Last week 97 growers, gardeners and horticulture enthusiasts headed to Hope, Arkansas to hear about fruit, vegetable and ornamental research being conducted at the Southwest Research and Extension Center.
The 2024 Horticulture Field Day featured extension specialists, educators and county agents with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. They covered topics including pest management, produce washing, nutrition and more.
"We enjoyed being able to show off the hard work being done on our station," said Daniel Rivera, director of the Southwest Research and Extension Center. "We have a lot of young faculty conducting research here and I'm glad we were able to highlight them to our local stakeholders."
Aaron Cato, extension horticulture integrated pest management specialist for the Division of Agriculture, gave an overview of recent research targeting key pests of pumpkins and tomatoes in Arkansas. Recent data from Cato's pumpkin trials suggest there may be cultural control options for melonworms, a major pest in Arkansas pumpkins.
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