Fruit and Vegetable Educational Meetings

Upper Midwest Regional Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference, St. Cloud Minnesota! Sign up Now!

Since the 1999 meeting, this diverse annual conference has formally been expanded to include more growers and extension specialists from North Dakota as well as Minnesota. The conference has also attracted growers from South Dakota, Iowa and western Wisconsin. The conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (MFVGA), the University of Minnesota Extension Service the NDSU Extension Service, and Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture. The 2000 conference will be held from Thursday, February 3 to Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000 at the St. Cloud Civic Center (and Kelly Inn Hotel), St. Cloud, Minnesota. All aspects of production, pest management and marketing for fruits and vegetables will be covered by a variety of speakers. Sessions have also been organized for both beginning and veteran growers.

Selected topics to be covered both days include:

Orientation for New fruit and vegetable grower

Strawberry pest management; Hope and hype of disease and insect pest management alternatives (Mark Gleason, Iowa State University)

Advances in marketing technology

Root Crops: Carrots and Onions (Production, Varities)

Strawberries: MDA IPM and Pesticide Monitoring Updates

Pumpkins and Squash: (Production, Pest Management)

Soil Fertility basics (Carl Rosen, Uof M)

Advanced Irrigation (Jerry Wright, Uof M)

Cabbage IPM Implementation (Eric Burkness, UofM, Gary Pahl, Pahl’s Farms)

Food Safety Issues (Bill Schafer, Uof M)

Raspberries and Blueberries

Apples

New Market Opportunities for Commercial Vegetables

Asparagus

Organic Vegetable Production, Markets and Certification

Post-harvest Operations · Specialty Crops (Hot Peppers, Specialty Potatoes, etc.)

and much, much more!

In addition to the program, there is always a great trade show for both Thursday and Friday.
Cost of the conference registration is usually dependent on the size of your farm operation.

For more information about how to register, or a complete schedule of topics please contact:
Marilyn Nysetvold Johnson Executive Coordinator MFVGA
Ph: 612-434-0400
Email: thomas.v.Johnson@worldnet.att.net

Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, hutch002@tc.umn.edu
Jeanne Ciborowski, IPM Program, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us
Production Editor: Suzanne Wold, Research Specialist, University of Minnesota, woldx018@tc.umn.edu

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Last Revised January 20, 2000.
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