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VegEdge's Weekly Vegetable Update and pest alerts are published through the News & Pest Alerts section of vegedge.umn.edu, but the full articles live on the Fruit and Vegetable News site. The update itself is written by IPM Extension Educators Natalie Hoidal and Marissa Schuh and covers weekly field observations from around Minnesota. If you only want the headlines and short summaries, the VegEdge news feed is enough; if you want the complete article, follow the link out to the Fruit and Vegetable News site.
What the Weekly Vegetable Update contains
The update is a recurring report of what the educators are seeing in area fields during the growing season. According to the VegEdge news listing, it provides "weekly updates on observations in area fields," with the latest findings published on the Fruit and Vegetable News site.
In practice, that means you can expect:
- Field observations from the current week
- Pest and disease findings relevant to vegetable growers
- Links through to the fuller write-up on the news site
The most recent update shown in the VegEdge feed was published on 2024-09-18.
Where pest alerts appear
Pest alerts are mixed into the same News & Pest Alerts column rather than living on a separate page. The feed includes both time-sensitive alerts and longer-lived reference material. Examples from the listing:
| Item | Published | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Vegetable Update | 2024-09-18 | Weekly field observations from IPM Extension Educators |
| New Winsome Fly fact sheet | 2024-08-13 | A beneficial insect fact sheet on FruitEdge; Winsome Fly as a biocontrol agent of Japanese beetle, now spreading naturally in Minnesota |
| Winsome Fly Citizen Science project | 2024-06-24 | An opportunity to join a project led by entomologist Bill Hutchison |
| Spring 2023 FSMA Update | 2023-04-05 | Agricultural water information for produce growers |
| Tomato Transplants & Bacterial Disease | 2022-04-13 | Bacterial spot, speck, and canker in Minnesota tomatoes, and why control starts during transplant production |
How to follow it without checking manually
VegEdge also runs two season-long monitoring programs that feed into the same news stream:
- Moth Flight Network — ECB and CEW moth catch is monitored across the state each year, with activity updates posted on the Weekly Moth Flight page.
- Degree-days for Pests — degree-days are calculated for key insect pests, with state and region-wide updates through the growing season.
If your question is "is this pest active near me right now," the moth flight and degree-day pages are the faster check; the Weekly Vegetable Update is where the narrative interpretation and field context show up.
Practical notes
- The VegEdge news feed paginates — the listing shows "Page 1" with a "Next page" link, so older alerts are still reachable.
- Article links point off-site to the Fruit and Vegetable News site, so expect a navigation change when you click through.
- The site's stated scope is vegetable crop IPM with a focus on the Midwestern U.S., built on 25+ years of University of Minnesota research, aimed at growers, processors, and crop consultants.