Get your summer garden started right with quality plants grown by University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners. There will also be a yard sale during the plant sale. Credit cards and cash will ...

This six-week interactive health and nutrition program is designed to help families develop skills, attitudes and behaviors necessary to maintain a healthy diet and stay active — and it works. In fact ...

These articles are for professional vegetable growers. They include necessary information for diagnosing and treating common diseases and infestations that can damage crops and affect economic ...

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.

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 ...

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

Minnesota 4-H is the largest youth development program in the state, serving over 40,000 young people every year. We offer out-of-school, hands-on learning opportunities across Minnesota for youth in ...

PSSM is a disorder that causes muscle cramping in horses from abnormal glycogen (sugar) storage in the muscles. Sore muscles, muscle weakness and cramping are all signs of PSSM. Type 1 PSSM is caused ...

The common asparagus beetle and the spotted asparagus beetle feed on asparagus spears and cause browning and scarring. Start looking for these pests in early May or just after asparagus plants emerge ...

Despite being often associated with specialty crops, farm-to-school sourcing in Minnesota tilted heavily to proteins, which accounted for 48% of all spending by grantees. Vegetables and fruit, in ...

Hackberry (C. occidentalis) is a large native tree found commonly on river terraces and floodplains in southern and central Minnesota. It is related to the American elm and after the arrival of Dutch ...

The best plants and gardening practices for Minnesota gardeners, homeowners and hobbyists to grow healthy lawns, landscapes and gardens. Starting garden plants from seeds indoors can be an enjoyable ...