Extension news and highlights

Parents need to think of the current situation as if training for a marathon. This means shifting expectations and being realistic. 

It's easy to see Alaina Chute's passion for farming. It's there in her public speaking, her training videos, and in her vision of her own future in agriculture.

Farm businesses can benefit from state and federal economic stimulus acts in response to COVID-19.

Here are seven native tree species that you can consider for replacing ash trees destroyed by emerald ash borer.

Martha Metz has been a steady, committed and creative 4-H volunteer in Dakota County since 1979.

Extension 4-H received Dakota County’s Public Health Achievement Award for teaching cooking and nutrition to youth.

For succession planting in a small space, stick to quick-growing crops like lettuce and radishes, or crops that can grow vertically on a trellis, like peas.

Recommendations for commercial fruit and vegetable growers and home gardeners on common problems such as seedling collapse or tall, spindly plants.

In January 2020, Extension leadership and civic engagement team members held a symposium in collaboration with Kisii University’s Division of Research, Extension Innovation and Resource Mobilization. 

4 guidelines to help parents of teens during the pandemic.