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Resource
Directory
FRUIT & VEGETABLE
Places:
Expanding
the Commercial Grape and Wine Industry in Illinois
Provides service to the grape and wine production industries to promote
growth and economic development.
Illinois
Grape and Wine Resources Council
A
guide to the Wineries and Vineyards in Illinois and contact information.
Illinois
Specialty Growers Association
The purpose of ISGA is the promotion and development of the Illinois specialty
crop industry. Originally called the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Foundation,
the Illinois Specialty Growers Association changed its name to reflect
changes in the marketplace. The name acknowledges the importance of a
diverse number of crops commercially produced in Illinois.
Integrated
Pest Management--Illinois Fruit and Vegetable
Provides information on the production of fruit
and vegetable crops in Illinois.
Viticulture
Provides the Illinois Grape and Wine Council Fact Sheet.
People:
Robert J. Reber, (Wine) Associate Professor of Nutrition, Extension Specialist in Nutrition. Ph (217) 244-2851.
Bruce M. Chassy, Associate Executive Director, Campus Biotechnology Center. Assistant Dean, Biotechnology and Outreach, College of ACES Professor of Food Microbiology.
Catherine E. Eastman, Assistant Professor, Associate Professional Scientist, Illinois Natural History Survey. Insect pest management in vegetable cropping systems; cropping systems and production practices--their impacts on insect pests and their natural enemies. Ph (217) 333-6659.
John Pike: Extension Educator, Community & Economic Development, ph (618) 453-5563.
Kyle Harfst, Project Manager, SIU. Business Plan Specialist. Development of vineyard business plan workbook.
Heff Kindhart, Senior Research Specialist, Horticulture, Fruit and Vegetable Production. Ph (618) 695-2444.
Mosbah M. Kushad, Associate Professor, Food Crops Specialist. General emphasis on cultural and biochemical manipulations that will improve quality and increase storage life of fruits and vegetables. Ph (217) 244-5691.
Lowell Lenschow, Illinois Farm Bureau Crop Program Manager. Manager of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association, Business manager of the Illinois Milk Producers Association and Illinois Milk Promotion Board, monitors specialty crops, herbs, Christmas trees, fruits and vegetables, irrigation, and farm labor issues. Ph (309) 557-3662.
John Masiunas, Associate Professor, research emphasis on the impact of vegetable cropping systems on pest populations; sustainable food cropping systems; and weed management in fruit and vegetable crops. Ph (217) 244-4469.
William H. Shoemaker, Senior Research Specialist, Food Crops, cultural and fertility practices in vegetables and small fruits in northern Illinois. Ph (630) 584-7254.
Charles E. Voigt, Research Specialist in Agriculture. Applied studies of vegetables and herbs involving variety evaluation and cultural practices. Ph (217) 333-1969.
Rick Weinzierl, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Entomology. Insect pest management in the production of fruits, vegetables, and livestock animals; focus includes biological control, the use of semichemicals, and insecticide resistance. Ph (217) 333-6651.
Mohammad Babadoost, Associate Professor of Plant Physiology. Effective IPM strategies for management of economically important diseases of vegetables and fruit crops. Ph (217)333-1523
Other Places:
CyberFarm
at Ohio State
Provides additional resources for both fruit and vegetables.
Northwest
Berry & Grape Information Network
Topics of pest management, pollination,
soil nutrition, irrigation, along with a research database.
NewCROP
Purdue
University's information resource for new vegetable, medicinal, and aromatic
plants. Offers a crop search engine, a directory of new crop resource
personnel, and a nation-wide location-specific crop information system.
United
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
United provides a unique forum that brings together produce companies
from every segment of the industry, customers and suppliers to build stronger,
more efficient and more profitable businesses.
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University
of Illinois Extension
Office of Extension and Outreach
College of Agricultural, Consumer and
Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois
University
of Illinois - US Dept of Agriculture - Local Extension Councils Cooperating
University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs
and employment.
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