I will continue to put in a plug for our Illinois Extension Local Foods & Small Farms YouTube channel. Video content is continuing to be added to the channel weekly, with content being organized into playlists based on subject matter or specific vlog locations, including Local Food Happenings at DSAC ,  The Urban Ag Connect Vlog Series and the Beginning Food Production Resources.  

Bronwyn Aly (618-382-2662; baly@illinois.edu) 

Dear all, I want to let you know we have a new extension publication High Tunnel Cucumber Production Guide

published. It is free to download at https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=ID-521-W  

We also have hard-copies available. If you want hardcopies, please contact any of the authors. Thanks!  

DESCRIPTION 

High tunnels, also called hoop houses, are a form of protected agriculture. The plastic-covered structure blocks rain, snow and strong wind that crops are exposed to when growing in the open field. Seedless cucumber is one of the most popular crops grown in high tunnels. The climbing growth habit, parthenocarpic nature of setting fruit without pollination, high yield potential and long harvest window make seedless cucumber an ideal crop for high tunnel production. 

PRODUCED 

10/26/2020 

AUTHOR 

Wenjing Guan; Laura Ingwell, Dan Egel 

Clinical Engagement Assistant Professor & Horticulture Specialist  

Southwest Purdue Agricultural Central 

4369 N. Purdue Rd. Vincennes, IN 47591 

Phone: 812-886-0198 

See the University of Illinois Extension Local Food Systems and Small Farms Team’s website at: 

http://web.extension.illinois.edu/smallfarm/ and the calendar of events at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/units/calendar.cfm?UnitID=629.   

2021 Illinois Specialty Crops Conference, January 6-8, 2021. Save the dates and be on the lookout for information coming soon about this year’s virtual conference! 

2020 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market EXPO, December 8-10, 2020. This year will be a virtual, online event. If you have attended the EXPO in the past, you can expect this pre-conference brochure at the end of October. Online registration will open on November 1, 2020, with plans on having our normal full educational sessions with many trade show vendors. In addition to the pre-conference brochure, you will be able to find updated EXPO information, including a link to registration, at www.glexpo.com  

2021 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference Online Every Tuesday in January 2021. For more information visit https://kyhortcouncil.org/2021-ky-fruit-vegetable-conference/  

Tuesday, Jan. 5 – General Session / Protected Ag Technologies 

Tuesday, Jan. 12 – Organic Production / Beginning Vegetable Production 

Tuesday, Jan. 19 – Advanced Fruit Production / Business Management 

Tuesday, Jan. 26 – Advanced Vegetable Production / Beginning Fruit Production 

2021 Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. This will be a virtual conference that will be combining the Southern Illinois Tree Fruit School, the Southwestern Illinois Tree Fruit School and the Southern Illinois Small Fruit & Vegetable School. Save the date and be on the lookout for further information!