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Learn about plants that look bizarre as well as plants that have common names that send a chill down your spine.
We connect ag professionals with the latest crop research to help them make economically and environmentally wise crop management decisions.
A two-hour program designed to help people feel more prepared to start conversations about mental health.
Learn about canning, fruit preservation, pickling, fermentation, dehydration and freezing and more with Extension's online classes and in-person courses.
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A comprehensive education program for family forest owners and forest caretakers.
Minnesota 4-H and the Minnesota State Fair are working in partnership to reinvent the 4-H Building.
Cottonwood 4-H Ambassadors & Ag Explorers Upcoming Events
2026 October Cloverbud Saturday
Oct 31, 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Rice County 4-H 3-5 Clover Patch November 2026
Nov 19, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Nitrogen Smart Fundamentals
Advanced Nitrogen Smart: A deep dive into the 4Rs
Advanced Nitrogen Smart: Manure management
Tier 2 cottage food producer training
PQA+ certification - Online
Advanced Nitrogen Smart: Adapting nitrogen management to climate
Preserving food at home
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