetable School. February 10,
2010. Mt Vernon Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL. For details contact
Elizabeth Wahle, <mailto:wa...@illinois.edu>wa...@illinois.edu, 618-692-9434.
* Illinois/Wisconsin (Stateline) Fruit and Vegetable
Conference. February 15, 2010. Donley's, Union, IL. For more
information, contact Larry Wilson at
<mailto:lwwil...@illinois.edu>lwwil...@illinois.edu 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:roeg...@uiuc.edu>roeg...@illinois.edu 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>jthe...@illinois.edu,
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 details contact
Jeff Kindhart, <mailto:jkind...@illinois.edu>jkind...@illinois.edu
618-695-2444.
* 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:ri...@ra.msstate.edu>ri...@ra.msstate.edu.
* 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
weinz...@uiuc.edu, Ph. 217-333-6651
