University of Minnesota Extension

Turkeys. (USDA photo by Scott Bauer.)
Animal Health, Avian, Livestock, Midwestern Region, Minnesota, Poultry, Turkeys

Minnesota Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) update

On September 16, 2025, HPAI was confirmed in a Redwood County, Minnesota, commercial turkey flock of 28,000 birds. Read More

A child in a garden with tomatoes. (Adobe Stock │ #338325350 - yanadjan)
Education, Horticulture, Horticulture, Midwestern Region, Minnesota, Outdoors, Regional Roundup

Planting seeds of learning

Close-up of cover crops growing between rows winter wheat stubble. (Photo: iStock - mvburling)
Education, Midwestern Region, Minnesota, Regional Roundup

Harnessing cover crops, perennial pastures



Orange sugar maple trees line a paved driveway. (Adobe Stock │ #179289287 - Margaret Burlingham)

Red in August? What your maple tree is trying to tell you

Left to right: Jackie Estrem, Extension sustainable agriculture educator; Dana Adams, Extension livestock educator; and Lily Dahler, Extension agriculture and natural resources intern, take measurements and a scissors cut in Benton County. (University of Minnesota Extension)

Optimizing the alfalfa harvest for dairy success

  • By Catherine Dehdashti │ University of Minnesota Extension
The Western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera is one of the most devastating corn rootworm species. (Adobe Stock │ #458018663 - Tomasz)

Pest forecasts heating up after a relatively cold winter

Filling a high clearance sprayer with chemical and water with proper safety equipment. (Photo: iStock - leaf)

Reduce the risk of farm accidents

Dana Allen-Tully and Brad Carlson stand in a tall buffer strip of plantings on her property that protects a stream from nutrient runoff. (Photo: University of Minnesota Extension)

Getting smart about water quality on the farm