Extension

ST. PAUL — It looks like 2012-13 could be a year for the Midwest to get hit by heavy snow and ice storms, which can leave large amounts of snow...

The University of Minnesota Extension programs in Kandiyohi County have a new home. Agriculture education, 4-H, Parents Forever classes, Master Gardeners and Community Nutrition Education are no longer in the...

ST. PAUL -- Direct payments to farmers under the current farm bill have been a small, but stable and important part of farmers' income. These direct payments are cut in...

ST. PAUL -- University of Minnesota Extension economists and educators have been researching the question of which costs have the largest impact on farm profits. A significant difference in profitability...

ST. PAUL -- For many growers, this unusually early spring may offer the earliest opportunity of all time for corn planting. This makes it especially important to weigh the risks...

ST. PAUL -- With high production costs for corn, growers must focus their management on factors that have the greatest potential to increase yield. Prerequisites for high-yield corn include favorable...

ST. PAUL -- I saw many corn and soybean fields with prominent patches of giant or common ragweed, common waterhemp or volunteer corn during my travels in Minnesota, Wisconsin and...

ST. PAUL -- Pork producers, commercial pumpers and others need to watch for a layer of foam on the surface when pumping barn manure pits.

ST. PAUL -- Corn producers in Minnesota have historically had few widespread and significant problems with leaf diseases, in contrast to most major Midwestern corn-producing states. A leaf and stalk...

ST. PAUL -- This fall, farmers will be diligently harvesting their crops: corn, soybeans, sugar beets and ... tourists. Tourists? Yes.

ST. PAUL -- Discovering how genetic selection and breeding impact performance and carcass traits is a critical step in preparing for today's value-based beef market. The Minnesota Carcass Merit Program...

ST. PAUL -- Some of my earliest childhood memories stem from food grown in my family's garden. As a kid, I loved snacking from the raspberry bushes and the burst...

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