Wasps commonly nest in a wide variety of sites, including on and inside buildings, in trees and in the ground. Wasps will generally not bother people when their nests are not near human activity. When ...

University of Minnesota Extension in Fillmore, Houston and Olmsted counties is excited to bring Annie’s Project to local farm and ranch women. Annie's Project is a series of workshops for women in ...

The grants will support innovative ways to serve participants and update WIC cultural competency practices, professional development, and peer coaching to improve staffing, recruitment and retention.

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

Calendula is one of the National Garden Bureau's annuals of the year for 2025. Loved for its vibrant blooms and versatility, ...

Extension also partners to deliver programs in tribal communities.

Horsehair or gordian worms are long, slender worms related to nematodes. When they are immature, they are parasites of insects, arthropods and other invertebrate animals. They are harmless to people ...

Start pepper from seeds indoors about eight weeks before planting outside. If you buy plants from a garden center, choose sturdy plants up to a foot tall. Transplant outdoors after nighttime low ...

At least five million children is the US have a parent who currently is, or was, incarcerated. How does parental incarceration affect children and families? Extension has been offering parenting ...

Late blight is a potentially devastating disease of tomato and potato, infecting leaves, stems, tomato fruit, and potato tubers. The disease spreads quickly in fields and can result in total crop ...

Parts of the strawberry plant include the crown, roots, leaves, runners, daughter plants, blossoms and fruit. Strawberry plants reproduce via runners. Pollinators are critically important for ...

Injury, poor hoof quality and poor hoof care can cause an abscess. Abscesses cause sudden, severe pain and lameness. Draining, bandaging and keeping the hoof clean are key to treating an abscess. It ...