![A basket of fresh produce](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/fresh-produce-veggie-rx.jpg?h=e90af28f&itok=vX_BJulW)
Veggie Rx program partners with local clinics and Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to prescribe fresh produce in Scott and Carver counties.
![Sidney L.. Minnesota State 4-H Ambassador](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Sidney-L.-4-H-state-ambassador-2023-2024.jpg?h=b197d9e4&itok=PQL0NYhS)
The state ambassadors have been busy attending state and national events, gaining valuable experience while representing Minnesota 4-H.
Lactating dairy cattle from herds that have tested positive for Influenza A are not eligible for interstate movement for 30 days from the most recent collection of any sample that tests positive from any individual animal in the herd.
![Milk bottles.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/milk.jpg?h=d350c510&itok=KVy_I0Ym)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that grocery store milk has tested positive for H5N1 fragments. Retail milk study results indicate that the commercial milk supply is safe.
![Cows](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Dairy%20cows%20walking%202_screen.jpg?h=46946bb3&itok=gz9nkZpY)
United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) issued a federal order requiring premovement testing for lactating dairy cattle crossing state lines beginning Monday, April 29, 2024.
![Lindsay Dalluge, 4-H volunteer, and youth members having a club banner judged at a fair.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Dalluge-Brown-County-4-H-Club-Banner-Judging.jpg?h=a86cebac&itok=WHB5HmC6)
Lindsay Dalluge's intentional programming ensures her club's youngest members, as well as first-generation members, feel comfortable and welcomed.
![Dog-day cicada on a plant stem.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/dog-day-cicada-cappert.jpg?h=41148d0d&itok=5mZp3TZp)
Parts of the country are set to see the emergence of high numbers of cicadas. What’s all the buzz about, and should Minnesotans be investing in earplugs?
![Laura stands among tomato cages wearing a U of M hat and maroon polo shirt, She has the look of accomplishment.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Laura%2002.jpg?h=121beb76&itok=WPo6LCrl)
University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteers share the bounty while getting whole communities out into the garden.
![A line of colorful, hand-painted rocks on the sidewalk outside a building.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/New-York-Mills-rocks.jpg?h=c5ddc4de&itok=YCmniC8E)
Extension’s Welcoming Communities assessment helps communities identify their strengths and weaknesses related to diversity and inclusion efforts.
![jars of fermented foods](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Brine%20Ambition.jpeg?h=2e179b14&itok=Y-hJFRxh)
Last month, Extension’s Food Safety team received a question about using vacuum-sealing jars to preserve foods. Learn more about the safety of these products and how they work.
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