ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.
Listen "Episode #32: Mint Production(For Oil)"
Episode Synopsis
Four experts from Indiana join us for a conversation on growing peppermint and spearmint for oil.
Doug Matthys is a mint farmer in South Bend, Indiana at Shady Lane Farms, a fourth-generation family farm growing mint on about 1000 acres.
Dr. Elizabeth Long, Assistant Professor in the Department of Entymology at Purdue University, studies plant-insect interactions to inform IPM strategies in specialty crops, with a focus on the Asiatic garden beetle grub in mint fields.
Petrus Langenhoven is a Horticulture and Hydroponic Crop Specialist at Purdue University working on the management of verticillium wilt in mint.
Dr. Stephen Meyers, Assistant Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University, conducts research on weed management strategies in mint.
Links:
https://ag.purdue.edu/department/arge/industry/mint/mint-growers.html
Doug Matthys is a mint farmer in South Bend, Indiana at Shady Lane Farms, a fourth-generation family farm growing mint on about 1000 acres.
Dr. Elizabeth Long, Assistant Professor in the Department of Entymology at Purdue University, studies plant-insect interactions to inform IPM strategies in specialty crops, with a focus on the Asiatic garden beetle grub in mint fields.
Petrus Langenhoven is a Horticulture and Hydroponic Crop Specialist at Purdue University working on the management of verticillium wilt in mint.
Dr. Stephen Meyers, Assistant Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University, conducts research on weed management strategies in mint.
Links:
https://ag.purdue.edu/department/arge/industry/mint/mint-growers.html
More episodes of the podcast The Cutting Edge Podcast
Episode #50: UMHDI Hazelnut Breeding Update
28/01/2025
In God we trust