Connect with U of M Fruit and Vegetable Extension

This form can be used to submit information on issues you are having on your farm to the University of Minnesota Extension fruit and vegetable team. You can use it to ask questions or get help identifying the causes of an issue. You may enter your response in English or Spanish and an educator will get back you. If you enter it on another language we will do our best to have it translated and respond to you shortly. All information that could personally identify a submitter or field will remain confidential. Your personal information will only be used to contact you with diagnosis.

Are you a gardener or a farmer?*

Do you grow primarily in a home or community garden, or are you growing professionally?

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Type of crop*

What are you asking about? This helps us route your question to the right expert.

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Specific crop

Do you have a specific question or are you trying to figure out what something is?*

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What is your specialty crop question?

For example, "what are my options for weed control in pumpkins?" or "how can I manage cabbage worm organically?"

Variety (if known)

Zip Code

Location information can help us both obtain relevant weather conditions and track new or emerging disease trends.

County*

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Date Symptoms First Noticed

How are symptoms distributed in field?

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Where are symptoms located on affected plants?

Please select all that apply

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What kind of applications have been made?

Please list any herbicide, insecticide, or fungicide applications made and a rough timeframe of when they occurred.

Any other information that would be helpful for us to know?

Please share any other information you think would be helpful in diagnosis.

Name*

Phone Number

Please leave a phone number or email.

Photos of affected plants

You may drag and drop your photos here or browse your files. You may add up to 10 photos. Attach photos that provide a full account of the symptoms. For wilt symptoms, examine the stem and root tissue for lesions. If foliar or stem lesions are not visible, split the stem and root and take a photo of internal symptoms.

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Thank you for identifying yourself as a gardener.

While we value all questions, our small team does not have the capacity to respond to questions from home gardeners. Luckily, Minnesota's Master Gardeners do. Please visit the Ask a Master Gardener page using the link below to submit your question to a University of Minnesota Master Gardener volunteer. https://extension.umn.edu/master-gardener/ask-master-gardener

It sounds like you have a question about field crops.

Please visit the field crops Digital Crop Doc to submit information about your corn, soybean, wheat, soybean, oat, or sugarbeet question. https://extension.umn.edu/crop-production/digital-crop-doc

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