Annie Klodd and Natalie Hoidal, UMN Extension
In "What's Killing My Kale?", get research based solutions to pest issues affecting fruit and vegetable crops from University of MN Extension. Learn how to manage weeds, insects, diseases, and more. Each month we'll have a three part podcast exploring one main issue from three different perspectives. |
2020Episode 4: Climate change adaptation at Little Hill Berry Farm (3/30/2020) Episode 3: Climate change adaptation at Open Hands Farm (3/30/2020) Episode 2: Climate change adaptation at Loon Organics Farm (3/30/2020) Episode 1: Growing Produce in a changing climate with Kenny Blumenfeld (3/30/2020) 2019Episode 27: Swede Midge Management - an overview of what we know (10/4/2019) Episode 26: Swede Midge - a new brassica pest in Minnesota (10/4/2019) Episode 25: Adding Flowering Plants to Your Garden to Increase Pollination (8/2/2019) Episode 24: Vertebrate Pest Management (7/18/2019) Episode 23: Understanding degree day maps for insect monitoring with Anthony Hanson (7/10/2019) Episode 22: Thinning Techniques for Apple Trees Through the Season (6/24/2019) Episode 21: Solarization for weed management with Courtney Tchida (6/17/2019) Episode 20: Let's talk transplants! (6/10/2019) Episode 19: Dealing with Bud Injury in Cold Climate Fruit Trees (6/1/2019) 2018December, 2018The December episodes of the podcast center around understanding the complex topic of pesticide use and safety on fruit and vegetable farms, including organic and natural pest management products. Episode 18: Navigating Natural Remedies: What Works and Why? with Linda Chalker-Scott (12/10/2018) Episode 17: What Does Pesticide Safety Mean for Organic Farms? with Natalie Hoidal (12/10/2018) November, 2018This month on "What's Killing My Kale?" we had a fascinating discussion about this with Chryseis Modderman, UMN Extension Educator for manure management. Among other things, we talked about best practices for applying compost and manure on vegetable fields, and how it is that weed seeds and diseases can travel all the way from the pasture, through the animal, and onto the vegetable field. We then discussed practices that growers can adopt to minimize the risk of bringing in new weed infestations via manure and compost. Episode 16: Manure, Compost, and Weeds, with Chryseis Modderman (10/31/2018) September-October, 2018For our September series of "What's Killing My Kale?", we caught up with some of our Extension IPM experts to discuss the main 2018 growing season pest pressures and how to prepare for 2019. We discussed weeds with Annie Klodd, diseases with Michelle Grabowski, and insects with Bill Hutchison. Episode 15: Insect Overview with Bill Hutchison (9/30/2018) August, 2018In our August episodes on pollinator and beneficial insect conservation as part of IPM, we talk with Extension educator and native bee expert Elaine Evans, and Xerces society conservation planner Karin Jokela. We'll discuss some background on how pollinators and beneficial insects are faring in our current agricultural systems, how farmers can implement beneficial habitat, and some tips for managing pests without harming beneficial insects. As always, please provide feedback so that we can improve our podcast! Episode 12: How Much Do We Really Know About Japanese Beetles? (8/22/2018) July, 2018This month's episodes of "What's Killing My Kale?" is all about plant diseases. We start in part 1 with a trip to the plant disease clinic to learn about the services they provide to growers. In part 2, we talk with Michelle Grabowski about diseases in Brassica plants, and what growers should be thinking about in terms of scouting and management in the upcoming weeks. Finally, in part 3 we discuss a newly identified disease that's been impacting grapes across Minnesota. Episode 8: Plant Disease Update part 3: Trunk disease in MN grapes (7/31/2018) June, 2018This month's episodes of "What's Killing My Kale?" focus on Spotted Wing Drosophila. This invasive vinegar fly, now widespread in Minnesota, is a major concern for small fruit growers as it lays its eggs directly in the flesh of many high value fruits. This series of podcasts provides growers with top recommendations on managing SWD from Mary Rogers, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Jim Riddle, long-time organic fruit grower and owner of Blue Fruit Farm, and Bill Hutchison, UMN Extension Entomologist. Additional information on SWD can be found at https://www.fruitedge.umn.edu/swd. Episode 5: Spotted Wing Drosophila Part 2: A Chat with Jim Riddle of Blue Fruit Farm (6/18/2018) May, 2018This month on What's Killing my Kale we're talking about integrated weed management (IWM) with Annie Klodd and Charlie Rowher. In part 1, we talk about how integrated pest management applies to weeds and explore the four pillars of IWM. In part 2, we discuss different tools we've worked with for mechanical weed management. Annie shares her top 5 tools, and Charlie provides some insight on how flame weeders can be integrated into your weed management strategies. In part three, we explore specialty systems. Charlie shares his experiences with weed management in hops, Annie discusses considerations for perennial systems like grapes and apples, and we finish with some insight from Charlie on weeds in high tunnel systems. Episode 3: Weeds in Perennial Systems (5/23/2018) |
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