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Vegetable Notes Newsletters

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  • Vegetable Notes 2025 Vol. 37:6

    May 8, 2025
    In This Issue
    • Crop Conditions
    • Pest Alerts
    • Asparagus Update
    • Practical Nutrient Management Tips
    • Pheromone Trapping for Sweet Corn Caterpillar Pests
    • News
    • Events
  • Vegetable Notes 2025 Vol. 37:5

    April 24, 2025
    In This Issue
    • Crop Conditions
    • Pest Alerts
    • Be on the Lookout for Spring Maggot Pests
    • Risk Assessment of Modified Washing Machines Used for Drying Leafy Greens
    • News
    • Events
  • Vegetable Notes 2025 Vol. 37:4

    April 10, 2025
    Spring
    In This Issue

    Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors!

    Crop Conditions

    Pest Alerts

    Spring Asparagus Weed Management

    Pre-emergent Herbicides

    Agricultural Water Part 1:  Understanding FSMA Rules and Assessing Food Safety Risks

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    Events

     

  • Vegetable Notes 2025 Vol. 37:3

    March 27, 2025
    In This Issue

    Crop Conditions

    Pest Alerts

    Allium Leafminer Emerging Soon

    Managing Fungus Gnats and Shoreflies

    2024-25 High Tunnel Spinach Variety Trial

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    Sponsors

  • Vegetable Notes 2025 Vol. 37:2

    February 13, 2025
    In This Issue

    Crop Conditions

    Pest Alerts

    Gleaning: Produce Safety Best Practices

    Food Safety Risks of Personal Belongings - Factsheet and Visual SOPs

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    Sponsors

  • Vegetable Notes 2025 Vol. 37:1

    January 16, 2025
    In This Issue

    Crop Conditions

    Beating Beetles Better: Mechanically Controlling Colorado Potato Beetle

    Biocontrol Basics & Planning

    2025-2026 New England Vegetable Management Guide Now Available!

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    Sponsors

  • Vegetable Notes 2024 Vol. 36:27

    December 12, 2024
    In This Issue

    Crop Conditions

    Holiday Gift Ideas from UMass Extension

    Hot Water Seed Treatment

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  • Vegetable Notes 2024 Vol. 36:26

    November 21, 2024
    In This Issue

    Crop Conditions

    2024 Vegetable Program Research Highlights

    Tarping for Vegetable Crops

    Disinfecting the Greenhouse

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    Sponsors

  • Vegetable Notes 2024 Vol. 36:25

    October 17, 2024
    In This Issue

    Crop Conditions

    2024 Pest Trapping Network Summary

    Soil Acidity & Liming: Fall is the Best Time to Lime

    Culling Garlic: Don't Store or Plant Infected Bulbs

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    Sponsors

  • Vegetable Notes 2024 Vol. 36:24

    September 19, 2024
    In This Issue

    Crop Conditions

    Vegetable Pest Alerts

    Fall Soil Testing

    Photographing Insect Pests for Identification

    Report from Quebec: Greenhouse Growing Across the Border

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  • New England Vegetable Management Guide
  • Northeast Vegetable and Strawberry Pest Identification Guide
  • Cucurbit Disease Scouting & Management Guide
  • Sweet Corn IPM Scouting Guide & Record Keeping Book
  • Nutrient Management Guide for New England Vegetable Production

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