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"Frost and freeze damage affect countless fruit and vegetable growers leading to yield losses and occasionally the loss of the entire crop. Learning how to manage and mitigate losses due to frost is crucial in continuing to grow vegetables, especially in the Midwest, and to maximize both yields and profits for both large and small scale farms." Check out the whole article titled "Frost Management in Vegetables" in the March Small Farms & Acreage Living - Iowa State University Extension Newsletter to learn more!www.extension.iastate.edu/smallfarms/frost-management-vegetables ... See MoreSee Less

Frost Management in Vegetables

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Frost damage occurs when the temperature briefly dips below freezing (32°F). Learning how to manage and mitigate losses due to frost is crucial in continuing to grow vegetables, especially in the Mid...
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Local Food and Supply Chain Resources Available amid COVID-19

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers AssociationApril 17, 2020

Courtney Long
Farm, Food and Enterprise Development
515-294-2213
court7@iastate.edu

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a far-reaching impact within the food supply and value chain system, affecting multiple sectors of the food economy.

In an effort to help explain the many issues and options, the Farm, Food and Enterprise Development program with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is sharing timely resources and answers online.

Courtney Long, food systems program manager with FFED, has compiled an updated document that explains the issue, and provides specific resources for farmers, processors, farmers markets, grocery stores, and distribution and virtual food sales.

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Original photo: Sweet corn at farmers market.

The document, “COVID-19 Resources for Farms, Food Businesses and Food Systems Practitioners,” is updated bi-weekly and includes resources from Iowa, the nation and other states.

“COVID 19 has hit us all in various ways and there are so many different considerations as it relates to farms and to food systems,” Long said.

The document provides potential solutions for each sector, using examples from Iowa and other states. Farmers markets will soon be opening in Iowa, and the document provides insight into the options for market operators, vendors and customers.

The FFED program also has resources available on its COVID-19 Resources page, with information for farms, farmers markets, farm to school, food systems and businesses.

Long said she’s learning of some “unique and innovative practices” being done, as food suppliers and consumers work on ways to do business, while following social distancing.

For more information, or for questions not currently answered in the resources, she can be reached at 515-294-2213, or court7@iastate.edu.

–Iowa State University Extension & Outreach

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