Keep trees and shrubs healthy as the seasons change. Make it a goal to prune trees and shrubs annually.
![the Southern Research and Outreach Center.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/hoidal-rohwer-broccoli.jpeg?h=27ecc42e&itok=HIrZ7Cw2)
Extension researchers screened varieties of broccoli for tolerance to common diseases, as well as environmental challenges like warm fall nights and high heat in the summer.
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Minnesota 4-H alumna Nicole Cash was selected as one of four 4-H Youth in Action award winners in 2023.
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AFREC is tasked with improving fertilizer efficiency, farm profitability, and Minnesota’s environment through soil fertility research, technology development and education.
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February and March are good months for pruning some of our woody landscape plants.
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There is a lot to learn about transitioning to parenthood. The 40-Day Project supports Somali parents during the first five weeks after birth.
The intersection of agriculture and tourism offers an ever-growing range of options to those seeking to open their farms and property to visitors.
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4-H Outdoor Wilderness Leadership and Service (OWLS) Program participants create and implement service-learning conservation projects that benefit their local area.
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Thinking about growing Brandywine tomatoes, burpless cucumbers, daikon radishes, Chinese cabbage or purple eggplant this year? Check out the Minnesota Master Gardener seed trial results before buying seeds.
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Cover crops provide nitrogen for growing healthy vegetables without over fertilizing. Our new video highlights the many benefits of summer cover crops and how to grow them easily in your home garden.
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