Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Production  
 
fruits and vegetables

Commercial growers want research on refining production and marketing practices to produce healthy foods and enhance profitability. We focus on early-season stand establishment and integrated cropping systems that improve efficiency, use fewer inputs, and protect natural resources. About the program...

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High Tunnel Workshop

MN statewide conference Dec. 4 – 5: Research, demonstrations, grower interaction on season extension, interplanting, solar soil heating, and more.

 
 
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Minnesota High Tunnel Production Manual for Commercial Growers

A relatively new concept to extend your vegetable and fruit growing season and manage risk.

 

Program Hot Topics  
 

Nutrient Management - Fertilizer guidelines for sound economical and environmental use.

 

Offerings  
 

We organize, coordinate and participate in various events such as:

  • Area II Potato Growers Association conference
  • Beginning Winemaking Short Course
  • Farmers Market workshops
  • High Tunnel workshops
  • Horticultural Research Center Field Day
  • International Potato Expo
  • Midwest Food Processors Association Processing Crops Conference
  • Midwest Food Processors Association Meeting and Field Tour
  • MN Apple Growers Association annual conference and field day
  • Morris Hort Day and Hort Night
  • North Central Research and Outreach Center Hort Day
  • North Country Berry and Vegetable Schools
  • Southern Research and Outreach Center Open House
  • Staples Hort Day
  • Upper Midwest Fruit and Vegetable Growers annual conference
  • Wine Analysis Short Course
  • Winemakers Roundtable
 

Contact Information

Carl Rosen Program Coordinator & Nutrient Management Specialist
Department of Soil, Water, & Climate
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
PHONE: 612-625-8114
FAX: 612-625-2208
Email: rosen006@umn.edu

Program Team
Contact an Educator at a Regional Center or County Office near you.

 

 
 
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