If you plan to use a Restricted Use Pesticide on land or sites for the production of agricultural commodities, reside in the state of Minnesota, and your private pesticide applicator certification expires on March 1, 2024, you need to renew your certification.
Cut flowers have emerged as a popular and attractive option, drawing consumers to farmers’ markets and farmstands. To shed light on the fundamentals of Cut Flower Farming in Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Extension is delighted to present the first in a series of webinars featuring Robin Trott, Extension Educator, and Owner of Prairie Garden Farm.
Learn about the fundamentals of cut flower farming in Minnesota with Robin Trott, Extension educator and owner of Prairie Garden Farm.
The top ten performing annuals are identified!
I have gotten many, many questions regarding tree pruning this week. The weather is lovely, gardens have been put to bed, and people are eager to get the rest of the garden chores done. If you’ve got a pruning saw and loppers in hand, STOP and put them right back where you got them. It’s still too early to prune deciduous trees!
The newly selected Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassadors are youth members from across the state with a passion for agriculture and 4-H.
Have some of your plants lost color? Are they growing in bizarre shapes? Is the quality of your vegetables poor? You may have an outbreak of aster yellows.
The 30th annual Kids’ Groundwater Festival in Alexandria featured the expertise of agencies, businesses and educational organizations like Extension.
The last few years have brought a new appreciation for the wide diversity of bees in Minnesota. Wasps have a similar diversity, and arguably provide even more beneficial services than bees do.
While bees, wasps and hornets each have their own important role and place within the ecosystem, native bees are especially important for pollination services that provide much of our food, food for wildlife, and beauty in the landscape.