In this Issue:
FEATURE ARTICLE
New Tools Available for Monitoring Corn Earworm Flights
VEGETABLE NEWS
STRAWBERRY NEWS
MFVGA 2007 Summer Tour and Picnic
APPLE NEWS
NOTE: The Newsletter will be on hiatus for the next two weeks. Our next edition will be August 10th.
| Vol 4 No. 9 | July 20, 2007 |
Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
2007 Summer Tour and Picnic
When?
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Registration at 9:30 am; Tour begins at 10:00 a.m.
Where?
Fairhaven Farm
13835 51st Avenue
South Haven, MN
Hosted by David Macgregor and Marsha Anklam
Fairhaven Farm is a cooperator in a research project that Dr. Emily Hoover and Steve Poppe from the University of Minnesota are conducting on annual strawberry production. Strawberry growers in the Upper Midwest are comfortable with the matted-row system, even with its shortcomings. The matted-row system plants in May, uses four herbicide applications during the planting year, and two fungicide applications during the fruiting year. A strawberry production system that plants strawberries in August, using a value-added wool mulch fabric in the row and canola between the rows has been developed. They have found in previous studies that this weed control system is highly effective for suppressing weed germination thus eliminating herbicide applications. As a side benefit, because of the wool-mulch, fungicide applications have been eliminated as well. Fairhaven Farm is one of three trial sites comparing the late-planting system to the traditional matted-row system to suggest ways to advance adoption and implementation of the annual production system. Producers attending the field day will tour the trial site and hear University of Minnesota scientists discuss the annual production system. In addition, David and Marsha will give a tour of their farm. Fairhaven Farm produces a variety of crops from strawberries (pre-pick and u-pick) to a wide variety of Minnesota apples. Also of interest is extensive hail netting to protect the apples.
Directions:
From the Twin Cities going west on Hwy 55: At South Haven, go north on Hwy 2 to Fairhaven (2 miles), then go west on Hwy 44 to 51st Avenue. Go north on 51st Avenue to Fairhaven Farm (13835 51st Avenue)
From I-94 – Take the St. Augusta exit at St. Cloud (Exit 171). Go south on Hwy 7 to 140th Street. Go west on 140th to 51st Avenue. Go south on 51st Avenue to Fairhaven Farm (13835 51st Avenue)
Pre-registration is required.
The cost is $15.00 per person and includes lunch. Please follow this link for a pdf version of the registration form.
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
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