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Crop production

Corn

Hybrid selection

Choosing the right hybrid for your needs

Cropping systems

Crop rotations, corn following alfalfa, continuous corn

Planting

Corn grain and silage guidelines, corn planting best practices, handling delays and crop damage

Growing

Corn growth staging, nutrient management, assessing weather damage

Pest management

Insects, diseases and nematodes affecting corn

Harvest

Harvest and lodging, grain drying and storage, crop residue management

Forages

Species and variety selection

Forage selection and identification, emergency forages, cover crops as forages

Planting

Seeding rates and dates, stand establishment

Growing

Life cycles and characteristics of legumes, nutrient management, assessing winter injury

Pest management

Diseases and insects affecting forages

Harvest and storage

Utilization, silages, pastures and grazing, biomass, stand termination

Small grains

Crop and variety selection

Small grain variety selection, crop rotations, variety trial results

Planting

Guidelines, seeding dates, seeding rates, delayed planting, replant decisions

Growing

Small grains growth staging, nutrient management, assessing weather damage

Pest management

Find information about diseases and insects common to Minnesota small grain crops

Harvest and storage

Strategies for harvesting, storing and drying small grains in Minnesota

Soybean

Variety selection

Variety trial results, selecting the right variety

Planting

Guidelines, delayed planting, replanting decisions

Growing

Soybean growth staging, nutrient management, assessing weather damage

Pest management

Insects and diseases affecting soybean

Harvest and storage

Find strategies for harvesting soybean in Minnesota to maximize crop quality and minimize storage losses.

Seed quality

Foreign material management and quality reports

Sugarbeet

Growing

Production guide and nutrient management

Pest management

Insects and diseases affecting sugarbeet

Soil and water

Irrigation

Learn about irrigation scheduling, monitoring soil moisture and water quality.

Soil management and health

Soil properties, tillage systems, reducing soil erosion and compaction and residue management

Agricultural drainage

Planning and design strategies for agricultural drainage systems, calculators and regulations

Cover crops

Benefits, selection, establishment, maintenance, use and termination of cover crops.

Weed management

Weed identification

Photos of weeds and weed seedlings commonly found in Minnesota crop production

Herbicides

Calculating and calibrating rates, managing risk and drift, symptoms of dicamba exposure

Herbicide resistance management

Strategies for diversifying weed control to manage herbicide resistance

News

Discover how retained earnings, capital contributions, and market valuation shifts tell the full story—and why understanding your Statement of Owner's Equity is key to long-term financial health.

This article discusses the updated Minnesota Paid Leave law, which will be enacted in 2026. Minnesota Paid Leave will help individuals take time off when they need to care for themselves or their loved ones.

Three people are in crop field, with one taking a measurement and another taking notes.

U of M Extension Alfalfa Harvest Alert Program boosts dairy production, helps farmers manage resources

Crop News blog

Get statewide and regional updates on the Crop News blog.

Events

More crop learning opportunities

View all crop related learning opportunities from around the state.

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