Participating youth in this year's “Grow a Monster” challenge learned valuable agricultural skills while experiencing the ...

In the spring, the landscape awakens. Forests and prairies come alive with new growth, and wildlife responds to the increasing warmth with a drive to create new life. In the fall, that process ...

Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, petting zoos and other events are bringing visitors to local farms. Read how Extension is ...

NAMI Minnesota and University of Minnesota Extension are partnering to offer suicide-prevention classes tailored to farming ...

Extension Educator Karyn Santl shares the Experiential Learning Model that shifts experiences from fun activities to long-term learning and application, leading to insights that shape young people's ...

After more than 40 years of service, Carol Skelly, of Anoka County, was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame.

Whether you’re planting spring flowers or garlic, a little effort now can lead to months of beauty and harvests ahead. A few hours of fall cleanup and maintenance can protect plants, improve soil ...

Small flocks require relatively minimal space. Chicks require ½ square foot of space each. Mature birds require up to 2 ½ square feet of space each. Always thoroughly clean the poultry house before ...

Vegetative grass parts. Illustration updated by Lauren Cooper. Any or all of these vegetative characteristics may be useful in identifying a young grass weed. They usually have long, narrow, alternate ...

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.

Nobles County partners with Extension to deliver practical education and research you can use at home, at work and in your community.

Forage legumes vary in terms of their life cycle, the amount of nitrogen they can fix, how well they can adapt to challenging conditions and their susceptibility to insect damage and diseases. By ...