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Vol. 17, No. 1. February 4, 2010  The Ohio State University Extension Vegetable Crops

On the WEB at:  http://vegnet.osu.edu
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In This Issue

1.    March 11: Public Meeting On FDA Produce Safety Rule

2.    2010 Ohio Vegetable Production Guide Available

3.    More 2009 Research Reports now available.

4.    Recently Updated IL Sweet Corn Disease Resistance Reports

 

March 11: Public Meeting On FDA Produce Safety Rule

Public Meeting On FDA Produce Safety Rule. 8;30 AM -5 PM

The Blackwell Inn, 2110 Tuttle Park Place Columbus, OH 43210
614-247-4077

Contact: Caroline Hubbard, 202-687-2976
cch48@georgetown.edu
www.producesafetyproject.org.

 Click Here!

 

WHO'S INVITED:

Fruit and vegetable growers, extension educators, food retailers, consultants, produce trade association personnel and other interested stakeholders  

 

WHY:

The Food and Drug Administration is going to establish a nation-wide produce safety standard for the growing, harvesting and packing of fresh fruits and vegetables.  Help make certain FDA has all the facts it needs. Come and join a discussion that needs to be informed by your expertise and on-the-ground knowledge

 

Topics addressed will include:

Compost

Wildlife/Environmental Concerns

Water Quality

Worker Health & Hygiene

 

Co-sponsored by the National GAPs Program at Cornell University in Rochester, NY, the Food Animal Health Research Program at the Ohio State University in Columbus, OH and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the University of Maryland, the meetings will encourage a robust discussion on the science of and practical considerations for growing, harvesting and packing of fresh fruits and vegetables.

 

The FDA has announced its intention to publish a proposed rule by October 2010. 

 

For more information on the proposed FDA rule, the report series and meeting logistics (including lodging), contact Caroline Hubbard at: 202-687-2976 or cch48@georgetown.edu

 

 

 2010 Ohio Vegetable Production Guide Available

Base Price is: $13.00 to which you must add state and local taxes plus shipping costs. In Ohio, first contact your local extension office to see if they have a copy. You can also visit the OSU Extension eStore [Click eStore] for this bulletin and other extension publications. Otherwise, contact: Cindy McCain, Bulletin Distribution Center, 216 Kottman, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43212, email: mccain.55@osu.edu Phone: 614-292-1607, Fax: 1-800-292-4919

The online edition should be available soon at the VegNet website.

 

More Research Reports for 2009

Some entomology reports have been added to the report list.

 

2009 Sweet Corn Disease Resistance and Herbicide Sensitivity Ratings (Recently Updated as of Jan 29, 2010). Jerald Pataky

An up-dated summary of University of Illinois sweet corn disease nurseries from 1984 to 2009 has been completed recently.  The document contains an article titled “Reactions of sweet corn hybrids to prevalent diseases and herbicides, (Calisto and Laudis), and gives an explanation of the nursery summary and a printable table of hybrid reactions. Another Excel file contains an easily sorted and searchable table of hybrid reactions. I hope you find this information useful.
Both files also are available by clicking on the link to “Summary of Hybrid Reactions: 1984 to 2009” at the UI sweet corn nursery web site.

Click Here to go to the IL sweet corn pathology website for all the reports and summary.

The pdf document, “Reactions of sweet corn hybrids to prevalent diseases and herbicides”, which gives an explanation of the nursery summary and a printable table of hybrid reactions plus an Excel file with the sorted and searchable table of hybrid reactions can be emailed to you or you can receive a hard copy. E-mail: Bob Precheur if you do not have internet access.