Extension's rural stress task force provides rural Minnesota families and communities with education and resources to help ...

Youth language is ever-evolving and serves an important role in development. It is more than slang—it's key in creating ...

Staking and mulching plants and pinching off infected leaves help keep leaf spot diseases in check. Improve air circulation around plants. Keep leaves dry by watering at the base of the plant. Do not ...

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 ...

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 ...

OLWS is a genetic mutation that affects horses with white markings and can lead to death in foals. Foals with two copies of this gene are born white with blue eyes and have intestines that don’t fully ...

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 ...

Some insects may be brought into homes on wood (especially firewood and lumber), seeds and nuts. These insects are a nuisance and do NOT reinfest wood or other products. Most wood-boring insects ...

The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteer program started in 1977 with its first class of 25 people. Since then it has grown to include more than 3,100 active master gardeners ...

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 ...

Tamarack is commonly found on bogs or peatlands. There is little economic impact from tamarack harvesting. Common pests to tamarack trees include larch sawfly, eastern larch beetle, root and heart ...

Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) is an adaptable shrub native to Minnesota with hardiness and wide tolerance to a variety of soil textures, densities, pH levels and moisture conditions. Because ...