Focused on sustainability and driven by research with rural communities, RSDP and IonE are working together to help ...

COMET (Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory) is a two-hour interactive training that teaches participants how to reach out in a meaningful, respectful and supportive way to friends, co-workers ...

Minnesota Master Naturalists can volunteer as seed collectors, targeting plants from early-blooming pasqueflowers and prairie ...

A good fall cleanup reduces weeds and disease, minimizes plant insect pests, prevents rodent infestation, and eases the workload for next year’s spring planting.

Tomato hornworms are very large caterpillars with a horn-like tail. Their favorite plant is tomato. Hornworms chew leaves and can completely defoliate plants. They can also chew holes in the fruit.

Since 1999, the University of Minnesota has been evaluating, selecting and screening elms for use in Minnesota. They have studied thousands of elms from many varieties. All trees listed below should ...

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.

Strangles is a highly contagious infection that causes fever, nasal discharge and abscesses near swollen lymph nodes. Hot packs can help the abscesses mature before opening and flushing them out.

The first sign of powdery mildew is pale yellow leaf spots. White powdery spots can form on both upper and lower leaf surfaces, and quickly expand into large blotches. The large blotches can cover the ...

Having a variety of meat cuts on hand whenever you want them is a great convenience. And buying meat in bulk can help you save money over time if you and your family regularly eat meat. Many people ...

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 ...