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 ...

Blister beetle-infested hay can cause health problems and death in horses and other livestock. When buying hay from outside of Minnesota, find out where and when hay was harvested. If you see black, ...

Reduced soil erosion, fuel use, time and labor. Building soil organic matter. Improved soil structure. Maintaining options for soil warm up and dry down in the spring months. Conversely, the ...

Conformation refers to the shape or structure of a horse, and it can impact a horse's athletic ability. Generally, a horse’s neck should be one and a half times the length of the head. The neck should ...

Figure 1. Adult soybean gall midges are small, slender flies. The body color, wing and leg patterns are key characteristics. Photo: Noah Stavnes, U of MN Entomologists are just beginning to understand ...

Many different viruses can infect backyard fruit. Virus-infected plants may be stunted, produce few or poor quality fruit and have distorted, discolored leaves. Once a plant is infected with a virus, ...

Irrigation is critical for successful strawberry production in the Upper Midwest. Growers can choose between drip tape and overhead sprinklers, or use a combination. There are pros and cons of each ...

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Musk thistle is an invasive species. Musk thistle colonizes in disturbed areas, such as pastures, roadside ditches, ditch banks, hayfields and disturbed prairies. Seeds detach quickly and don’t fall ...

Brown rot is the most serious disease in plums, tart cherries and apricots in Minnesota. This disease damages shoots, twigs and fruit. During ripening and in storage after harvest, brown rot can ...

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 ...

Garlic mustard is a noxious weed that spreads primarily by seed. Garlic mustard grows in mounds and has clusters of small white flowers and scalloped green leaves that smell like garlic when crushed.