Fruit + Vegetable production: Vegetable Plant Diseases Webinar
Kick off 2026 with a series of interactive online webinars to learn practical strategies to improve the production, harvest and quality of your fruits and vegetables. Hone your crop planning, season extension, marketing, food safety, pest management and postharvesting handling skills to improve sales and profits. These webinars are led by UMN Extension educators, industry experts and experienced farmers.
Do you sell vegetables or fruit at your local farmers market, grocery or restaurant? Or are you thinking about doing so?
Small to medium-sized farmers, as well as aspiring farmers, are invited to join University of Minnesota Extension educators, industry experts and experienced farmers for webinars focused on the finer points of fruit and vegetable production.
Each week, at noon on Wednesdays, all winter long, we will cover a technical topic related to the successful management of fruit and vegetable crops, from planning to irrigation to pest management.
Wednesdays January 7 - April 22, 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Attend one or as many dates as desired. Webinars are free and will be held on Zoom. Sessions will be recorded and shared after the series has wrapped.
Jan 7: Finding and selling to new markets: restaurants, wholesale, and farm to school in 2026
Jan 14: Crop planning to meet production goals
Jan 21: Adding fruit to your farm
Jan 28: Is a high tunnel right for your farm?
Feb 11: Pumpkin IPM throughout the season
Feb 18: Diagnosing and dealing with tomato problems
Feb 25: Integrated weed management: Holistic Approaches for Organic Weed Management
Mar 11: Supporting pollinators on specialty crop farms
Mar 18: Vegetable plant disease basics
Mar 25: Understanding your soil test report
Apr 1: Packsheds: new low-cost, non-permanent packshed designs for small to mid-size farms
Apr 8: Packsheds: fully or semi-enclosed packshed ideas for larger farms
Apr 15: Postharvest equipment: brush washers, barrel washers and wash tanks for food safety, efficiency and quality
Apr 22: Building coolers on the farm: Cool Bots and walk in coolers