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Research-based nutrient management guidelines
Address your crop-related concerns through research-based webinars during the winter and regular podcasts during the growing season.
Learn how Minnesota weather challenges affect crop management decisions.
Choosing the right hybrid for your needs
Crop rotations, corn following alfalfa, continuous corn
Corn grain and silage guidelines, corn planting best practices, handling delays and crop damage
Corn growth staging, nutrient management, assessing weather damage
Insects, diseases and nematodes affecting corn
Harvest and lodging, grain drying and storage, crop residue management
Forage selection and identification, emergency forages, cover crops as forages
Planting and growing legumes, nutrient management, pest management, harvest and storage
Diseases and insects affecting forages
Small grains growth staging, nutrient management, variety selection, planting guidelines, harvest and storage, and pest management
Soybean growth staging, nutrient management, assessing weather damage
Sugarbeet production, nutrient management and pest management
Insects and diseases affecting sugarbeet
Learn about irrigation scheduling, monitoring soil moisture and water quality.
Soil properties, tillage systems, reducing soil erosion and compaction and residue management
Planning and design strategies for agricultural drainage systems, calculators and regulations
Benefits, selection, establishment, maintenance, use and termination of cover crops.
Weeds commonly found in Minnesota crop production, herbicides and herbicide resistance strategies
Connecting ag professionals with the latest crops research
Variety trials, herbicide evaluations, other regional research
Learn what it takes to set up an on-farm trial, so that you can be confident it its results.
The current outbreak is only associated with iceberg lettuce. No Minnesota-grown produce has been linked to the outbreak. Continue enjoying fresh produce while following good food safety practices and monitoring recalls.
Nationwide, Extension Soil Scientist Melissa Wilson and her colleagues are at the forefront of nutrient management through manure science.
Improved profitability allowed the average Minnesota farm to make modest gains in working capital and net-worth growth during 2025.
Get statewide and regional updates on the Crop News blog.
View all crop related learning opportunities from around the state.
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