Northwest Indiana Vegetable Farmer Meeting

Flyer for the Northwest Indiana Vegetable Farmer Workshop

NW Indiana Vegetable Farmer Workshop

February 2, 2026, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Central Time
Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch
103 Jefferson Street Valparaiso IN 46383
This workshop is designed for market farmers and wholesale growers, but anyone wanting to learn about vegetable farming is welcome!

Workshop Courses:

  • Cultural Practices for Top Quality Vegetables
  • Eyes on the Field: Disease Scouting in Diverse Vegetable Crops
  • Sprayer Calibration Basics for Managing Vegetable Diseases and Insects
  • Unexpected Insect Damage: How to Scout, Identify and Manage

Schedule

1:00 PM - Cultural Practices for Top Quality Vegetables - Wenjing Guan, Petrus Langenhoven, and Liz Maynard, Horticulture Extension Specialists, Purdue University

2:00 PM - Eyes on the Field: Disease Scouting in Diverse Vegetable Crops - César Escalante, Extension Plant Pathologist, Purdue University

2:30 PM - Break

2:40 PM - Sprayer Calibration Basics for Managing Vegetable Diseases and Insects - César Escalante, Extension Plant Pathologist, Purdue University and Laura Ingwell, Extension Entomologist, Purdue University

3:10 PM - Unexpected Insect Damage: How to Scout, Identify, and Manage - Laura Ingwell, Extension Entomologist, Purdue University

3:40 PM - Endangered Species Act: Navigating the New Pesticide Labels - Becca Koetz, Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Lake County

4:00 PM - Adjourn

PARP & CCH

Indiana Private Applicator Recertification (PARP) and Commercial Applicator Credits (CCH) expected. Those in need of PARP credits should mail $10 cash/check to Purdue Extension Lake County Office, 2293 N Main Street, Crown Point, IN 46307

Accommodations

If you are in need of accommodations to attend this program, please contact Emily Evers at 574-235-9605 or everse@purdue.edu by January 26th.

If you need an interpreter or translator, please contact Emily Evers at 574-235-9605 or everse@purdue.edu by January 26th.

Register for the event!