Providing opportunities for families to thrive in 4-H is crucial to the program's success. We want not only our youth to feel a sense of belonging, but their entire families as well.

UMN Extension is hosting Planting Green field days that are being held across the state. This series of field events focuses on planter setup, a planting demo, and tips for planting into standing rye ...

Dill grows best in a well drained, slightly acidic soil, rich in organic matter. Dill does not transplant easily. Sow seeds directly into the ground where the plants are to grow. Growing dill indoors ...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are changing how pesticide applicators work in field crops. Using UAVs for pesticide spraying allows applicators to make more precise ...

During National Agriculture Week, Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassadors taught youth how to identify and manage invasive plant species through hands-on classroom activities.

Join the Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors for a webinar titled "Mental Health in the Field," on Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m.

Queen Anne's lace is an invasive species. Queen Anne’s lace is an invader of disturbed and newly restored areas where it can outcompete other species due to its faster maturation rate and size. Tends ...

Don’t use black walnut shavings for horse bedding. Toxicity signs include stocking up, warm hooves, founder and colic. If your horse starts showing these signs, remove them from the contaminated ...

Direct seed kohlrabi in the garden from mid-April until early May, and again later in July. Avoid planting kohlrabi where you have grown related crops—broccoli, cauliflower, collards, kale, turnip, ...

The agricultural industry widely uses urea, a white crystalline solid containing 46 percent nitrogen, as an animal feed additive and fertilizer. Here, we’ll focus on its role as a nitrogen fertilizer.

Cherry leaf spot can be a devastating disease for tart cherries. Leaf spot can be severe in one area and absent a few miles away. Leaf spots are first purple but eventually turn brown. The center of ...

The highest cost in most, if not all, cattle production systems is feed. Many producers use grazing to reduce costs for their operations. Properly managed pasture-based systems use land efficiently ...