![leafminer adult has tiger-like stripes and a furry-looking tail. Larvae looks yellow and transparent and like a gummi worm](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/leafminer%20adult%20and%20larva.png?h=967c909e&itok=aS6hXGq-)
Soybean farmers have been asked to keep an eye out for a pest that was found for the first time in Minnesota soybean fields in 2021.
![Noah and Julie teach plant propagation in a room with an American flag](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/20220725_131850.jpg?h=5a026f25&itok=bqNL08Ve)
As an Extension horticulture intern, Noah Burley bridged two pieces of his heart: U.S. military veterans and plants.
![preschooler with veggie tortilla and yogurt mustache](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Daycare_Source-176_1.jpg?h=9d0c6433&itok=QIkX7bNx)
SNAP-Ed celebrates 30 years.
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Robotic milking is a great choice for many farmers. It is worth thinking about if your goals and management style will lead to success.
![Dean Bev Durgan](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Durgan_Bev_126-edit.jpg?h=19bd71b1&itok=OkfNthCm)
The awards were presented Oct. 4-5 by Extension Dean Bev Durgan.
![Ryan Babcock & Alena Whitaker standing together in from of a large root system from a fallen tree.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Ryan%20%26%20Alena%201200.jpg?h=30513240&itok=QCx7Dykl)
Hear from an AmeriCorps member who spent his year of service with Northeast RSDP.
![Food shelf looks more like a grocery store with good lighting, cleanliness, wide aisles, colorful signage and carts](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Watanwon%20food%20shelf%20Beth%20Labenz.jpg?h=51be62aa&itok=aex6FQEx)
Community champions from Extension’s SNAP-Ed program and La Convivencia Hispana shared a vision for a more vibrant and inclusive food shelf.
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Most apple varieties available to home gardeners in Minnesota are harvested after mid-September and before Halloween.
If you have included geraniums in your garden this year, you can bring them indoors to save for next year’s garden.
![4-H teen in red sleeveless dress gestures with her hands while speaking into reporter's Channel 4 microphone inside the 4-H building at the fair](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Evelyn%20Otto%20WCCO%20screenshot.jpg?h=df3b48d9&itok=v8o70Bv2)
News reporters prize 4-H youth because they make for great stories. Learn how youth prepare and what they get out of their appearances.
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