This annually-revised guide is a summary of currently suggested fertility, cultural, and pest management techniques and tools for commercial vegetable growers, and is a collaboration of land-grant universities from eight states and Great American Media Services (publisher of Vegetable Growers News). It provides vegetable production information that is valid for the current year in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio.
Target Audience: Commercial vegetable growers.
Format: Perfect-Bound Paperback Book.
Language: English.
Pages: 292, 8” x 10.75”.
Price option 1: Free from Extension people and bulletin offices in select states, except for shipping charges (varies by state).
Price option 2: $21.23 on-demand spiral-bound 8.5" x 11" printing at thebp.site/328124. Print-on-demand price does not include shipping/handling fees.
At mwveguide.org/guide, we have free pdf downloads of the guide for printing in whole or in part on your own.
The database-driven digital guide at mwveguide.org gives you an opportunity to make specific queries of crops, pests and controls online and export those as a printable pdf.
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Date | Section(s) | Change Description |
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11/23/2021 | Cucurbit Crops p. 125, 126, 131. | Typo in copper application info for Angular Leaf Spot of Cucurbits - Pseudomonas Bacteria Bacterial Fruit Blotch of Cucurbits - Acidovorax Bacteria, Leaf Spot and Fruit Spot of Cucurbits - Xanthomonas Bacteria. Changed to: See label for directions. Apply fixed copper 2 weeks prior to the opening of the first female bloom, at first female bloom, and 2 weeks after the first female bloom. Later in the season, fixed copper products may be applied to help reduce disease spread. No more than 6 applications per season. |
01/13/2022 | Cucurbit Crops p. 143, 144. | Added Kansas 24c label for Dual Magnum on cantaloupe/muskmelon, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, and watermelon. |
01/14/2022 | Cucurbit Crops p. 144. | Removed expired Missouri 24c label for Reflex on pumpkins, squash, and watermelon. |
01/14/2022 | Onions, p. 231. | Removed expired Kansas 24c label for Dual Magnum on dry bulb onions. |
03/21/2022 | Sweet Corn, p. 274. | Typo in max seasonal use rate for Asana corrected from 9.6 fl. oz. per acre per season to 96 fl. oz. per acre per season. |
05/20/2022 | Asparagus, p. 88; Cole Crops, p. 118; Leafy Veg/Herbs, p. 195; Mint, p. 216; Root Crops, p. 267; Sweet Corn, p. 283. | Swapped Stinger for Spur in all cases, because Spur has Asparagus on the label, and we want to limit the number of products with the same ingredient in the guide. For the Leafy Veg/Herbs section, and special note was added for the 24c label available in Michigan for using Stinger in Swiss Chard. Stinger can be used on Swiss chard in Michigan only (MI 24c exp. 12/31/25): apply 4-8 fl. oz. per acre in one broadcast application per season. |