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Washington state study tour on commercial specialty crops
While in Mount Vernon, Washington attending a specialty crop academy with colleagues from other states, we had the opportunity to tour some...
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From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Fall cover crops up and growing
October is nearly gone, and we have yet to experience a frost event in our area. Our lowest temperatures arrived in mid-October, bottomed out at 37 F...
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From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Summer harvest might be slowing but your irrigation needs to stay steady
The determinate tomato crop from the high tunnels at DSAC was picked out by the second week of August, which is a bit earlier than normal. A few late...
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Tree pruning workshop took root beyond the orchard
A Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop hosted by University of Illinois Extension continues to produce results months after participants left Christ Orchard...
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Applications open for 2027 Master Gardener volunteer training
MATTOON, Ill. — Do you enjoy gardening and want to make a difference in your community? University of Illinois Extension invites residents of Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Moultrie and Shelby counties to take the first step toward becoming a Master Gardener volunteer by taking the hybrid Master...
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Day Neutral Strawberries: Why Grow Annual Strawberries?

 

Why grow annual strawberries compared to June-bearing/perennial berries? Grant McCarty, Local Foods and Small Farms Educator, explains reasons for his day-neutral strawberry research and what he has seen so far from last year's harvest. More conclusive recommendations will be...
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