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The 2022 Census of Agriculture report shows that there continue to be fewer farms on the landscape across the U.S. That holds in Minnesota, however, Minnesota has more farmers in 2022 than in 2017.
Learn how Minnesota weather challenges affect crop management decisions.
Learn how to solve problems with cover crops at the Minnesota Cover Crop Academy, a hybrid, year-long course for crop advisors, consultants and ag advisors.
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
Seeding rates and dates, stand establishment
Life cycles and characteristics of legumes, nutrient management, assessing winter injury
Diseases and insects affecting forages
Utilization, silages, pastures and grazing, biomass, stand termination
Small grain variety selection, crop rotations, variety trial results
Guidelines, seeding dates, seeding rates, delayed planting, replant decisions
Small grains growth staging, nutrient management, assessing weather damage
Find information about diseases and insects common to Minnesota small grain crops
Strategies for harvesting, storing and drying small grains in Minnesota
Variety trial results, selecting the right variety
Guidelines, delayed planting, replanting decisions
Soybean growth staging, nutrient management, assessing weather damage
Insects and diseases affecting soybean
Find strategies for harvesting soybean in Minnesota to maximize crop quality and minimize storage losses.
Foreign material management and quality reports
Production guide and nutrient management
Insects and diseases affecting sugarbeet
Basics of nitrogen, rates by crop, using urea, soil testing
Basics, deficiency symptoms, recommended rates, application methods
Recommendations for boron, sulfur, copper, magnesium, zinc
When lime is needed, assessing liming materials, guidelines
Research-based nutrient management guidelines by crop
Understanding and interpreting soil test results
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.
Photos of weeds and weed seedlings commonly found in Minnesota crop production
Calculating and calibrating rates, managing risk and drift, symptoms of dicamba exposure
Strategies for diversifying weed control to manage herbicide resistance
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.
A three-year Extension partnership with universities in Kenya focuses on women farmers and the school meals value chain.
The 2024 families honored cover a wide spectrum of farming, from traditional crops and livestock to community-based ventures and operations producing a wide range of fruit, vegetables and flowers. They were chosen based on their demonstrated commitment to enhancing and supporting agriculture.
Now is the time for farmers to develop an exit plan for the 2023 crop and determine a marketing plan for the 2024 crop.
Get statewide and regional updates on the Crop News blog.
View all crop related learning opportunities from around the state.
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