Extension News and Highlights

Jennifer Winningham-Floden is a 4-H volunteer from Grant County. After recently relaying her club leader role, she continues to be involved on the county level and encourages others to get involved, too!

The Nutrient Management podcast, intended for Minnesota farmers and agriculture professionals, is filling a niche for podcast enthusiasts around the world interested in up-to-date research and recommendations on soil fertility.

If the dairy industry pays a premium for A2 milk, you might consider selecting your herd for A2A2 animals.

The 2018 Farm Bill has a new program called Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) that helps protect the milk price to feed margin. Dairy Revenue Protection is available through the Risk Management Agency and is a new tool that is like crop insurance for milk.

Cora Rost was one of 7,400 Minnesota youth who studied photography through 4-H last year.

2,400 Extension Master Gardeners volunteer across Minnesota, but like a caterpillar morphing into a butterfly, it’s a process to become one. Master Gardeners bring a lot of experience with them and are hungry for more.

More than 23,000 youth participate in University of Minnesota Extension’s 4-H creative and performing arts experiences across Minnesota each year. Performing arts programs in particular build confidence, leadership skills and friendships that last a lifetime.

University of Minnesota Extension helps Minnesota’s child care providers make meals and snack time yummy, nutritious and affordable.

When University of Minnesota Extension was founded in 1909, Extension educators were often immigrants or children of immigrants themselves. They shared farmed techniques that worked for Minnesota’s soil, climate and farm-family needs.

There is no reason to believe the next 50 years will be less dramatic for the dairy industry than the past 50 years. The pace of change is high in consumer demands, climate, genetics, robotics and other technology.