Vegetable Chat

Vegetable Chat is a webinar series from the Purdue University ‪Vegetable Team and is designed to support commercial vegetable growers in Indiana and surrounding states by featuring experts to discuss crop-specific topics and broader production issues. Each session includes a presentation followed by a live Q&A.

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Questions about vegetable crops, visit Vegetable Crops or contact our Extension specialists.

Session #3 of Vegetable Chat will focus on Potato. We will hear from Chris Long, the Potato Extension Specialist from Michigan State University. The live webinar is scheduled for February  27 2026, at 10:00 am Eastern Time.

If you are interested in joining the live webinar, please register on Zoom.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the session.

 

 

Session 1: Midwest Broccoli Production

Session #1 of the Vegetable Chat webinar series features Dr. Thomas Björkman discussing broccoli production in the Midwest. Topics included marketing, production, and postharvest management.

Session 2: Asparagus Production

Session #2 of the Vegetable Chat webinar series features Ben Werling discussing asparagus production in the Midwest. Ben discussed Michigan asparagus industry, production, major pests, weed control, harvest and postharvest.