Biweekly Vegetable News Podcast - Episode 9 - 08/21/19 - a podcast by CCE ENYCH Team

The August 21st, 2019 edition of the Eastern New York Vegetable News covers the following topics:

Changes to Worker Housing Regulations in the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act (1:25)?
Managing Alternaria Leaf Spot and Head Rot on Broccoli (2:45)?
Gauging Winter Squash Maturity for Harvest (8:25)
Insects in Hemp, especially European Corn Borers (16:54)
Guidance on the Dropped Covered Produce Provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (21:12)
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Management Update (25:20)
Report from the BioControl Field Day and Weed Management Recommendations (29:28)
Day Neutral Strawberries (38:50)

Here are links to additional resources mentioned in the episode:

Managing Alternaria Leaf Spot and Head Rot in Broccoli

Sue Scheufele “Can Alternaria Leaf Spot Be Managed Organically?” http://www.hort.cornell.edu/expo/proceedings/2013/Cole%20Crops/Cole%20Crops%20Scheufele%20Alternaria.pdf

Christy Hoepting “Control of Alternaria head rot in broccoli featuring exciting results from 2018 on?farm fungicide trial” http://www.hort.cornell.edu/expo/pdf/20190115-all-day-hoepting.pdf

Dropped Covered Produce:
FDA Factsheet on Dropped Covered Produce: https://www.fda.gov/media/129568/download

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