Extension animal and livestock teams help Minnesota meat and dairy producers, small and large animal owners, beekeepers and people raising backyard flocks meet the challenges of changing industries ...

Minnesota 4-H is the largest youth development program in the state, serving over 50,000 young people every year. We offer hands-on learning opportunities across Minnesota for youth in kindergarten ...

Jackson County partners with Extension to deliver practical education and research you can use at home, at work and in your community.

Find photos and identifying characteristics that’ll help you identify common Minnesota weeds.

Learn about irrigation scheduling, monitoring soil moisture and water quality. Irrigation management strategies include relevant and current information on adjusting irrigation by season/growth stage, ...

Staking and mulching plants and pinching off infected leaves help keep leaf spot diseases in check. Improve air circulation around plants. Keep leaves dry by watering at the base of the plant. Do not ...

Efficient irrigation management can improve yields, grain quality, conserve water and energy, and reduce nutrient leaching. One of the easiest and most effective ways to improve irrigation efficiency ...

Powdery mildew affects over 10,000 plants. Many commonly grown annual and perennial flowering plants, as well as ornamental grasses, can be infected by powdery mildew. Zinnia, phlox, bee balm and ...

Anoka County partners with Extension to deliver practical education and research you can use at home, at work and in your community.

The potential for a response to zinc by crops has not changed despite increased zinc removal from high-yield crops. Crops vary in the potential for a response to zinc when fertilizer is applied to ...

The first sign of powdery mildew is pale yellow leaf spots. White powdery spots can form on both upper and lower leaf surfaces, and quickly expand into large blotches. The large blotches can cover the ...

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.