Upcoming Events
Stan Hokanson presents "Public Sector Woody Landscape Plant Breeding: A Cerebration"
March 29, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMSuzanne Slack presents "Exploring PGRS and SARIs in the Fight Against Fire Blight in Apple"
April 5, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLaura Shannon presents "Boiled, Baked and Fried: Potato Diversity Served Three Ways"
April 12, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
News
Introducing Polaris Gold!
March 9, 2023The Shannon Lab has released its first potato, Polaris Gold, the University of Minnesota’s latest potato release since Mondak Gold in 2014.
The science of Minnesota strawberries
March 8, 202350 years of U of M research bears fruitful insights and advancements. Department of Horticultural Science experts have developed strawberry varieties that thrive in Minnesota’s challenging climate, improving production practices that make this crop more resilient and profitable for growers.
Environmental Benefits of Local Cut Flower Production
February 16, 2023By growing 10 cut flower varieties suited for the Upper Midwest, MPS student Sarah Anderson evaluated the economic and environmental viability of local cut flower production in Central Minnesota.