University of Minnesota, Department of Plant Pathology: a world leader in the area of plant health. plpa.cfans.umn.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mttihrn2tc23Professor Linda Kinkel is nourishing soil microbiomes (and taking home awards!) with her startup, Jord Bioscience: https://plpa.cfans.umn.edu/news/jord-9311-award24 Aug 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttihrn2tc23https://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mqriqs5v3k2aFungus as a control method for invasive buckthorn in Minnesota? It's more likely than you think! See PhD student Ryan Franke's biocontrol development process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri-RJkmAb8816 Jul 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqriqs5v3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mov3hq4gzk2qMinnesota's summer this year has been great for sugar-beet growing... and great weather for sugar beet disease Cercospora leaf spot! @mprnews.org https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/20/sugar-beet-growers-brace-for-possible-return-of-disease22 Jun 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov3hq4gzk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mo4c4qhess2vAre you seeing dying black locust tree stands in the upper Midwest? Reach out to the Blanchette Lab using the form in this Wisconsin DNR story: https://forestrynews.blogs.govdelivery.com/2026/06/10/university-of-minnesota-seeks-reports-on-dying-black-locust-stands/12 Jun 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4c4qhess2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mnx3lp4qok2hThank you to Minneapolis-St Paul Magazine for featuring Colin Peters and lab @forestmycology.bsky.social research into emerald ash borer in Minnesota 🪲 https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/has-the-emerald-ash-borer-met-its-match/10 Jun 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnx3lp4qok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mmchw2fxks2uPlant health is everywhere! Eric Otto (PhD '22), now a DNR forest health specialist, is quoted by @mprnews.org about a surprising intersection between caterpillar outbreaks and forest fires https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/21/the-spruce-budworm-in-minnesota-is-fueling-wildfires20 May 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmchw2fxks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mllzo6s6xc2tLinda Kinkel finds the right soil microbes are the secret to plant health, both in her UMN research and at her startup: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/when-microbes-cooperate-crops-win #planthealth #sustainable11 May 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllzo6s6xc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mjwr5tt5ks2rMinnesota has a larger Ash Tree population than any other American state. How are Emerald Ash Borer beetles changing the lives and health of Minnesota's ash populations? plpa.cfans.umn.edu/news/galleries research by @andrewmann.bsky.social @forestmycology.bsky.social funding by NSF20 Apr 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwr5tt5ks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mibwu5uvds25Thank you to the Des Moines Register for honoring Norman Borlaug, perhaps our most famous alumnus! https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/2026/03/29/iowa-history-month-norman-borlaug-world-food-prize-foundation/89293785007/30 Mar 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibwu5uvds25https://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mguugyumbc2oDecoding the genetic secrets of two of the 21st Century's biggest wheat stem rust epidemics: https://plpa.cfans.umn.edu/news/spanner-avr-genes12 Mar 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguugyumbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3mgb6hyobss2oFour new fungal species discovered during examination of an Eastern larch beetle outbreak by @forestmycology.bsky.social @andrewmann.bsky.social https://plpa.cfans.umn.edu/news/elb-larch-mann04 Mar 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb6hyobss2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m7qh3gbqik25Scientists testing fungi to protect Minnesota's one billion ash trees: new from @mprnews.org @forestmycology.bsky.social https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2025/12/10/scientists-testing-fungi-to-protect-minnesotas-1-billion-ash-trees #fungifriends #mycology11 Dec 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qh3gbqik25https://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m7isalhrp22jAPPLY NOW! Postdoctoral researcher in the Ranjan Lab: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/int/371211 (internal) https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371211 (external)08 Dec 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7isalhrp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m6zv57gfys2nFungi from Minnesota can kill emerald ash borer beetles, opening up potential biocontrol solutions: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/fungi-minnesota-can-kill-emerald-ash-borer-beetles @forestmycology.bsky.social02 Dec 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zv57gfys2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m637hvbkvk2uIt's Give to the Max Day in Minnesota! By giving to our fund, you'll directly support the career-building experiences of hardworking graduate students. https://crowdfund.umn.edu/participants/293320 Nov 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m637hvbkvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m5jyz7xxmk2aSudden oak death was detected in Minnesota. What does that mean for our forests and nurseries? @forestmycology.bsky.social @nickrajtar.bsky.social https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/sudden-oak-death-pathogen-detected-first-time-minnesota13 Nov 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jyz7xxmk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m4vrovrqm22xFoxtail barley serves as alternate host for fungal pathogens of barley: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/110457405 Nov 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vrovrqm22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m4qw2hlxhs2a"Blightmare on Stem Street"? We're intrigued! USDA-ARS scientist and UMN Adjunct Professor Dr Deb Samac got on @cropnetwork.bsky.social's podcast to discuss a truly spooky alfalfa pathogen, bacterial stem blight. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e38-blightmare-on-stem-street-alfalfa-bacterial-stem-blight03 Nov 2025 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qw2hlxhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m4isaov4cx22We can't resist celebrating Witches' Cauldrons in spooky season, even though this unique little cup fungus appears in spring when the snow melts. Read Bob Blanchette and Nick Rajtar in FUNGI on Witches' Cauldrons: https://fungimag.com/v18i1/v18i1-Cauldron-Urns-Witches-Devils.pdf31 Oct 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4isaov4cx22https://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3m3rzvnfm6222Professor Dean Malvick spoke with @mprnews.org about red crown rot, a soybean disease with no cure, being found in Minnesota and potential consequences: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/10/21/red-crown-rot-a-fungal-disease-for-soybeans-found-in-minnesota22 Oct 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rzvnfm6222https://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3lz7pzamtrs2mFind it in the Field: Oat Smut with Haidyn Larson This video shows how to recognize oat smut, a long-lasting fungal oat pathogen, and a little about how collaborative research is working to solve it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5SP7LWvtwA #fungifriends #mycology #planthealth19 Sep 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7pzamtrs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3lz2ll3vqys2fIf you've found a Stinkhorn Mushroom in the wild before, did you see it or smell it first? 🍄 These funky fungi can be found in lawns or mulch as well as in the wild near wood decay. https://extension.umn.edu/lawn-care/common-fungi #mycology #fungifriends #fungi17 Sep 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2ll3vqys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/umnplantpath.bsky.social/post/3lw5b2rm6ik2hPLPA on WCCO News: @nickrajtar.bsky.social discusses "plant destroyer" water molds in Minnesota @wcconews.bsky.social https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/university-of-minnesota-plant-destroyers-water-mold-phytophthora/11 Aug 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:x5dds5ievisfceyvff5nvmc6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5b2rm6ik2h