Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Newsletter

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Condition changes could be costly to your specialty crop business. The Illinois Fruit & Vegetable Newsletter gives practical production advice you can use today to improve your farming operation. From pest management to marketing advice, Illinois Extension experts help you meet the challenges that impact your profit and product. Don't miss a single issue. Add your name to the mailing list or jump right in reading the current online issue or print the issue.

Stories from the March Issue

Early-planted peas germinated with clear plastic to improve emergence.
Southwestern Illinois Report
Early-planted peas germinated with clear plastic to improve emergence.
Heavily infested plum with San Jose scale.
Monitor for San Jose scale in stone fruits
Heavily infested plum with San Jose scale.
Managing Cereal Rye Cover Crop Termination
Managing Cereal Rye Cover Crop Termination in Vegetable Crops
18" tall cereal rye tilled in the soil after herbicide application and mowing.

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