Farmer Interview with Richard Ritter: Plasticulture Production in Southern Indiana | Episode 12, June 19 2023

Update: 2023-06-19

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Strawberries are traditionally grown with a matted-row system in Indiana. Plasticulture is relatively new. Whether and how farmers in our region adopt this new system? What are the challenges and opportunities? In a series of episodes, you will hear interviews with farmers growing strawberries in plasticulture in Indiana. This episode is with Richard Ritter. Richard runs a 20-acre diversified vegetable farm in southwest Indiana. His primary market is a farm stand.

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Farmer Interview with Richard Ritter: Plasticulture Production in Southern Indiana | Episode 12, June 19 2023

Wenjing Guan and Miranda Purcell

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Farmer Interview with Richard Ritter: Plasticulture Production in Southern Indiana | Episode 12, June 19 2023

Wenjing Guan and Miranda Purcell

Farmer Interview with Richard Ritter: Plasticulture Production in Southern Indiana | Episode 12, June 19 2023