![image of researchers working on low tunnel strawberries](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/files/maes_20140710_62767_strawb_low_tunnel.jpg?h=c1e81dc1&itok=QGbO2tp3)
Consumer curiosity and the case of the kiwiberry
August 17, 2020
![various berries and comment form set up for consumer survey](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/individual_setup_auction_banner.jpeg?itok=7EH_OtET)
How do you market a new fruit that most people have never tried? Read more to find out how kiwiberries are piquing consumer interest.
by Seth Wannemuehler
Vineyard cover crops, part 2: Buckwheat
August 10, 2020
![buckwheat cover crop growing under grapevines](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/buckwheat_undervine_psu_michela.jpg?itok=SFLb1PqG)
by Jayden Corliss
Vineyard cover crops, part 1: An overview
August 3, 2020
![clover growing as an undervine cover crop](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/under_vine_clover_2014_-banner-cornellextensionsuffolk.jpeg?itok=D5g7IfEr)
by Jayden Corliss
Tropical flavors and a polar vortex: How kiwiberry buds survive frigid temperatures
July 15, 2020
![kiwiberry bud](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/lb2_stage_09_cropped.jpg?itok=UVStPzB7)
by Molly Bergum
New research evaluating cider apple cultivars
April 6, 2020
![red apple hanging on tree](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/apple_closeup.jpg?itok=RmpKw_zx)
Which old world hard cider apple varieties will survive in Minnesota? Do our common Minnesota-hardy apple varieties have characteristics well-suited for making hard cider? Our research and extension team aims to find out.
by Emily Tepe
Exploring the invasiveness potential of kiwiberry
February 12, 2020
![kiwiberries growing on vine](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/kiwiberry_vine_with_fruit_seth.jpg?itok=ibNutwrp)
Kiwiberry is an exciting new fruit crop for Minnesota. Our researchers are working on the many aspects of growing kiwiberry, which includes evaluating the plant for invasive potential.
by Emily Tepe
The Minnesota berry variety scene
January 14, 2020
![jim luby standing in blueberry variety trial field](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/jim_in_blueberry_field.jpg?itok=sznP9Nk_)
Get a glimpse into the newest berry varieties being tested at the University of Minnesota.
by Jim Luby
Get to know the kiwiberry
December 16, 2019
![kiwiberries in open plastic clamshell package](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/kiwiberries_in_package_seth.jpg?itok=zf2cVCnI)
Our research on kiwiberry has been getting a lot of press. Find out what they're saying, and check out our video, Meet the Kiwiberry.
by Emily Tepe
Battling weeds in strawberry fields with living mulch - what we've learned
November 25, 2019
![test plot with flat of harvested cabrillo strawberries](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/cabrillo_canola.jpg?itok=oYaeho2x)
We experimented with living mulches for weed control and soil building between rows of annual strawberries. Here’s what we found out.
by Nathan Dalman, Emily Tepe
Living mulch and annual strawberries - about our research
November 5, 2019
![strawberries harvested from research plots](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/albion_rye_2.jpg?itok=1gRJknHr)
Living mulches may give strawberry growers a new tool for weed control and soil-building.
by Emily Tepe