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Vegetable Notes is published weekly during the summer months and monthly during the fall, winter and early spring.

During the growing season, each issue contains timely, field-based information and pest alerts. All major vegetable crops -- sweet corn, tomato, cucurbits, crucifers (Brassicas), peppers, and potatoes -- are included.

Winter issues feature articles on crop, soil and pest management in vegetable crops and greenhouse vegetables, and updates from the current research and Extension projects.

Upcoming calendar listings that are published in Vegetable Notes are also posted in Twilight Meetings, Winter Meetings, or New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference.

This archive includes previous issues of Vegetable Notes from this year and past years.

Vegetable Notes Archive

August 7 2008	In this Issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Disease Update Preventing Deer Damage MDAR Energy News White Mold of Bean Salmonella Source Found Massachusetts Tomato Contest Sweet Corn Report
July 31, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Disease Update Corn Heat for Greenhouses Late Blight Update Summer Beetles Black Rot (Gummy Stem Blight) Sweet Corn & Pepper Report Plectosporium Blight of Cucurbits
July 24, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Garlic Harvest & Storage Cucurbit Disease Update Using the Zealater New Sweet Corn Scouting Guide Sweet Corn & Pepper Report Summer Meeting Dates & Tomato Contest Sprouting Broccoli for Winter Harvest Powdery Mildew Update
July 17, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Disease Update Cercospora Leaf Spot on Chard & Beets Onion Thrips in Onions & Brassicas Tomato Hornworm Septoria Leaf Spot on Tomato Sweet Corn Report Pest Update Non Heating Row Cover
July 10, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Update on the Tomato Salmonella Outbreak Downy Mildew Update ECB & Pepper Maggot in Pepper Flea Beetle in Late Season Brassicas Buckwheat as a Summer Cover Crop Sweet Corn Report Pest Update Summer Meeting Dates
July 3, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Does Spraying for Aphids Control Virus? Bacterial Diseases of Cucurbit Crops Early Blight of Potato & Tomato Sap Beetles Scarab Beetles Corn Report
June 26, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Disease Management Downey Mildew Update Corn Report Biology and Control of Yellow Nutsedge Potato Leaf Hopper Squash Vine Borer & Squash Bug Three Lined Potato Beetle Tomato Diseases
June 19, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Spider mites in eggplant Early season bacterial diseases in peppers & tomato Insects in Brassica crops Corn Report Now is the time for PSNT Measuring Insecticide for Backpack Sprayers and Small Plantings Cucurbit disease program
June 12, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Insecticides – Toxicity to Bees Managing Colorado Potato Beetle Organic Management of Striped Cucumber Beetles Potato Flea Beetle Corn Report
June 5, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cover Crops for Early Summer Possible Low Supplies of Some Pesticides Corn Report Maximizing Weed Control With Strategy in Pumpkins Mexican Been Beetle Biocontrol Spinach Leaf Miner on Chard, Beets, & Spinach Conservation Approaches to Agricultural Water Use Powdery Mildew Resistance Evolving
May 29, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Managing Striped Cucumber Beetles Management Tactics for Cucurbit Viruses Powdery Mildew Resistance Cucurbit Variety Trials Greenhouse Aphids, Part II Organic Ridge Till Vegetables Decision Tool for Cover Cropping Vegetable Disease Diagnostics Sample Submission Correction from Herbicide Update
May 22, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions Saving Fertilizer Dollars Choosing the Best Source of Nitrogen Help With Cucurbit Disease Management IPM and the UMass Plant Disease Diagnostics Lab Seedcorn Maggot & Wireworm in Seeds and Seedlings Greenhouse Aphid Identification & Biocontrol Tomato Pith Necrosis in Hoophouse Tomatoes Application for Corn Heat Project
May 15, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions PTC in Vine Crops Flea Beetle in Brassicas P. capsici Management Cabbage Maggot & Onion Flies Herbicide Update for Sweet Corn Women in Agriculture
May 1, 2008	In this issue: Crop Conditions NE Vegetable Management Guide Asparagus: Beetles & Frost What You’ll Need to Start Scouting Biocontrol with Trichogramma Ostriniae Order Trichogramma now for Early Corn Corn Heat in the Greenhouse Help With the Farm Energy Program
October 15, 2007	In this issue: The NEVBGA Conference - Mark Your Calendar! Shelled Corn as a Greenhouse Fuel Farm Meeting October 25 USDA Announces Accelerated Sign Up for Farm Conservation Program How EQUIP Works for Vegetable Growers Farmer Grant Program (SARE) Small & Beginner Farmers New Hampshire Conference The Honeybee and the Future of Beekeeping MOFGA Annual Farmer to Farmer Conference Soil Health Conference at URI Greenhouse Tomato Conference 2007 Vegetable/Strawberry IPM Educator Exchange Program Request for Applications
September 13, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Fall Weed Management Advice Brassicas: Fall Insects and Diseases Onion Harvest Tips Corn Report
September 6, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Green Energy Website Launch Final 2007 IPM Field School Sclerotinia Diseases of Vegetables Colony Collapse Disorder in MA 2007 Tomato Conference Corn Report
August 30, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Effective Seeding Dates for Fall Cover Crops Harvest Period, Storage, and Variety Selection To Optimize Eating Quality in Squash Baiting Phytophthora capsici From Irrigation Water Cercospora Leaf Spot of Swiss Chard, Beets, and Spinach Verticillium Wilt Next IPM Field School Corn Alert: Major Corn Earworm Flight
August 23, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Update Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage Get Ready for Fall Cover Crops Corn Report
August 16, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Update Blotchy Ripening in Tomatoes Alternaria Diseases of Brassica Produce Safety Pepper Report Corn Report
August 9, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Downy Mildew Update Fall Cover Crops Crop Injury Brassicas Update IPM Field School Update Corn Report
August 2, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions IPM Field School Update Blue Mold Detected in Massachusetts New Registrations for Avaunt Insecticide Early Blight of Tomato and Potato- Update 2007 Colony Collapse Disorder in MA Penn State Advice for Protecting Bees Bee Toxicity of Insecticides 33rd NOFA Conference MA Tomato Contest 2007 Corn and Pepper Report
July 26, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions IPM Field School Update Organic Control for Corn earworm in Sweet Corn Not all Coppers are Created Equal Success against Imported Cabbage Worm Cucurbit Update Black Rot Powdery Mildew Corn and Pepper Report Spider Mite Outbreak
July 19, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Blue Mold Alert Cucurbit Update Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato ECB, Aphids, and Pepper Maggot in Peppers Tomato Hornworm Preventing Deer Damage Corn Update
July 12, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Bacterial Diseases of Tomato- Update 2007 Report from the UVM Plant Diagnostic Clinic Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecast Scarab Beetle Update Onion Thrips in Onion and Brassicas Cucurbit Disease Management Squash Vine Borer Update Corn Update
July 5, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Downy Mildew Update Potato and Brassica Updates Early Blight of Tomato and Potato Bacterial Diseases of Cucurbit Crops Reminder of Crop Reporting Deadline When Should I Spray for Aphids? Sap Beetles Biology and Postemergence Control of Yellow Nutsedge Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bugs Corn Update
June 28, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Downy Mildew Alert Potato Insect Update From Long Island Squash Bugs In Vine Crops Plectosporium Blight of Cucurbits Cucurbit Disease Management Sweet Corn Update
June 21, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Update on Weed Control Summer Broccoli Nutrient Management for Brassica Crops Flea Beetle Trap Crop Downy Mildew In Canada Melon Aphids Sweet Corn Update
June 14, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Flea Beetles in Brassicas Caterpillars in Brassica Crops Potato Flea Beetle Cucurbit Update Leafhopper in Beans and Potatoes Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Sweet Corn Update
June 7, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Protecting Honeybees from Pesticides Mexican Bean Beetle: A Chance for Biological Control Sweet Corn Managing Colorado Potato Beetle
May 31, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Early Cucurbit Transplant Losses Evaluation of Hard Squash Varieties for Production in Massachusetts Cover Crops for Early Summer Sweet Corn: European Corn Borer is Active The New England Weekly Crop Weather Report is Available Online Managing Striped Cucumber Beetle in Vine Crops: Updates for 2007 Thanks to our Funders and Sponsors
May 25, 2007	In this issue: Crop Conditions Dealing with Phytophthora blight: checklist for field preparation and planting Winter Squash Perimeter Trap Cropping for the Organic Grower Cabbage and Onion Maggot Flies Seedcorn Maggot Found in Early Beans PTC Update: Alternative Border Crops Upcoming Events: Seeds of Solidarity Visiting Day, Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week.
April 20th , 2007	Voume 18, Number 2 In this issue: Crop Conditions 2007 UMass Vegetable Team Projects 2007 Weed Management Update 2007 Fungicide Update To Grow or Not to Grow Bt Sweet Corn Summary of the International Potato Common Scab Conference Vegetable and Fruit Insecticide Update for 2006-2007
February 9, 2007	In this issue: New England Brassica School see also New England Brassica School Sweet corn project 2005-2006:Using New Materials and Biocontrols for Insect Management in Sweet Corn Upcoming Programs and Events see also Winter Meetings
December 15, 2006	In this issue: All Day Winter Meetings: January 5 and February 3, 2007 Sponsored by New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Association and New England Cooperative Extension Programs Seed Quality Fruit Rots of Pumpkins Black Rot of Crucifers Upcoming Programs and Events
November 20, 2006	In this issue: Crop Conditions Upcoming Events and Meetings Vegetable/Strawberry IPM Educator Exchange Program -- Request for Applications USDA Cost-share for Conservation Work Helps Vegetable Growers
October 12, 2006	In this issue: Pumpkin Crop 2006: High Demand, Low Yields Harvest Period, Storage and Variety Selection to Optimize Eating Quality in Squash Exotic Pest Detection: the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Northeast SARE Partnership and Farmer Grants New England Greenhouse Conference Reminder Upcoming Workshops and Twilight Meetings
September 11, 2006	In this issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update, European Corn Borer, Fall Armyworm and Corn Earworm Trap Counts Potato Update Brassicas: Fall Insects and Diseases Fall Weed Management Advice Indian Corn: Harvesting and Handling Indian Corn The 2006 New England Greenhouse Conference- Featuring ALternative Crops Ideas and Dabbling in Vegetables and Cut Flowers Upcoming Twilight Meetings Passing of Ray Pestle, Vermont Extension Agent
August 31, 2006	In this issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update, European Corn Borer, Fall Armyworm and Corn Earworm Trap Counts Determining Effective Cover Crop Seeding Dates Crop Rotation Upcoming Twilight Meetings USDA/RMA 2006 Commodity Insurance Fact Sheet for Massachusetts Potatoes
August 24, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update Alternaria Diseases of Brassicas Fall Cover Crops The 2006 New ENgland Greenhouse Conference USDA/RMA Massacchusetts Crop Insurance Fresh Market Sweet Corn Rvenue Plan
August 17, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditions Brox Farm Twilight Covers Lots of Ground Sweet Corn Update Cucurbit Update: DOwny Mildew is Closer Pumpkin and WInter Squash Harvest and Storage Brassica Update Crop INsurance Update USDA/RMA AGR-Lite Program Flyer
August 10, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update, European Corn Borer, Fall Armyworm and Corn Earworm Trap Counts Onion Thrips in Late Brassicas and Onions Phytophthora Capscici on Beans Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab-Easy to Use Tomato Insects to be Looking For Are Phosphates the Same as Phosphites? View PDF of Upcoming Brassica Series Twilight Meetings Flyer
August 3, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn and Pepper Update Tomato Hornworm Does Spraying for Aphids Control Virus? When Should I Spray for Aphids? Caterpillars in Brassicas Phytophthora Capscici Checklist Cucurbit Update- Plectosporium Blight and Downy Mildew Upcoming Brassica Series Twilight Meeting
July 27, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update, ECB, CEW and FAW Trap Counts USDA Risk Management Agency 2006 Commodity Insurance Fact Sheet Fresh Market Sweet Corn for Massachusetts Organic Control for Corn Earworm in Sweet Corn Preventing Bird Damage ECB, Aphids and Pepper Maggot in Peppers
July 20, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update, Weekly European Corn Borer, Corn Earworm and Fall Armyworm Trap Counts Scarab Beetles in Vegetable Crops Potato Update Update on Managing Downy Mildew of Cucurbits Cucurbit Update Cucurbit Diseases and Fungicides- How to Choose and Spray Schedule
July 13, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Conditions Sweet Corn: ECB is Down, CEW is Low Buckwheat as a Summer Cover Crop USDA Risk Management Agency 2006 Commodity Insurance Fact Sheet Organic Crops for Mid-Atlantic and Norteastern States Tarnished Plant Bugs Flea Beetles: Plant Late Brassicas Far From Spring Crops Tomato Early Blight Peppers
July 6 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Update Sweet Corn Update, European Corn Borer and Corn Earworm Trap Counts Managing Bacterial Canker in Tomato: Key Strategies Summer Cover Crops Organic Growing, Transitioning and Certification Plectosporium Blight of Cucurbits Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test: Now is the Time for Sampling Upcoming Twilight Meetingts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
June 29, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditons Cutworms on Sweet Corn Seedlings Sweet Corn Update, European Corn Borer and Corn Earworm Weekly Trap COunts Bacterial Spot and Bacterial Speck of Tomato and Pepper Measuring Insecticide for Backpack Sprayers and Small Plantings Caterpillars in Brassicas Cucurbits
June 22, 2006	In This Issue: Crop Conditons Twilight Meeting at Twin Oaks Farm Sweet Corn Update Stunted Little yellow Plants, Will They Recover? Ozone Injury Observed in Potato Squash Bug in Vine Crops Video: Farmers and Their Ecological Sweet Corn Production Practices: Special Offer Early Blight of Tomato and Potato Tomato Update Cucurbits Potato, Beans: Scout for Potato Leafhopper
June 15 2006	In this Issue: Crop Conditions A Few Thoughts on Wet Fields and Herbicides Sweet Corn Update Dealing with Phythophthora Blight: Checklist of Cultural and Chemical Control Measures New Vegetable Crop Insectides/Miticides/Molluscicides Reports from the Field: A Source of News for Vegetable and Berry Growers Evaluation of Resistance of Cucurbit Species to Plectasporium-Tabacinum
June 8 2006 View as webpage	In this Issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update Conservation approaches to agricultural water use: a SAN publication Spinach Spinach Leafminer on cahrd, beets, or spinach Row cover for midsummer- want to try non-heating row covers?
June 1 2006	In this Issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update Dealing with Phytophthora Blight: Checklist for Field Preparation and Planting Seedcorn Maggot and Wireworm Damage on Early Cucurbit transplants Managing Striped Cucumber Beetle in Vine Crops: Updates for 2006 Perimeter Trap Cropping in Butternut: More Farmers Try PTC Managing Colorado Potato Beetle
May 12 2006	In this Issue: Crop Conditions Heat Stress and Heat Tolerance in Broccoli For Late Summer Harvest Nutrient Management for Brassica Crops NEV&BGA Project on Alternatives to Synthetic Pyrethroids for Control of Insect Pests in COrn Cabbage and Onion Maggot Flies Flea Beetles in Brassicas
April 12, 2006	In this issue: Welcome Spring Production and Marketing of Eggplant Varieties for New Markets Harvesting Salad Greens Through the Fall and Spring at Tobacco Road Farm Comparing Soil Health on New York Vegetable Farms
March 2006	In this issue: Fungicide Update 2006 Weed Management Update 2006 New Vegetable Crop Insecticides/Miticides/Molluscides Plant Pathologist in Bangladesh Controlling Bacterial Diseases with Plant Activators UMass Small Farm and Garden Days Farmers Market Workshop to be Held April 4th in North Grafton Position Available
February 2006	In this issue: How the Environmental Quality Incentives Progran (EQIP) works in MA Risk Management and Crop Insurance Options for New England Vegetable Growers: and Introduction Is Crop Insurance for You? Massachusetts Organics Recycling Summit, Weds, March 1st New Mass Aggie Seminar Series Mass Aggie Vegetable, Fruit and Fish Day
December 23, 2005	In this issue: Vegetable & Berry Growers meetings, Jan. 6 and Jan. 28, 2006 NOFA/Mass winter conference & Annual meeting, Jan. 21, 2006 CT Vegetable & small fruit growers conference, Jan. 26, 2006 Greenhouse Energy Savers Combat higher fuel prices with efficient heating systems Resource Guide for organic insect & disease management Schools want locally grown - and you've got it! Upcoming UMass Extension Programs Land available for CSA use
October 21, 2005	In this issue: Mark your Calendars, and Make your Hotel Room Reservations; The New England Vegetable and Fruit Meeting is Coming Soon! Restoring Our Seed Conference Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): Alternative Marketing Opportunity for Growers and Farmers Workshop Vegetable and Berry Growers Meeting, November 5th Exceptional Opportunity for Exceptional Farmers Farmer to Farmer Conference, In Maine
September 16, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Come to Ipswich for Two Fall Twilight Meetings! Dates for Winter Vegetable and Berry Grower Meetings Sweet Corn Update + Trap Counts Suspect Swede Midge Found in Massachusetts Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) Crop Insurance Update
September 9, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Mark Your Calendars: The New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference Fall Flower Grower Program Greenhouse Tomato Conference Sweet Corn and Pepper Updates + Weekly Trap Counts Onions: Harvest and Curing Tips for Best Quality Brassicas: Fall Diseases Efficacy Ratings for Insecticides of Caterpillars in Cabbage and Other Brassicas Fall Weed Management Advice
August 25, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Experiments in 2005 Sweet Corn Update + Trap Counts Handling your Food Safety Risk Get Ready for Fall Cover Crops Massachusetts Evaluation of Edamame
August 18, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update + Weekly Trap Counts Adjusted Gross Revenue Program in MA Disease Updates: Downy Mildew Determining Effective Cover Crop Seeding Dates Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage Upcoming Twilight Meeting Reminder: Thursday Aug. 25
August 11, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Eggplant: Watch for CPB Sweet Corn Update Preventing Bird Damage Heat Stress and Heat Tolerance in Broccoli for Late Summer Harvest Deer Fencing Watch for Plectosporium Blight of Cucurbits
August 4, 2005 View as Webpage	In this issue: Crop Conditions Brassica Update Sweet Corn Update Sweet Corn Trap Counts 7-28 TO 8-4 Cabbage: Iinternal Tipburn Eggplant and Potato: Colorado Potato Beetle Rises Again Two Spotted Spider Mites in Tomato and Eggplant Cucurbit Disease Update Tomato: Bacterial Canker Report from Eastern New York
July 28, 2005 View as Webpage	In this issue: Sweet Corn Update + Weekly Trap Captures Caterpillars in Brassicas Flea Beetle Update Bacterial Canker and Speck of Tomatoes ECB in Peppers Keep an Eye Out for Soybean Aphid Cancellation of Last Vegetable Uses for Ronilan Get Your Tomatoes Ready for the 2005 Massachusetts Tomato Contest
July 21, 2005 View as Webpage	In this issue: Crop Conditions Downy Mildew and Powdery Mildew in Cucurbits Hot Links to Ag and Landscape Newsletters and Websites Does Spraying for Aphids Control Virus? When Should I Spray for Aphids? Sweet Corn Update + Trap Counts Pepper Update Asian Soybean Rust - What to Look For Fungicides for Phytophthora Blight Management Preventing Deer Damage The Facts About Deer Repellents Website Update
July 14, 2005 View as Webpage	In this issue: Crop Conditions Tortoise Beetles Pest Briefs Sweet Corn Update + Weekly Trap Counts Angular Leaf Sopt in Vine Crops Mexican Bean Beetle: A Chance For Biological Control Scouting Vine Crops Soil Building Cover Crops Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Twilight Meetings
July 7, 2005 View as Webpage	In this issue: Crop Conditions Reminder: UMass Research Farm Field Day Vine Crops Update Sweet Corn Update + Weekly Trap Counts Scarab Beetles in Vegetable Crops So, Just How Clean is Your Water? (from Ohio State) Program Flyer for UMass Crop and Livestock Field Day
June 30, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update & Weekly Trap Counts Brassicas: Caterpillars and Flea Beetles Squash Bugs in Vine Crops Guidelines for Managing Cucurbit Powdery Mildew with Fungicides in 2005 Choosing the Right Cover Crop
June 23, 2005 SDF Flyer Insert	In this issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update Downy Mildew is Moving Northward: Be Alert for Symptoms Update on Managing Downy Mildew in Cucurbits Transplant Losses in Melons and other Cucurbits Whitefly Biocontrol on Poinsettias - Information Session Plus: Flyer for the UMass Crop and Animal Research and Education Center Field Day - Tuesday, July 12
June 16, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update + Weekly Trap Counts Brassica Pest Update Insect Management: General Guidelines Potato, Beans: Scout for Potato Leafhopper What's the Buzz About Pelletized Lime? (Part 1 of 3) Colorado Potato Beetle
June 9, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Sweet Corn Update Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test: Now is the Time for Sampling Weed Management Through Cultivation: Key Problem Weeds Climate Change and Agriculture Managing Colorado Potato Beetle
June 2 , 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Plectosporium Blight and New Spray Recommendations for 2005 Swede Midge Found in New York Field Day and Twilight Meetings for Summer and Fall '05 Soybean Rust and Soybean Aphid: New Introductions to the Continental United States Cultural and Organic Methods for Striped Cucumber Beetle Control Online Access - With Updates - to the New England Vegetable Management Guide
May 25, 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Diseases Brassica Pests Update on Magaing Downy Mildew in Cucurbits Downy Mildew Forcasting Information Platinum Label for Cucurbits: Section 2EE Allows Use on Striped Cucumber Beetle Pesticide Resistant Sweet Potato Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Seen for the First Time in the United States Sweet Corn: Trapping Network for the Region- and on Your Farm Using Systemics for Striped Cucumber Beetle Control Perimeter Trap Cropping Q&A Cutworms on Seedlings
May 12 , 2005	In this issue: Crop Conditions New for Sweet Corn: Trichogramma Ostriniae is on the Market Powdery Mildew on Greenhouse Tomato Callisto (mesotrione) Herbicide Registered for Use in Sweet Corn Dealing with Phytophthora Blight: Checklist for Field Preparation and Planting Temeratures Under Plastic Trichogramma Ostriniae, Parasite of European Corn Borer: History and Evaluation in vegetable Crops in the Northeastern U.S. Cabbage and Onion Maggot Flies Flea Beetles in Brassicas
April 1, 2005	In this issue: Perimeter Trap Cropping Works in Butternut Squash Buying and Selling Fresh Produce at Chelsea Market Avoid Greenhouse Air Pollution Consulting With Growers The New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference Farm to School Opportunities Announcements
March 1, 2005	In this issue: Why Farm to School? Coming to a School Near You: Farm Fresh Produce Local Hero Schools Network MDAR Support Farm-To-School Efforts: Let's See if We Can Make it Work Here! Cultivating Healthy Communities Williamsburg Non-Profit Teaching Children About Local Agriculture
October 4, 2004	In this issue: Fall Calendar Events: Upcoming Twilight meeting at Seeds of Solidarity All Day Vegetable and Berry Meeting Seed Threshing and Cleaning Workshop Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You? Farmer/ Grower Grant Applications Restoring Our seed Conference Articles: Fall Garlic Tips New Brassica Project Looking for Growers
September 16, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Fall Weed Management Advice Swede Midge: A New Pest of Brassica Crops in Canada Twilight Meeting Reminder: Seeds of Solidarity Life is Good Pumpkin Festival Seeks Pumpkins Sweet Corn Update + Final Trap Counts Cabbage and Other Brassicas Indian Corn Sweet Potatoes Vine Crops Salvaging Good Potatoes From a Field with Phytophthera
September 9, 2004	In this issue: Sweet Corn Trap Counts Corn and Pepper Update
September 2, 2004	In this issue: Corn Report
August 26, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Downy Mildew is Widespread in MA Cucurbit Crops Get Ready for Fall Cover Crops Blight Update in Tomato and Potato Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage Brassicas Sweet Corn and Pepper Update; Trap Counts
August 19, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbit Disease Update Heirloom and Specialty Tomato Variety Meeting North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association Conference Managing Lettuce Drop Sweet Corn Update Sweet Corn Scouting Locations, 2004 (map)
August 12, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Corn Earworm (Tomato Fruitworm) in Tomato Crops Pepper Update Tomato and Potato Late Blight Update Sweet Corn Update
August 5, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Tomato Hornworm Skin Cancer, Another Farm Occupational Hazard Farmers Sought to Grow Trout in Farm Ponds Choosing the Right Cover Crop Fertigation Blue Mold of Tobacco Perimeter Trap Cropping ECB in Peppers Sweet Corn Update
July 29, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Phytophthora Alert Plectosporium Update Some Thoughts on Crop Injury Be Alert For Blight in Tomato and Potato Sweet Corn and Pepper + Trap Counts and CEW Thresholds Corn Earworm Control in Organic Sweet Corn (Zealator) Massachusetts 20th Annual Tomato Contest, 2004 + Registration form
July 22, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Brassicas Ipomea Update The Facts about Deer Repellents Deer Stopper Brand Deer Repellent Listed as Organic Pepper Update: Aphids, Pepper Maggot, European Corn Borer Biological Control for Peppers and Sweet Corn With Trichogramma Sweet Corn Update + Weekly Trap Counts
July 15, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Announcing the Pest Identification Supplement Tomato Update Two Spotted Spider Mites in Tomato and Eggplant Cucurbits Update For Organic Growers: Disease Managment in Cucurbits and Tomato Farmer Friendly Pest Control Manual Scarab Beetles in Vegetable Crops Sweet Corn Update + Trap Counts Peppers
July 8, 2004	In this issue: Crop conditions Diseases in Squash and Pumpkin: New and Old Diseases Make a Complex Mix Phytophthora: Vigilance Checklist Brassicas: Caterpillars and Flea Beetles Preventing Bird Damage Tomato: Early Blight and Late Blight Sweet Corn Update plus: Twilight Meeting Reminder at Czajkowski Farms
July 1, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Twilight Meeting Reminder: Wednesday, July 14 Squash Bugs in Vine Crops Sweet Corn Update Cucurbits: Insects and Diseases Tarnished Plant Bugs
June 24, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Twilight Meeting Reminder: Thursday, July 1 Fava Beans (Vicia Fava) Sweet Corn Update Potato Update Spider Mites in Vegetables Cucurbit Update
June 17, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Twilight Meeting Reminder: Wednesday, June 17 Tank Mixing Herbicides Protect your Hearing Organic Controls for Potato Leaf Hopper Potato, Beans: Scout for Potato Leaf Hopper Cutworms on Transplants Sweet Corn Update Brassicas Choosing the Right Cover Crop
June 10, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Okra Spinach Leaf Miner What you can Barely See Might Suprise you: Springtails Summer Cover Crops Cucurbits Potatoes and Eggplants Tomatoes and Peppers Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test: Now is the time for Sampling Sweet Corn Updates
June 3, 2004	In this issue: Crop Conditions Lightning Safety Managing Colorado Potato Beetle Striped Cucumber Beetle Due to Arrive Shortly Dealing with Phytophthora Blight Nitrogen Sidedressing Get Your Compost Analyzed Rest and Rebuild those Fields Invitation For Grower Contributions Plus: Brochure for Upcoming Twilight Meeting Dates
May 27, 2004	In this issue: An Evening On Cut Flowers Cilantro or Culantro? Brassicas Driving Farm Machinery on Public Roads Sweet Corn: Trapping Network for the Region - and on Your Farm Weed Control in Cucurbits Cool Weather Presents Problems for Transplants Upcoming Twilight Meetings in MA + CT: Mark Your Calendars
April 30, 2004	In this issue: Changes at the Helm of the New England Vegetable & Berry Growers Association Plectosporium Blight 2004 Weed Management Update Fungicide Update for 2004 Update on Insecticides for Sweet Corn Pests -- 2004
March 30, 2004	In this issue: Farm to School Update USDA Wildlife Services Perimeter Trap Cropping Massachusetts Organics Recycling Summit Bug vs. Bug Heirloom Tomatoes
January 30, 2004	In this issue: Producing Value-Added Products for Farmers' Markets Worldcrops.org - A New Website with Crop Production Information for the Growing Ethnic Populations in the Northeastern United States New England Vegetable Management Guide 2004-2005 Now Available Perimeter Trap Cropping Works February 13th New England Vegetable & Berry Growers meeting
December 15, 2003	In this issue: Local Kids Should Be Eating Local Food! Massachusetts School Foodservice Association Wins Grant to Get Local Food into Public Schools Protecting Drinking Water with SWAP-Information for Vegetable Farmers Applying Pesticides Issue Brief: America's Farms Feed America's Children Congress Works to Bring Local Food to Local Schools UMass Researcher Studying Winter Salad Growing for Farm to School Contracts Connecticut Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Conference
September 18, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Preparing Greenhouses for a Hurrican Pumpkin Harvest and Squash Bugs Fall Weed Management Advice Obituary - Clark Nicklow Potato Disease Management During Harvest and Storage Would You Like to Participate in the Brassica-Flea Beetle Project? Sweetcorn & Peppers
September 4 , 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Upcoming Twilight Meetings Farm Safety for Children Part II Tomcast Update Sweetcorn & Peppers
August 28, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage Farmer/Grower Grants form Northest-SARE Upcoming Twilight Meeting Peppers Potato & Tomato: Late Blight Outbreaks in NY State Brassicas
August 21, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Phytophthora Blight Preventing Deer Damage Cercospora Leaf Spot on beet, Swiss Chard, and Spinach Belly Rot of Cucumber Downy Mildew of Crucifers Peppers Sweet Corn
August 14, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Plectosporium Blight Cucurbits in Massachusetts Disease Identification is the Key Hornworms Found in Peppers and Tomatoes Vine Crops Tomato Update Farm Safety for Children Part I: What Parents and Grandparents Should Know Potato Organic Farming Website Launched Brassicas Sweet Corn: Corn Earworm Gets Worse
August 7, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Phytophthora Watch in Peppers and Vine Crops... Diseases of Vine Crops Peppers Brassicas: Flea Beetle and Caterpillar Update Tarnished Plant Bug Tomato: Tom Cast Update Sweet Corn
July 31, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Peppers: European Corn Borer Pumkins: What you Don't Know Can Hurt A Farmers' Market for Farmers Tomato: 19th Annual Massachusetts Tomato Contest Tomato: Catfacing Spider Mites in Vegetables Tom Cast Update Sweet Corn
July 24, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions More on Acid Soil Using Zea-Later to Control Corn Earworm: Organic Control New Pumkin Production Guide Has it All Potato and Eggplant Cucurbits Cover Crops: Hairy Vetch Tom Cast Update Sweet Corn
July 17,2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions High Soluble Salts from Banded Fertilizer Fertigation Disease Diagnostics and Soil Testing Postemergence Weed Management Advice Announcing: Sustainable Agriculture Grants for Northeast Farmers Tomcast Update Measuring Small Amounts for SpraysSweet Corn
July 10, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cucurbits: Watch for Powdery Mildew Potato Leafhopper is here Tomato Brassicas: Caterpillar Alert Oxidate Update for Organic Farmers Buckwheat as a Summer Cover Crop Peppers Potato Disease Report Sweet Corn
July 3, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Tomato: Update on Tom-Cast Mini Trade Show Upcoming Twilight Meetings Update on Sweet Corn Instecticides Sweet Corn
June 26, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Nitrogen Leaching Get Ready to Irrigate! Diagnosing Herbicide Injury Tomato Diseases Sweet Corn Biorational Incecticides
June 19, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test: Now is theTime fir Sampling Downy Mildew of Lettuce Cucurbits Careful of Spray Additive use this Weather Potato Brassicas AttentionPumkin and Winter Squash Growers: Winter Squash Pilot Insurance Policy Listening Sessions June 24-25 Sweet Corn
June 12, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Brassicas Weed Management Advice Vine Crops Laundering Clothing Used During the Application of Pesticides Potato: Be Ready for Colarado Potato Beetle Egg Hatch Tomato and Potato Growers Should Look out for Late Blight Sweet Corn
June 2, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions June Twilight Meeting: Diversified Vegetable Farm Itegrating Animals with Renewable Energy Applications Bramble Hill Farm Permaculture is... Brassicas: Spring Pests are Active Bug vs. Bug: Biological Control and Identification of Aphids Sweet Corn Incect Control for Early Season Roe Cover Sweet Corn Striped Cucumber Beetle Part Two Perimeter Trap Crooping for Cucumber Beetle Mangagement
May 22, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Cool Weather Presents Problems with Transplants New Insecticide Available for Organic Growers Flea Beetle Update Cucurbits: Herbicide Update Striped Cucumber Beetle Control Part I: Using Systemic Insecticides
May 15, 2003	In this issue: Crop Conditions Calabaza Seed Available Cucurbits: Preventing Phytophthora Blight Transplanting Cucurbits Crucifers and Onions Tomato Sweet Corn Corn Earworm Trapping Network
March 2003	In this issue: Evaluation of Management Strategies for Clubroot Disease of Brassica Crops 2002 Flea Beetle Research Update Diagnostic Kits Workshop Management strategies for striped cucumber beetle & bacterial wilt in pumpkin, 2001 & 2002 Loss of Exotherm tRMIL in Greenhouse Tomatoes Forces Growers to Make New Decisions Transferring the Farm Workshop Offered Throughout NE Plant Preview Days Thank you to these Farms, Companies & Individuals Have Donated This Campaign
March 2003	In this issue: 2003 Vegetable & Berry Weed Management Update Fungicide Update for Vegetables 2003 2002-2003 New England Vegetable Management Guide Available Insect Management Update for Veg. & Fruit Crops 2002-2003 Melon Variety Trials in Maine Exploring The Small Farm Dream: Is Staring an Agricultural Business Right for you?
February 2003	In this issue: Evaluation of Management Strategies for Clubroot Disease of Brassica Crops 2002 Flea Beetle Research Update Diagnostic Kits Workshop Management strategies for striped cucumber beetle & bacterial wilt in pumpkin, 2001 & 2002 Loss of Exotherm tRMIL in Greenhouse Tomatoes Forces Growers to Make New Decisions Transferring the Farm Workshop Offered Throughout NE Plant Preview Days Thank you to these Farms, Companies & Individuals Have Donated This Campaign It's Not Too Late To Support the UMass Vegetable Program
January 2003	In this issue: Soil-borne Diseases of Vegetable Crops Crop Insurance for Diversified Agriculture Please Fill Out Your Agricultural Surveys
December 2002	In this issue: Going Local CISA's Farm Products Guide: An Effective Marketing tool for Pioneer Valley Growers MA Growers Sell Harvest to Local Schools! Local Food and Farmland Protection Act "Tilling the Soil of Opportunity": A Business Planning Course for Farmers National Organic Program Annual NOFA Winter Conference January 25, 2003: Co-Sponsored by UMass Ext. Vegetable Program Exploring the Small Farm Dream Passing of a New Massachusetts Farmer
November 2002	In this issue: Smart Marketing Back to the Future Annual Marketing Conference Heads South Calendar Decontaminating and Storing Sprayers Why Farmers Succeed Minimize Squash Bug Overwintering Annual Northeast Food & Farm Gathering UMass Research Farm to Upgrade Irrigation System USDA Organic Cost Share Program
September 12 ,2002	In this issue: Crop Conditions Thank You to Our Contributors Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage Fall Weed Management Advice Conference on Ecolabels and the Greening of the Food Market NEVGBA Winter Meetings Indian Corn: Harveting and Handling Indian Corn Postharvest Handing of Vegetable Croops Sweet Corn
September 5,2002	In this issue: Crop Conditions Fall Cover Crops 2003 Steward of the Land Award 2003 SARE Grants Sweet Corn (and Pepper)
August 29,2002	In this issue: Crop Conditions Now is the Time to Get Weeds Under Control! Specialty Crops Series: Chinese Cabbage (Brassica Rapa Var Pekinesis) Tomatillo (Physalis Ixocarpa) Tomato Crucifers Bayer Phases out Guthion on 30 Crops Cucurbits Sweet Corn: Earworm is Hot
August 22,2002	In this issue: Crop Conditions Massachusetts Tomato Contest Potato Mop-Top Virus Alert Trickle Irrigation During Periods of High Moisture Stress How Farmers Can Conserve Water: Short Term and Long Term Options Reminder: Next Twilight Meeting: Keown Orchard, Sutton, August 28 Approximate Run for Sprinkler Systems Air Pollution Damage on Pumkins and other Vine Crops Cucurbits Tomato Crucifers Peppers Sweet Corn
August 15,2002	In this issue: Crop Conditions Massachusetts 18th Annual Tomato Contest Drought Update for Massachusetts Keep an Eye for Spider Mites Blossom-End Rot in Tomatoes Pepper Late Blight Reported in Southern Maine: Be on the Lookout Tomato Advertising Cost Sharing Crucifers Cover Crops: Sources for Hairy Vetch Seed Cucurbits Eggplant: Verticilium, Flea Beetles, Lots of Fruit Sweet Corn
August 8, 2002	In this issue: Crop Conditions Specialty Crops Series: Dacon Radish (Raphanus Sativus) Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus) Giant Hogweed Tarnished Plant Bug Spider Mites: Keep an Eye out in Hot Weather Crucifers Tomato Cucurbits Bird Problems in Corn & Tomatoes Sweet Corn
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