Several methods are available to help determine if your horse is overweight. If more than one of these methods indicates your horse is overweight, work with an equine nutritionist and veterinarian to ...

Rhizosphaera needle cast is a fungal disease of spruce trees that causes needles to turn brown and fall off. Trees stressed from drought, poor planting practices or other factors are more likely to ...

Know what genetic type of corn you are planting. Isolate different types of corn to prevent cross-pollination. Direct seed corn in the garden after the soil has warmed. Irrigate to prevent drought ...

When herbicide options become limited, there are significant economic and environmental consequences. Fortunately, there are things you can do to prevent and manage herbicide-resistant weeds. Weeds’ ...

For many years, farmers have taken soil samples and sent them off for analysis to fine-tune their fertilizer management. The results of the laboratory analysis are often confusing. The units used to ...

Minnesota 4-H State Ambassador Vannah H. finds inspiration at county fairs and through the 4-H State Ambassador program, leading her to launch her own photography and videography business. Belonging ...

Chinese cabbage and bok choy are fall crops in Minnesota. Grow in well-drained yet moisture-retentive, fertile soil with pH of 6.0 to 7.5. Plant in an area where you have not grown cabbage, broccoli, ...

The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteer program started in 1977 with its first class of 25 people. Since then it has grown to include more than 3,100 active master gardeners ...

White-tailed deer feed on gardens, landscape plants and trees, and agricultural crops. Deer damage has a rough or torn appearance. It does not look cleanly clipped. Deer damage is more likely when ...

Healthy garden soil with earthworms and worm burrows. Soil is so much more than dirt. Soil is a living ecosystem, a large community of living organisms linked together through nutrient cycles and ...

How we talk and how we listen are always important, but when the pressure is on, our communication styles become even more important. During stressful times, it's easy to experience misunderstandings ...

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 ...