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One significant challenge for gardeners who use organic practices is to provide enough nitrogen to meet vegetable needs without over-applying phosphorus. Last year, we shared our findings that most home gardens are over-fertilized; the...
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There are many windows of opportunity to plant a cover crop on a vegetable farm. Two of those windows are in the summer: cover crops can be planted in late spring or early summer, terminated at midsummer, and followed with a late season...
Harvest seasons vary depending on the crop that was planted, but late summer and fall are busy times of year for farmers. And since the pandemic began, farmers have been working overtime to ensure that their goods make it to market on time.
The agricultural sector is affected by a number of...
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As early-planted cole crops continue to chug through the growing season, all the insect pests that love to eat them are also out. Let’s review who we’re seeing now and if we can do anything about them.
Cabbage Maggot
Cabbage maggot...
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I love rhubarb as a food. Its tartness balances the sweetness of pie, cake, syrup, muffins, juice and sauce. I also love rhubarb as a landscape plant with its big, coarse leaves, bright red stalks (technically the leaf petioles), and its...
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One of the most common reasons for not using cover crops is that as the growing season progresses and people become busy, planting cover crops end up at the end of the to-do list each week. By scheduling cover crops into your rotation...
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Following the extreme drought conditions last summer, many growers are reconsidering their irrigation infrastructure. While long-term climate trends actually show our climate is becoming wetter, projections show an increased likelihood of...
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The Food Group of Minnesota- Big River Farms is hosting the Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the Minnesota Farm Service Agency (FSA), to provide information about insurance and disaster programs for vegetable, fruit and other special crop...
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Join UMN Extension and Land Stewardship Project for a series of online forums this winter to address resiliency on our farms. From the changing climate to the external and internal pressures impacting our farms, our strength lies in...
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SAINT PAUL, Minn., Oct. 13, 2021 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance for perennial crops such as apples, cranberries, grapes, and tart...
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