Interview with Drs. Mary Rogers and Andy Petran: Day-Neutral Strawberry Production in Minnesota I Episode 16, Nov. 10 2023
Description
We featured day-neutral strawberry production in this episode. We invited guests from Minnesota. Dr. Mary Rogers is an associate professor studying organic horticulture and IPM at the University of Minnesota. She has done various research about day-neutral strawberry production. Dr. Andy Petran is the founder of Twin Cities Berry Co. Andy did his Ph.D. research on day-neutral strawberries and recently started his own farm growing this crop. Richard Barnes founded Tanglewood Berry Farm in Fort Wayne, IN. He has been in the fruit-producing business for 20 years. Andy and Richard shared their production systems and thoughts for growing day-neutral strawberries in the Hardiness Zones 4 and 5. Mary gave us insights on IPM. Wenjing commented on her experience of growing day-neutral strawberries in Zone 6.