The newly selected Minnesota 4-H State Ambassador team consists of 31 youth from across the state who will serve as youth leaders and spokespeople for Minnesota 4-H.

After more than 20 years in a corporate career, Tom Nechodomu was looking for a fresh start during the COVID-19 pandemic. He turned to baking bread.

Join the University of Minnesota Bee Squad at Pierce Butler Meadows for a morning of fun, learning, and community connection along a bikeable garden tour of 9 locations along the Pierce Butler Route ...

Design pastures that meet your farm’s needs and are safe for both you and your horse. Avoid placing pastures in wet areas or on steeply sloping hills. Two acres of pasture for each grazing horse will ...

Dry lots are fenced areas that are bare of grass and key to rotational grazing systems. Dry lots should provide shelter, water, feed and at least 400 square feet per horse. High-traffic pads can help ...

Onions (Allium cepa) have relatives that include garlic, chives, leeks and shallots. Storage onions grown in Minnesota generally are long-day types that require 14 or more hours of daylight to form ...

Horse barns need air exchange to remove moisture, prevent condensation and provide fresh air. Naturally-ventilated systems are less costly, but have limited control of air flow and distribution.

Explore, understand and conserve the natural landscape. Through our education, volunteer and participatory science programs, people can become stewards of Minnesota’s public and private lands. Water ...

Birds are subject to heat stress when the air temperature and humidity uncontrollably increase their core body temperature. Heat stress can result in panting, increased water intake and eventually ...

Cover crops are grown outside of the cash crop growing season, usually seeded in the fall and killed before spring planting. Keeping living roots in the ground year-round can improve water management, ...

Water established trees and shrubs with overhead sprinklers. Apply a deep watering over the entire root zone area until the top 6 to 9 inches of soil are moist. Avoid light watering as this promotes ...

maintains a healthy, productive soil by providing food and a home for microbes. protects our soils - a non-renewable resource - from erosion losses. Practices that build and maintain soil organic ...