New Issue of the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News

A new issue of the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (Volume 19, number 4) 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://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/

For direct access to issue 19:4, use the following link:

http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/contents.php

In this issue:

Upcoming Programs

Regional Observations (from Mike Roegge in western Illinois and Ellen Phillips in northern Illinois)

Notes from Chris Doll (rain, thinning, and crop progress)

Fruit Production and Pest Management (NAA or ethrel for return bloom, peach scab, honey bee kills)

Fruit and Vegetable Production and Pest Management (organic production guides)

Local Foods Issues (new Local Food Systems and Small Farms Extension Educators, GAPs and flooding, FieldWatch, and transplant production decision tool)

University of Illinois Extension educators and specialists in fruit and vegetable production and pest management