The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has resources that include Best Management Practices (BMPs) and other guidance for using (or not using) pesticides and protecting water quality and pollinators.
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A brand new program, “Empowering Small Minnesota Communities,” will funnel a substantial amount of U of M capacity into small communities across the state.
Farm-scale deep winter greenhouses are showing great promise for energy efficient winter food production. Farmers and researchers have an exciting opportunity to partner to grow this technology across Minnesota.
Extension Educator Dung Mao talks about financial goals and habits in the Talking with U of M series.
The 2024 challenge theme will have youth use engineering to prepare and protect against extreme weather events resulting from the changing climate.
Carver County 4-H received a Helping Hands Award to establish the We Dig Bugs Entomology Club to engage youth in hands-on scientific learning.
It’s easy to admire the beauty of the winter landscape. But what about everything that we can’t see? What happens to the forest during the winter?
The idea that buckthorn sickens (or even kills) birds is fairly widespread. So why do birds keep eating them?
Treating scale insects on edible plants can be a challenge. Sometimes getting rid of the plant is easier than getting rid of the pest.
Minnesota 4-H State Ambassador Ebrahim discusses the 4-H statewide service theme of conservation and reflects on what Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month mean to him.