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Private Pesticide Applicator TrainingFarmers with Private Pesticide Applicator certifications (PPA) that expire on March 1, 2022, will need to renew that license for the 2022 growing season. The process to renew your license remains similar to what it has been from previous years with a few newer options for 2022. Farmers can renew permits again this year by 1 of 5 options. All options cost $75. Register here. | 30th Celebration of the Carver County Dairy ExpoThe Carver County Dairy Core Team and the University of Minnesota Extension, Carver County are pleased to present the 30th Annual Carver County Dairy Expo on Monday, February 21, 2022, at Central High School in Norwood Young America, Minnesota from 9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Cost is $10 and includes a meal. Click here for more information | Gardening from the Ground UpUniversity of Minnesota Extension educators are excited to bring you the third annual Gardening from the Ground Up webinar series. Free virtual workshops will take place Feb. 22-25, 2022 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The series will cover a wide variety of topics ranging from soil nutrients, plant health, and insects — useful for any curious beginner gardener or yard owner. Register here. |
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Farmers with Private Pesticide Applicator certifications (PPA) that expire on March 1, 2022, will need to renew that license for the 2022 growing season. The process to renew your license remains similar to what it has been from previous years with a few newer options for 2022. Farmers can renew permits again this year by 1 of 5 options. All options cost $75.
Register here.
30th Celebration of the Carver County Dairy Expo
The Carver County Dairy Core Team and the University of Minnesota Extension, Carver County are pleased to present the 30th Annual Carver County Dairy Expo on Monday, February 21, 2022, at Central High School in Norwood Young America, Minnesota from 9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Cost is $10 and includes a meal.
Click here for more information
Gardening from the Ground Up
University of Minnesota Extension educators are excited to bring you the third annual Gardening from the Ground Up webinar series. Free virtual workshops will take place Feb. 22-25, 2022 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The series will cover a wide variety of topics ranging from soil nutrients, plant health, and insects — useful for any curious beginner gardener or yard owner.
Register here.
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Reducing Bt trait acres in 2022 Minnesota Corn Production? Implications for European corn borerThe economics of corn production challenge many farmers to minimize production costs. Hybrid selection is one way to reduce costs. Planting corn hybrids without Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins for protection against European corn borer (ECB), corn rootworm, or both will reduce seed costs. However, if not careful, farmers could inadvertently reduce crop revenues if they select hybrids without considering yield potential or insect populations in their fields. | Winter is a good time to prune trees and shrubsFebruary and March are good months for pruning some of our woody landscape plants. By now, trees and shrubs are dormant. The ground is also solidly frozen, making it easier to reach branches and remove them. And with the exception of evergreens and oaks, they have dropped their leaves providing a clear view of their structure. | Avian influenza in Canada could be headed hereThe news of a Eurasian strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) detection in a flock of birds of mixed species on the East coast of Canada greatly increases the possibility of HPAI coming to Minnesota. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans have prevented the movement of HPAI circulating in Asia and Europe from coming to the Americas. Now that the biggest barrier has been breached, the risk of HPAI in the US has greatly increased. To protect Minnesota flocks from HPAI that may now be in North American wild birds, it is important to use targeted biosecurity practices to prevent the virus from reaching your flock. |
Reducing Bt trait acres in 2022 Minnesota Corn Production? Implications for European corn borer
The economics of corn production challenge many farmers to minimize production costs. Hybrid selection is one way to reduce costs. Planting corn hybrids without Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins for protection against European corn borer (ECB), corn rootworm, or both will reduce seed costs. However, if not careful, farmers could inadvertently reduce crop revenues if they select hybrids without considering yield potential or insect populations in their fields.
Winter is a good time to prune trees and shrubs
February and March are good months for pruning some of our woody landscape plants. By now, trees and shrubs are dormant. The ground is also solidly frozen, making it easier to reach branches and remove them. And with the exception of evergreens and oaks, they have dropped their leaves providing a clear view of their structure.
Avian influenza in Canada could be headed here
The news of a Eurasian strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) detection in a flock of birds of mixed species on the East coast of Canada greatly increases the possibility of HPAI coming to Minnesota. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans have prevented the movement of HPAI circulating in Asia and Europe from coming to the Americas. Now that the biggest barrier has been breached, the risk of HPAI in the US has greatly increased.
To protect Minnesota flocks from HPAI that may now be in North American wild birds, it is important to use targeted biosecurity practices to prevent the virus from reaching your flock.
