Read five examples of how youth across Minnesota are making the most of their Minnesota 4-H Food Partner Challenge award, ...

University of Minnesota Extension SuperShelf team and educator Serdar Mamedov works with Catholic Charities Food Shelf to grow the halal food supply chain and make culturally appropriate foods more ...

It’s the start of a new 4-H program year! Become a 4-H member or re-enroll if you are a current member to open a host of resources and opportunities. Learn more or join. Minnesota 4-H is the largest ...

University of Minnesota Extension and Soil and Water Conservation District of Pine County want to hear from you! Join us, industry professionals, and other producers in a conversation about livestock ...

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 ...

Birth and the time immediately after is the most hazardous time in the life of a dairy calf. On average, between 5 and 7 percent of calves on U.S. dairy farms are either stillborn or die in the first ...

Cherry leaf spot can be a devastating disease for tart cherries. Leaf spot can be severe in one area and absent a few miles away. Leaf spots are first purple but eventually turn brown. The center of ...

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 ...

Black knot is a common fungal disease of Prunus trees including ornamental, edible, and native plum and cherry trees. Hard swollen black galls (tumor like growths) form on branches and occasionally on ...

Infection may start where the fruit contacts the soil, where the stem connects to the fruit, or as a random circular spot. Infected fruit are soft, easily punctured and often collapse. In some cases, ...

Mock strawberry is an invasive species. Mock strawberry is found in lawns and woods. It grows as a dense, low-lying ground cover. Can be a weedy pest of turf grass and lawns. Has shown potential to be ...

A basic hay analysis costs about $20. Optimum horse hay moisture ranges from 10 to 15 percent. ADF values under 45 percent are generally good for horses. NDF values under 65 percent are generally good ...