Extension news and highlights

Winter presents extra challenges for raising calves in cold climates.

Crop program decisions must be made by March 15, 2020.

Fraser fir wins the Minnesota Christmas tree popularity contest.

Enjoy highlight moments from University of Minnesota Extension in 2019. Best wishes for a joyful season and a happy 2020!

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.

The new 7-minute video from University of Minnesota Extension, "FSMA Produce Safety Rule: How does it apply to my farm?" walks viewers through the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule.

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.