In this Issue:
VEGETABLE NEWS
Food Alliance Certification and Treatment Thresholds
APPLE NEWS
Key Apple Pests of Concern during the Summer and Fall
Minnesota Grown Program 2005
Weekly Trap Counts: July 5 - July 14, 2005
| Vol 2 No.10 | July 18, 2005 |
Minnesota Grown Program - 2005
Brian Erickson, MDA
The Minnesota Grown Program's 2005-06 Minnesota Grown Directory has been published and is available online as well at http://www.mda.state.mn.us/mngrown/default.htm. Directory distribution by realtors, churches, extension agents, tourist information centers, health clinics and other supporters is the engine that drives sales to participating direct-marketing growers. While many of the 170,000 printed directories have already been spoken-for, there are still several thousand copies available for growers and others who would like to distribute guides in their area in pursuit of new customers. Call Brian at 651-296-4939.
This years' directory includes 584 farms and markets scattered from Worthington to Warren , including more than 100 offering apples and 120 with berries. The online version is attracting 4,000 - 5,000 unique visits per month. It includes all the information in the printed directory, plus hot links to grower websites and interactive maps to help consumers. Online listings may be updated any time.
The Directory is sponsored this year by television stations Fox 9 and UPN 29 who have been providing an extensive schedule of on-air promotional ads as part of that sponsorship package. Also watch their websites http://www.fox9.com/ and http://www.wftc.com/ for online promotion of Minnesota Grown products like berries and apples, links to Minnesota Grown, and more. "Official Meteorologist" messages and Community Calendar mentions of Minnesota Grown products round out that package of benefits for Minnesota Grown members.
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 Jeanne Ciborowski, 651-297-3217, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us , MDA, 90 W. Plato Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55107-2094. 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: www.mda.state.mn.us/biocon/fruitreports/
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.
DISCLAIMER
Reference to products in this publication is not intended to be an endorsement to the exclusion of others which may have similar uses. Any person using products listed in this publication assumes full responsibility for their use in accordance with current manufacturer directions.
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