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07: Water Damage - It's Not What You Think...

Manage Mold - October 10, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, we are going to study the most common misconceptions of water damage. Why are some of these damages are so difficult to address when we ask for help and how do we evaluate the real impact of water damages in our spaces? To really understand the possible effects of the ...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 27: Swede Midge Management - an overview of what we know

What's Killing My Kale? - October 04, 2019 21:03 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Author: Natalie Hoidal. Interviewee: Yolanda Chen In episode 26 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with Dr. Yolanda Chen, a professor at the University of Vermont. Yolanda has been studying Swede Midge on the East coast, where it has been a devastating disease of cole crops. In particula...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 26: Swede Midge - a new brassica pest in Minnesota

What's Killing My Kale? - October 04, 2019 20:57 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Author: Natalie Hoidal. Interviewee: Angie Ambourn In episode 26 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with Angie Ambourn, supervisor of the MDA's pest detection unit. Angie's team has been studying emerging insects and diseases in community gardens across Minnesota, and they've recently de...

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06: 1919 Vs. 2019 - Why Is Mold Such A Problem Today?

Manage Mold - October 03, 2019 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In today's episode, I’ll take you through one of our most infamous passages of history to discover two transcendental incidents that have impacted our society in terms of safety measures and city planning, the Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire, what went wrong and how are we failing in...

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05: Air Tells About Your Home Like Blood Tells About Your Body

Manage Mold - September 26, 2019 11:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, we feature an interview with Matt Coghill, President of DetectionTek, a company based in Boulder, Colorado. They are the manufacturers of InstaScope instant microscope. He’s going to talk about the finer points of getting to know about the air in our buildings, and how...

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04: How Do I Know If I Have Mold In My Home - Professional Assessment

Manage Mold - September 20, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
“How do I know if I have mold in my home today?” In our continuing answer to that question, we're going to talk about the professionals... You've gone through your home, looked for some of the signs we talked about a little bit earlier and you just can't seem to locate what your gut sa...

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03: How Do I Know If I Have Mold In My Home - DIY Solutions

Manage Mold - September 19, 2019 10:55 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, I am going to give you a bird’s eye view of the solutions when you find there’s a problem - you find there’s mold in your home. We'll be going through the principles, concepts, and cutting edge techniques that are available today. We’ll share all this info with you so ...

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02: How Do I Know If I Have Mold In My Home - Identifying The Problem

Manage Mold - September 18, 2019 11:05 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, we are going to deal with one of the primary questions that we are continually asked - How do I find mold in my own house? I'm going to walk through some of these things that are pretty important for us to understand. We have to ask, why is the mold there in the first ...

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01: The Mahlstedt Mold Story

Manage Mold - September 18, 2019 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, I’ll take you on a journey with me to see how a young family become involved in the restoration and cleaning industry and ran into a huge set of hurdles, dealing with mold issues, Lyme disease and issues with their home. In all of this, we aim to guide and help people ...

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Welcome To The Manage Mold Podcast With Dean Mahlstedt!

Manage Mold - September 02, 2019 12:45 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, I’ll take you on a journey with me to see how a young family become involved in the restoration and cleaning industry and ran into a huge set of hurdles, dealing with mold issues, Lyme disease and issues with their home. In all of this, we aim to guide and help people ...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 25: Integrating flowering plants and vegetable production

What's Killing My Kale? - August 02, 2019 14:58 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Author: Natalie Hoidal. Interviewees: Julie Weisenhorn and Nathan Hecht In episode 25 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with Extension Educator Julie Weisenhorn, and recently graduated horticulture master's student Nathan Hecht. Both Julie and Nathan have been studying how flowering plan...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 24: Vertebrate Pest Management

What's Killing My Kale? - July 18, 2019 16:39 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Author: Natalie Hoidal. Interviewee: John Loegering. In episode 24 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with wildlife biologist John Loegering about vertebrate pest management. They discussed a four pillar IPM approach to wildlife management both in packshed areas and in fields, and talked...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 23: Understanding Degree Day maps for insect monitoring with Anthony Hanson

What's Killing My Kale? - July 10, 2019 18:30 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Author: Natalie Hoidal, Interviewee: Anthony Hanson In episode 23 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? we talked to Anthony Hanson, an Extension post-doc who has been creating degree day maps for various insect pests in Minnesota. Anthony explained how fruit and vegetable...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 21: Solarization for weed management with Courtney Tchida

What's Killing My Kale? - June 11, 2019 16:59 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In episode 21 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? we talked to Courtney Tchida, farm manager at Cornercopia student organic farm. Courtney has been trying various weed management methods over the years, and has recently been experimenting with solarization using standard pl...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 20: Let's talk transplants!

What's Killing My Kale? - May 24, 2019 20:09 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In Season 2, Episode 2 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? we're talking all about transplants with Alissa Jacobsen, a farmer who currently works at Open Hands Farm in Northfield. Alissa has worked on many farms at different scales and with different types of markets and ...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 19. Dealing with Bud Injury in Cold Climate Fruit Trees

What's Killing My Kale? - May 08, 2019 16:00 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Moongold apricot flowers, 5/7/19. Photo: Annie Klodd. In Season 2, Episode 1 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? we take a deep dive into fruit bud injury with Dr. Amaya Atucha of University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Atucha has a wealth of knowledge on this topic, so it...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 18: Navigating Natural Remedies: What Works and Why?

What's Killing My Kale? - November 30, 2018 14:15 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In episode 18 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? we talked to Linda Chalker-Scott, a horticulturalist with Washington State University. The internet lays many claims about the benefits of numerous "alternative" or "natural" remedies for pest management and plant health. Ho...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 17: What Does Pesticide Safety Mean for Organic Farms?

What's Killing My Kale? - November 20, 2018 22:11 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In episode 17 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? Annie and Natalie discuss pesticides labeled for use in organic systems. In this episode, Natalie discusses the importance of thinking about pesticide safety on all fruit and vegetable farms, including organic farms with org...

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 16. November Podcast: Manure, Compost, and Weeds

What's Killing My Kale? - November 02, 2018 17:03 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Author: Annie Klodd. Any farmers applying compost, manure, or straw should keep in mind that while these inputs have many benefits for vegetable production, they can also be modes of spread for weed seeds. Fortunately, there are ways to minimize the amount of weed seeds that appear in compost and...

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What's Killing my Kale? Episode 15 - Late Season Weed Management

What's Killing My Kale? - October 17, 2018 22:41 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
For our September series of "What's Killing My Kale?", we caught up with some of our Extension IPM experts to discuss the main 2018 growing season pest pressures and how to prepare for 2019.  In this episode, we discuss weeds with Annie Klodd. You can listen to the podcast here or on iTunes.

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