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From The Ground Up
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A pocket gopher looking for a place to dig. Photo: USDA Forest Service - Coeur d'Alene Field Office, Bugwood.org
If you’ve noticed fresh mounds, wilting plants, or collapsing turf, you may be dealing with one of Minnesota’s most...
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Kathleen Rhoades is a plant breeder who works for the Savanna Institute, a non-profit organization that focuses on sustainable food production systems. Their major emphasis is on agroforestry, which integrates trees and shrubs into crop...
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Updates are over, we’re still here! This will be our final update of the season. We know you still have a lot of farming to do this fall, but we generally find that there’s less to say in September as things start to wind down. It’s too...
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Apples
Apple scab cultural management: Encouraging leaf decomposition
Article: Apple storage disorders and recommendations for four UMN varieties
Did you see moldy core in your apples this year?
Grapes
Harvest efficiency:...
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Golden Sunset, yellow prairie grass (Indiangrass)
In the last few weeks, while driving to my office, I’ve noticed the blooms of yellow prairie grass, or Indiangrass, along roadsides. While I love the blooms of many warm-season grasses,...
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A rose garden in late summer. Photo: Janet Duddleston
As nights cool and days shorten, roses shift from summer showpieces to winter survivors. The goal is to help them harden off, stay healthy, and head into winter strong enough to...
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Mystery of the month
Is fall coming early, or is this maple tree stressed out?
The answer is at the bottom of this article.
Pests and diseases
Scout for pesky weeds that come into bloom in fall. Canada thistle may have beautiful...
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It’s hot, it’s dry, it’s humid. Temperatures will take a turn to the cooler in the next week, and there’s chances of rain throughout the state. Our weekly crop-specific updates are winding down as we shift into harvest season, which means...
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Apples
Extreme weather conditions can bring end-of-season challenges
Apple resource cards for customers
Article: Did your orchard experience hail damage this year? Hail netting has its advantages.
Grapes
Announcement: 2026...
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Fall is in the air, and our classic fall vegetable problems are coming along with the cooler nights. While portions of the state entered extreme drought this week, we still have enough humidity and cool morning for dew – which drives the...
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