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Growing Organic Peaches and Apricots in Central Minnesota

For the past decade Dan Shield has been developing methods for growing many varieties of organic peaches and apricots in high tunnels on his Stone Creek Farm in Central Minnesota. Through the years Dan has been working with Deb Hermel and Jason Rehn of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The high tunnels were built through the NRCS's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). In this video Dan explains how he plants, fertilizes, irrigates, grafts, prunes, pollinates, and protects his trees from the cold and pests using organic methods. He shows how he harvests and markets his sweet ripe fruit. Dan also explains how he constructs his high tunnels from soil preparation to plastic covering. Videography by Dan Balluff. For more information about soil health agricultural practices please visit the Minnesota NRCS website at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservatio... And for more videos about other NRCS conservation-related projects please visit the Minnesota NRCS YouTube channel at:    / @minnesotanrcs   https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/   / nrcs_mn   Time stamps: 00:00:00 Introduction to Dan Shield and Stone Creek Farm in Central Minnesota 00:00:38 High tunnels, peach and apricot tree varieties 00:02:13 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 00:02:26 Jason Rehn, District Conservationist, NRCS 00:02:59 Deb Hermel, Program Specialist, NRCS 00:03:14 Dan Shield working with NRCS 00:03:33 The organic peaches and apricots 00:07:00 Why grow organic peaches in Minnesota 00:08:28 Selling the peaches and apricots, costs and profits 00:12:13 Grafting, rootstock, and soil type 00:16:29 Planting the trees 00:17:02 Taking leaf samples to evaluate nutrient needs 00:17:47 Pollination of the trees 00:18:30 Pruning, training, and organic pest control methods 00:24:35 Additional benefits of growing in a high tunnel 00:26:20 Plastic covering the roof in winter and covering the ground year round 00:29:58 Cooling hours needed to grow peaches 00:31:16 Irrigation of trees 00:32:54 Constructing a high tunnel to protect from hail and cold weather 00:35:51 Supplemental heating 00:36:02 High tunnel construction methods 00:37:50 Advice for others who might want to do this 00:39:09 Advantages of locally grown food, Dan's success story and contacting the NRCS 00:40:25 Dan's future projects #hightunnel #peaches #organicfarming