In this Issue:
Upcoming Events
VEGETABLE NEWS
Vegetable Insect Summary for Minnesota - 2006: European corn borer and Corn earworm
GRAPE NEWS
Wine Grape Insect Summary for Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin - 2006: Beetles & Moths
STRAWBERRY NEWS
Fall Colors, Plant Health and Weed Control
APPLE NEWS
The USDA Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey for Exotic Apple Pests in Minnesota
IPM PUBLICATION
New IPM Publication Series for Growers, Processors, Crop Consultants, & Extension Educators
| Vol 3 No. 12 | September 29, 2006 |
Upcoming Events:
Upper Midwest Regional Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference and Trade Show - February 6 & 7, 2007 at the St. Cloud Civic Center in St. Cloud , MN .
Farm Transition & Estate Planning: Build Your Exit Strategy! - February 5, 2007 at the St. Cloud Civic Center in St. Cloud , MN .
Peddling Your Pickles Safely? Food Processing Workshop - February 5, 2007 at the St. Cloud Civic Center, St. Cloud, MN.
Beginning Grower Workshop - Dates and location to be determined.
For more information regarding the above events, contact Marilyn Nysetvold-Johnson, Executive Coordinator for the Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association at 763-434-0400 or mfvga@msn.com
The Minnesota Organic Conference and Trade Show - January 19-20, 2007 at the St. Cloud Civic Center in St. Cloud , MN . For more information contact Dr. Mary Hanks or Meg Moynihan at Mary.Hanks@state.mn.us or Meg.Moynihan@state.mn.us 651-201-6012 or 1-800-967-2474. Or visit the web site at: www.mda.state.mn.us/esap/organic/2007orgconf.htm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison (hutch002@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Management and Development Division, and Suzanne Wold-Burkness (woldx018@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
The Newsletter is published weekly from May through August, cooperatively, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Minnesota (U of MN). Reports are posted on the U of MN and MDA web sites on Fridays. If you have suggestions and/or comments, please send your contributions by 4 p.m., Wednesday to Jean Ciborowski, 651-201-6217, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us, MDA, 625 Robert St. North, St. Paul, MN 55155-2538. You can access the Newsletter at the U of MN web site in htm format at: www.vegedge.umn.edu/MNFruit&VegNews/mnindex.htm and at the MDA web site in pdf format at: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ipm/ipmnews/
Partial funding for this publication is provided through partnership agreements with the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (MFVGA) and the United States Department of Agriculture – Risk Management Agency (RMA). These institutions are equal opportunity providers.
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