Brad Heins, Extension organic dairy specialist, and his team that included graduate student Kirsten Sharpe, installed a solar powered system at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris to provide shade for their herd and energy for the milking parlor.
Sally Noll, a University of Minnesota professor in turkey nutrition, allows her Extension work to drive her research, which has steered her toward studying the management of turkey operations in addition to nutrition.
An Extension SNAP-Ed educator taught nutrition to students at Butterfield-Odin School when they were in third and fourth grade. During fifth-grade, they learned about gardening and were able to make recipes with produce from a Tower Garden purchased with funds from the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership.
Questions about whether a farm is covered by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule regulation can seem complicated, and explaining it succinctly can be difficult. The new seven-minute video from University of Minnesota Extension, "FSMA Produce Safety Rule: How does it apply to my farm?" walks viewers through it.
The willow branches used in the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s YouBetcha stick structure by artist Patrick Dougherty improved winter driving conditions as a part of a research project before they became an artist’s tool.
Seeing first-hand how Extension improves lives inspires Minnesotans to give. As the Nov. 14 Give to the Max Day approaches, many people have Extension programs in mind.
New research from the University of Minnesota shows that a fall potassium application has no effect on alfalfa's winter hardiness.
A new 4-H volunteer impact study shows the personal, organizational and community benefits of being a 4-H volunteer. Nearly 12,000 trained, caring adults volunteer to work with 69,000 4-H youth in Minnesota.
Did you know you can visit Extension’s website to find out what’s going on in your region of Minnesota? You can also find online courses; that way, it doesn’t matter where you live.
Fall and spring are good times to plant trees, providing you water and care for them as needed. Gary Johnson, University of Minnesota Extension urban forester give recommendations on which ones to plant.
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