Read about the economic impact of small businesses in Rochester and Olmsted County, Minnesota.
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Read about case studies that tell the stories of four communities that focused on business retention when the pandemic hit Minnesota.
Read an analysis of the regional impacts of COVID-19 unemployment reports for Minnesota.
Brigid Tuck, U of M Extension economics analyst, values diverse contributions to each region’s health. Take, for example, the Iron Range’s curling culture.
With help from the University of Minnesota Extension Central RSDP ranchers in Cass and Crow Wing counties are working together to safeguard their water resources. One way of doing this is through sustainable practices for raising cattle.
In 2018, University of Minnesota Extension nutrition educators helped sponsor the One Vegetable, One Community program in 18 communities.
Extension’s Minnesota Master Naturalist volunteers took a 9-mile bike ride near Brainerd to learn about native forest ecosystems, roadside vegetation and invasive species detection and reporting.