MITPPC blog

Aaron Lorenz

Building Resistance: The Road to Aphid-Resistant Soybean Lines in Minnesota

August 1, 2019

Minnesota soybean growers have been searching for solutions to combat the massively destructive soybean aphid and reduce insecticide. 

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Ahead of the herd: How goat-grazing research is helping with buckthorn control

July 17, 2019

Goat-grazing has been gaining popularity in the last decade as private landowners and public parks look for sustainable solutions to clearing buckthorn and other invasive plants.

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Sorting Seeds: Improving Palmer Amaranth Detection

July 9, 2019

New seed testing technology will help soybean growers stay ahead of Palmer amaranth in Minnesota. 

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Research reveals high cost of invasive species for Minnesotan-grown raspberries

May 13, 2019

MITPPC research suggests that Minnesota raspberry growers lost an estimated $2.3 million in sales to the invasive spotted wing drosophila in 2017.

Palmer Summit 2019

Palmer amaranth summit in review

February 6, 2019

The Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) co-sponsored a joint Palmer Summit event at the University of Minnesota. Experts gathered from across states and industries to discuss how to manage Palmer amaranth, a weed so noxious it can grow several inches in a single day and disperse up to a million seeds in the course of its lifetime.

Scouting for soybean aphids

Spotlight on Soybeans

January 8, 2019

The Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC) helps growers protect their soybeans and prevent invasive pests.