Multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) is also known as Asian lady beetle, Halloween lady beetle, and Japanese lady beetle. The multicolored Asian lady beetle looks very similar to ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

State Ambassador Madison shares her excitement for BLU and encourages 4-H youth to organize a community food drive as part of the statewide service project.

Trees are a big investment in money, space and time, so you want to make sure you are caring for them right. Whether searching for guidance on planting the right tree for your situation, finding the ...

Research and education for farm operators, and a Feb. 11 Women in Ag conference ...

Eggs: you may like them sunny side up or over easy, but it's safer to eat eggs that are cooked well. Today some unbroken, clean, fresh shell eggs may contain Salmonella bacteria that can cause ...

The farm finance scorecard helps you see where you are in terms of financial ratios and measurements In the last few decades, much progress has been made to standardize financial statements in ...

Figure 1. Twospotted spider mites adults and eggs. Photo: David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Prolonged drought raises the threat of two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) ...

Yield differences from soil tillage are more often the exception rather than the norm. This is particularly the case for soybean yields, as well as rotated corn systems. Due to the costs associated ...