State Ambassador Madison shares her excitement for BLU and encourages 4-H youth to organize a community food drive as part of the statewide service project.

Extension's rural stress task force provides rural Minnesota families and communities with education and resources to help ...

The farm finance scorecard helps you see where you are in terms of financial ratios and measurements In the last few decades, much progress has been made to standardize financial statements in ...

Each year, the National Garden Bureau highlights standout crops, and for 2025, Calendula—also known as pot marigold—takes the spotlight as the “Annual of the Year.” Loved for its vibrant blooms and ...

Youth language is ever-evolving and serves an important role in development. It is more than slang—it's key in creating ...

Apply for scholarships, grants and awards available to college-bound 4-H members and alumni. Scholarship recipients must give a written statement of their accomplishments related to the scholarship ...

Scallions (Allium fistulosum), also called bunching onions and green onions, have green and white stalks that do not form bulbs. You can chop and eat them as a raw condiment on top of soups and other ...

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 ...

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.

Good growing temperatures are between 55°F and 65°F. Peas need less fertilizer than other crops. Plant seeds as soon as the ground has thawed and the soil is workable. As soon as you pick the peas, ...

There are many ways to help protect Minnesota waters against aquatic invasive species. Extension and the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center organize statewide volunteer programs that ...

Since 1999, the University of Minnesota has been evaluating, selecting and screening elms for use in Minnesota. They have studied thousands of elms from many varieties. All trees listed below should ...