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Field School for Ag ProfessionalsThe hands-on, in-field program emphasizing crop and pest management diagnostic skill-building will help you enhance your troubleshooting and crop management skills. A two-day program, July 20-21, completely taught in the field. Hands-on activities examining current insects, diseases and crop management. Small learning groups are a key feature of the Field School. | 2022 Minnesota Summer Beef TourThe University of Minnesota Extension Beef Team and the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association will host the 2022 Minnesota Summer Tour, a fun and educational event where attendees will have the opportunity to visit the UMN St. Paul Campus and the Minnesota Zoo. Event will be held on July 12th. | Carver/Scott County Farmer to Farmer TourDon't miss out on this Farmer to Farmer Dairy Tour on July 5. During the tour, rotating sessions will highlight discussions on custom work vs machinery ownership and the new rules and regulations for veterinary medicine. For more details, visit the website |
Field School for Ag Professionals
The hands-on, in-field program emphasizing crop and pest management diagnostic skill-building will help you enhance your troubleshooting and crop management skills. A two-day program, July 20-21, completely taught in the field. Hands-on activities examining current insects, diseases and crop management. Small learning groups are a key feature of the Field School.
2022 Minnesota Summer Beef Tour
The University of Minnesota Extension Beef Team and the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association will host the 2022 Minnesota Summer Tour, a fun and educational event where attendees will have the opportunity to visit the UMN St. Paul Campus and the Minnesota Zoo. Event will be held on July 12th.
Carver/Scott County Farmer to Farmer Tour
Don't miss out on this Farmer to Farmer Dairy Tour on July 5. During the tour, rotating sessions will highlight discussions on custom work vs machinery ownership and the new rules and regulations for veterinary medicine. For more details, visit the website
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Don't fall into the Japanese beetle trapping trapAfter spending the spring eating up lawns, Japanese beetle adults currently are or soon will be emerging across Minnesota. This invasive beetle spends the spring and late summer as a grub feeding on lawns, but in the middle of summer, adult beetles feed on leaves. While the University of Minnesota is still performing research to understand this pest, one thing we do know is Japanese beetle traps do not reduce beetle feeding. | Edible gardens for people and pollinators Most gardeners want to use their garden spaces as efficiently as possible. There is also a lot of interest in growing plants we can eat, plants for color flavor and fragrance, and plants that support pollinators. When you look for plants for your garden, containers, and window boxes, consider choosing edibles that feed your taste buds and pollinators as well. | The soybean gall midge returns to Minnesota in 2022 It is later than typical, but we finally detected the emergence of overwintering generation adults in SW MN on June 23. Apparently, our emergence cages missed the beginning of the emergence by a few days. While we did not notice any obvious symptoms, soybean stem dissections revealed some small white larvae. By June 27, we were starting to see a few 3rd instar larvae. |
Don't fall into the Japanese beetle trapping trap
After spending the spring eating up lawns, Japanese beetle adults currently are or soon will be emerging across Minnesota. This invasive beetle spends the spring and late summer as a grub feeding on lawns, but in the middle of summer, adult beetles feed on leaves. While the University of Minnesota is still performing research to understand this pest, one thing we do know is Japanese beetle traps do not reduce beetle feeding.
Edible gardens for people and pollinators
