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Fruit Update - August 6, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Article: Red star rust: Scout for a new apple disease More on cedar-apple rust Day-neutral strawberries Harvest season ramping up in southern Minnesota Management: Runner removal Fruit diagnostics: Misshapen fruit...

Fruit Update - July 30, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Article: Cider apple production Grapes Growth stage update: Early- to mid-veraison Bird management in vineyards Converting lyre to VSP Article: Identifying herbicide damage in grapes Apples Photo:...

Fruit Update - July 23, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu 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...

Fruit Update - July 15, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu 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)...

Fruit Update - July 1, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu 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...

Fruit Update - June 24, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu 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...

Fruit Update - June 11, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Pest highlight: Dogwood borer (Article) Apple maggot development Grapes Learn the anatomy of a grapevine (Video) Training young grapevines (Article) Honeyberries Netting honeyberries/haskap (Article: UW Extension...

Fruit Update - June 4, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu General Fruit Webinar recording: SARE labor training, “Creating systems to mitigate on farm conflict” UMN Extension Fruit Crop Reporting Tool Apples Growth stage and pest management update: Apples between 18-30mm Grapes...

Fruit Update - May 28, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Article: Tracking apple maggot populations and considerations for organic management Article: Training young free-standing apple trees Grapes Deer damage and management Downy mildew: Identifying oil spots and...

Fruit Update - May 20, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Growth and pest management updates Apple fruit diameters 6–11 mm, increased vegetative shoot growth What makes for good conditions with post-bloom thinning? Apple scab updates from the NEWA station at the HRC Article:...