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Indiana Melon and vegetable growers annual meeting
The 2025 agenda and meeting presentations can be found here.
2024 Watermelon Variety Trials
The 2024 Watermelon Variety Trial Reports are now available on the Indiana Watermelon and Melon Variety Trials website. Dr. Wenjing Guan will provide a Summary of findings from the 2024 trails during the Southern Indiana Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting on January 17.
Contact Us
Dr. Wenjing Guan
Clinical Engagement Associate Professor
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
4369 N. Purdue Road
Vincennes, IN 47591
Phone: (812) 886-0198
Email: guan40@purdue.edu
Dr. César Escalante
Clinical Engagement Assistant Professor
Botany & Plant Pathology
4369 N. Purdue Road
Vincennes, IN 47591
Phone: (812) 886-0198
Email: escalac@purdue.edu
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Winter meetings (Nov. 2024)
Our Southern Indiana Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with Illiana Watermelon Association Convention (IWA), will take place on January 17 in French Lick, Indiana. Additional details about the event can be found on the IWA website. The meeting agenda is attached here: (AGENDA)
The Indiana Horticulture Conference offers another valuable opportunity for vegetable growers in southern Indiana to stay informed. This conference will be held on January 14-15, 2025, in Danville, Indiana. More information can be found on the Indiana Horticulture Conference webpage.
Grower Advisory Board (Nov. 1, 2024)
A Grower Advisory Board meeting will be held on November 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the Southwest Purdue Agriculture Center. Purdue Extension specialists will be present to meet with growers, discuss production challenges, share current research activities, and outline future plans. The research team is eager to gather input from growers to help guide our efforts. We are still looking to fill additional seats on the advisory board. If you are interested in joining, please contact Wenjing Guan at guan40@purdue.edu or César Escalante at escalac@purdue.edu.