Consuming raw or improperly prepared elderberries may cause many unpleasant symptoms. In large amounts, poisoning can be serious enough to require hospitalization.

Compost dairy barns can be a good housing system for lactating dairy cows. The following are keys to success in compost barns: A compost barn gives cows more room to move than tie stalls or free ...

Kiwiberry vines require moist, well-drained soil. A vine will produce either male or female flowers. Plant one of each gender to get fruit. One male vine provides enough pollen for up to 6 female ...

What is historical trauma? How do people and communities experience it? And how can reconnecting to cultural practices help families and communities heal? Genocide. Slavery. Forced relocation.

Faribault County partners with Extension to deliver practical education and research you can use at home, at work and in your community. Extension's mission is to bring Minnesotans together to build a ...

Black knot is a common fungal disease of Prunus trees including ornamental, edible, and native plum and cherry trees. Hard swollen black galls (tumor like growths) form on branches and occasionally on ...

Grow where you have not grown cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, mustard, turnip or rutabaga for the past four years. Direct seed or start indoors in April. For fall ...

Apricots, cherries, peaches and plums are called stone fruits because they have large pits or stones at their centers. Stone fruit trees are easy to grow, provided you accept a few limitations in ...

Insects infesting stored foods such as flour, cereal and other dried goods, is one of the most common household insect problems. The many different kinds of insects that infest dried foods are often ...

Start tomatoes from seeds indoors, five to six weeks before planting outside. When buying plants, choose sturdy plants up to a foot tall. Transplant outdoors after all danger of frost has passed and ...

Caterpillars feed on a wide variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. In most cases, ornamental plants tolerate caterpillar feeding and treatment is unnecessary for plant health. If management ...

Carpenter ants are very common in Minnesota. They can potentially damage homes and other wooden structures. The best method for controlling carpenter ants is to deliver insecticide into their nest.