Will travel for cheese and community Linda and Jerry Jennissen and Alise Sjostrom share the story of Jer-Lindy Farms and Redhead Creamery with Agritourism Exchange participants.

As an indicator of overall ecosystem health, declining bird populations almost certainly point to similar losses of biodiversity across our native ecosystems. A new resource provides conservation ...

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

Do you have disease developing in one of your fields located in Minnesota? Are you wondering what it might be, or are you looking for confirmation? The UMN Extension crops team is launching a new ...

In the last few decades, much progress has been made to standardize financial statements in agriculture. This allows for ratios and measurements commonly used in other industries to become standard in ...

It’s important to breed your mare when she’s in her best physical condition. When evaluating your mare’s condition consider: Is she having regular heat cycles? Does she have a uterine infection? Is ...

Orange hawkweed is an invasive species. Orange hawkweed is found in northern moist pastures, forest openings, abandoned fields, clearcuts and roadsides. Hawkweeds colonize and can rapidly dominate a ...

White mold is a disease that causes stem rot, wilt and death of many common flowers. Hard, resting structures, called sclerotia, allow the fungus to survive for many years. This lets the fungus ...

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 ...

Prairies are ecosystems that grow where the climate dictates limited rainfall, hot summers and cold winters. Plants growing in prairies are typically non-woody, or herbaceous plants. Trees are rare in ...

Injury, poor hoof quality and poor hoof care can cause an abscess. Abscesses cause sudden, severe pain and lameness. Draining, bandaging and keeping the hoof clean are key to treating an abscess. It ...

Flood damage can affect tree growth and tree survival. Tree flood damage can be caused by soil changes, physical damage, insects and diseases. The potential for damage to trees from flooding depends ...