Strawberry Chat

<p>We featured day-neutral strawberry production in this episode. We invited guests from Minnesota. Dr. Mary Rogers is an associate professor studying organic horticulture and IPM at the University of Minnesota. She has...

<p>Planting strawberry plugs in plasticulture is attracting interest in Indiana. Some chose to grow strawberry plugs from runner tips. How to prevent diseases in plug production? We invited Dr. Dan Egel, Extension plant...

<p> The next two episodes are interviews with two small-scale, diversified urban farms using organic practices. The farmers participated in on-farm trials with Wenjing on the project ‘Enhance Strawberry Production in...

<p>Strawberries are traditionally grown with a matted-row system in Indiana. Plasticulture is relatively new. Whether and how farmers in our region adopt this new system? What are the challenges and opportunities? In a...

<p>Strawberries are traditionally grown with a matted-row system in Indiana. Plasticulture is relatively new. Whether and how farmers in our region adopt this new system? What are the challenges and opportunities? In a...

<p>Kevin Schooley and Stephen Meyers joined the discussion to talk about weeds and weed management in matted-row and plasticulture strawberry production. Steve spoke about weeds commonly seen in strawberry fields and...

<p>Dr. Janna Beckerman joined our discussion to talk about Spring Diseases and Management. Our discussion focused on Anthracnose fruit rot and Botrytis fruit rot. Janna described the biology of the pathogens and...

<p>In this episode, you will learn about the opportunities and limitations of high tunnel in-ground production system; major disease and insect pest concerns, and management options. Invited guests are Dr. Laura...

<p>In this episode, you will learn the basics of substrate production and hear about two substrate strawberry production systems. Dr. Chieri Kubota and Mark Kroggel from The Ohio State University talk about root zone...

<p>This episode is about plasticulture strawberry production. Our special guests are Brad Bergefurd, former Horticulture Specialist at The Ohio State University, Calvin Beasley from Beasley Orchard in Danville, IN, and...

<p>We discussed insect pests and weed control during renovation in this episode. Our special guests are Drs. Stephen Meyers, Samantha Willden, and Mr. David Doud. Steve and Sam are researchers from Purdue. Steve is the...

<p>This episode features Anya Osatuke and Adrienne Held. Anya is a berry specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension. Anya discussed her research on factors affecting strawberry quality. Adrienne is the owner of Holly...

<p>This episode focuses on Spring Disease Management and Freeze/Frost Guidance featuring Dr. Janna Beckerman, Plant Pathologist at Purdue University and Austin Pearson, a Climatologist from the Midwest Regional Climate...

<p>This episode features Dr. Bruce Bordelon who recently retired from Purdue University with 30+ years of experience with small fruits. Dr. Bruce Bordelon talked about spring activities for growing strawberries in...

<p>We discussed basic strawberry plant physiology, production systems, and critical issues to be assessed to decide if strawberry production is a good fit for your small and diversified farm. We appreciate your feedback...