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Last week was brutal. Extreme heat and extremely poor air quality during one of the busiest weeks of the year means that this week, farmers are in major catch-up mode: hand pulling weeds that got away, harvesting garlic, planting final...
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Apples
Growth stage update
Article: Bocking comfrey orchard understory cover (Site specific strategies; video included)
Grapes
Growth stage update
Hedging and skirting grapes
Early-veraison is the next chance for petiole...
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This is one of the busiest weeks of the summer and it’s hard to take breaks or slow down, but working in this heat and smoke is dangerous, both for your immediate and long term health. Take good care of yourselves and your people.
What...
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Heat advisory for Minnesota growers
Apples
Identifying codling moth damage: Deep entry
When should trunk guards be removed from apple trees?
Check trellis wires, clips, and bands during the growing season (high density)...
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More oppressive heat is on the way for much of the state in the next week. Some farms are in severe drought, while others are under inches of water (Austin MN received 11 inches of rain in one week!). The heat, humidity, storms, and...
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Blueberries
Growth stage: Fruit harvest for early hybrid and highbush varieties
SWD updates and exclusion netting
Disease: Anthracnose fruit rot
Grapes
Japanese Beetle: First sighting of the year and the winsome fly...
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After a hot start to the week, we are settling into temperatures that are a little more typical for July. Heat waves can slow down our vegetable crops in a few ways, see a rundown in the article “How vegetables respond to heat.” In...
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The run of pleasant weather we’ve had for the last two weeks is ending, as the next week brings hotter temperatures and increased chances for storms. NOAA is saying that next Monday could be the first day of truly dangerous heat this year...
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Apple
Growth stage and pest management update: Fruit enlargement (3-6cm)
San Jose scale and apple maggot info
Rapid or Sudden Apple Decline
Grapes
Growth stage and pest management update: Fruit set entering stage II
What causes...
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While things are cooler for now, the hot weather earlier this month means we are at a higher degree day total than we typically are for Mid-June. Keep up with your scouting, insects may show up earlier than we anticipate. Read on for...
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