Consistent efforts in efficiency, financial management, planning and communication enable top producers to weather challenges and thrive over the long term.

Face the crop year armed with the latest University of Minnesota research. Each year brings new crop production challenges. As an agricultural professional, keeping up with these new issues is a top ...

Extension has a volunteer opportunity for everyone.

The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), is a popular garden vegetable in Minnesota, grown for snap beans, shell beans or dry beans. Some varieties are suited for all three uses. Pods of all types may be ...

Microgreens are easy to grow, incredibly nutritious, and the perfect way to bring some life to your kitchen during Minnesota’s cold months.

The Minnesota Beginning Farmer Institute can help. The Minnesota Beginning Farmer Institute uses an interactive approach to learning about farm management topics. Each workshop will have educational ...

Grow where you have not grown cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, mustard, turnip or rutabaga for the past four years. Direct seed or start indoors in April. For fall ...

Home Home and financial management Caring for your home Protecting home from rain and ice Sealing roofs, walls, windows and doors to keep water out While we may complain a little about the comfort and ...

Several fungicides are available for use against anthracnose. They may not provide adequate control if there is not good coverage of fruit and leaves. Commercial growers should refer to the Midwest ...

Ruminant stomachs have four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Rumen microbes ferment feed and produce volatile fatty acids, which is the cow’s main energy source.

The agricultural industry widely uses urea, a white crystalline solid containing 46 percent nitrogen, as an animal feed additive and fertilizer. Here, we’ll focus on its role as a nitrogen fertilizer.

Avian influenza harms poultry flocks especially if it’s highly pathogenic (HPAI). Always report any signs of disease to your state agency or veterinarian. Preventing disease is the best way to keep ...