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Vegetable Update - August 6, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu This week has brought some needed relief from drought, heat, and wildfire smoke. Temperatures have dropped dramatically and conditions have been excellent for field work, allowing farmers to catch up on weeding and all of the other tasks...

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...

Vegetable Update - July 30, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu It's been hot - remarkably so. Crops are responding accordingly with slow fruit production and aborted flowers. Most of the state should get some rain tomorrow, but in some cases it may be too much rain at once, leading to splitting....

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:...

Vegetable Update - July 23, 2026

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

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...

Vegetable Update - July 16, 2026

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

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)...

Vegetable Update - July 9, 2026

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

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...