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Isabel
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The remnants from hurricane Isabel will pass by parts of
this region by late Friday and Saturday. Rainfall from this
storm may interrupt field operations and growers should pay
attention to local forecasts later in the week. The Navy
NOGAPS weather prediction model puts the center of the storm
on Saturday over the OH and PA border. The National Weather
Service's GFS model puts the storm moving through western PA
into NY state. At this point, mostly the eastern half of OH
will be affected by rain. Amounts will range from 0.25 to
0.5 inches in the center of the state to 1 to 2 inches in
eastern OH. Rainfall amounts will be greater in extreme
eastern OH into western PA. |
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Managing Liability for Fruit and Vegetable Growers: Ohio
Specialty Crop Food Safety Initiative Sponsors November 20
Workshop
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The Ohio Specialty Crop Food Safety Initiative
(Initiative) is sponsoring its second Food Safety Workshop
on Thursday, November 20 in Columbus, Ohio at the Marriott
North Hotel. The workshop will focus on managing liability
for fruit and vegetable growers, packers and shippers to
increase the marketability and safety of their produce.
While the Initiative stresses the prevention of
microbiological contamination of fresh fruits and
vegetables, it is best to prepare should such contamination
occur. |
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New Univ. of CA book offers tips for hiring, managing farm
labor
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A new book published by the University of California
Agricultural Issues Center suggests ways agricultural
employers, managers and supervisors can cultivate greater
productivity and reduce turnover among employees. In the
book, Labor Management in Agriculture: Cultivating Personnel
Productivity, second edition, author Gregory Encina
Billikopf discusses motivation and other factors that affect
job performance. |
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What's New At The VegNet Web Site |
Problem Of The Week
A pictorial comparison of Squash Vine borer damage and Bacterial Wilt in pumpkins. While the symptoms are similar, there are some key differences.
Check it out. Click on the 'Problem of the Week' button of the left side.
VegNet Vegetable Schools
A series of slide presentations
are now available in order to update you on the
latest pumpkin and sweet corn research. We begin with 6
pumpkin topics in Pumpkins 101 and have 10 slide
presentations available in Sweet Corn 101. In sweet
corn. Powerpoint presentations and html online slide shows are available now.
Go to the VegNet homepage.
Pumpkins 101
The use of trap crops and Admire for cucumber beetle
control and New varieties for 2001. We
have presentations on cover crops for disease
control and pumpkin fungicide use.
Sweet Corn 101