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Weekly Vegetable Update
Natalie Hoidal, Extension Educator, provides weekly updates on observations in area fields. Read about her observations and recommendations on the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable News site.
Spring 2023 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Update
Current information about agricultural water for produce growers is described in this article.
Tomato Transplants & Bacterial Disease
The last few years have seen an uptick in the occurrence of three bacterial diseases in Minnesota tomatoes: bacterial spot, bacterial speck, and bacterial canker. Control of all of these diseases begins during transplant production. Read the article on the Fruit & Vegetable News site.
Water quality during the drought - using surface water safely
Annalisa Hultberg, Extension Educator, explains that many regions of the state are in moderate to severe drought, which is impacting water tables and wells. Read the article and take part in a poll here.
First weekly vegetable update of 2021!
Natalie Hoidal, Extension Educator, provides weekly updates on observations in area fields. Read the entire article on the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable News site.