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Over the past few days, much of Minnesota has been blanketed by unhealthy concentrations of wildfire smoke from fires burning in Canada and northern Minnesota. How does the smoke impact you, and how does it impact your crops?
First, it's...
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The June 2025 storm that tore through Bemidji and surrounding areas brought hurricane-force straight-line winds exceeding 100 mph, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Thousands of trees were uprooted or snapped, power lines were downed...
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Cucumber beetles show up in Minnesota every year. This article provides a brief overview of cucumber beetles along with recommended management strategies you can use after your cucurbits are planted.
Cucumber beetles: an overview...
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Floodwaters threatened Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, MN in June 2024. Photo: James Napoli
Floods and droughts are becoming more common and more severe in Minnesota as our climate warms, posing significant challenges across a variety of...
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Over the last few weeks, Japanese beetles have made an unwelcome return to Minnesota gardens. These gleaming copper and green beetles have been in Minnesota for decades but have become a more prominent pest in the last decade. This year’s...
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Cucumber beetles show up in Minnesota every year. This article provides a brief overview of cucumber beetles along with recommended management strategies you can use after your cucurbits are planted.
Cucumber beetles: an overview...
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Woodlands, buffers, and perennial areas provide so many benefits to farms. They can provide wind protection, absorb water and prevent erosion during heavy rainfall events, provide habitat to animals and beneficial insects, and add...
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Spots of shiny sticky honeydew are a sign of a sucking insect-like scale. On the left leaf is a raised bump, a scale protected by a shell-like covering, often found on the underside of leaves.
Winter gardening includes indoor plant care...
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For the past two years, we've been working with farmers at Clover Bee Farm, Shepherd Moon Farm, and Big River Farms to test the viability of non-chemical methods for managing Colorado Potato Beetles. Various strategies are mentioned in...
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Wasps seem to be a buzz-word among grape growers this week, between the viticulture Facebook groups and questions I've received via email.
Wasps are not only a nuisance and safety hazard during harvest. They also feed on ripe fruit,...
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