Minnesota Crop News View blog Small Grains Disease and Pest Update 07/07/25 16 hours ago Pesticide applicator recertification field days 21 hours ago Field Notes Talks About What to Expect After Heavy ...

Biodiversity isn’t just about what’s growing in the forest, but also how it’s growing. Forests with a wide range of tree ...

Cytospora canker is most common on Colorado blue spruce, but can affect all spruce trees grown in Minnesota. The disease is common on large mature trees. Dead or dying branches are scattered ...

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Branch symptoms Black knot galls are most noticeable during fall and winter after all the leaves have fallen. Knobby, swollen black growths called galls grow along the length of stems and branches. In ...

Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) is an adaptable shrub native to Minnesota with hardiness and wide tolerance to a variety of soil textures, densities, pH levels and moisture conditions. Because ...

Growing common hackberry Hardiness zone: 3 to 9 Light: Full sun to partial sun Best soil properties for common hackberry Sandy loams to clay soils; tolerates otherSoil pH 6.6 to 8.0; tolerates ...

Quick facts Spittlebugs are known for the frothy spittle mass they produce while feeding on plants. They feed on a variety of plants like ornamental grasses, roses, chrysanthemums, clover, ...

Horsehair worms are long, measuring from several inches to over 14 inches. They are quite thin, ranging from 1/25 inch to 1/16 inch wide (1 mm to 1.5 mm) and are uniform in diameter from front to back ...

Quick facts Viral infections commonly occur on all cucurbit crops in Minnesota. Virus-infected leaves often have a mottling or mosaic pattern in shades of green and yellow. It is difficult to identify ...

Local food The Master Gardener volunteer program promotes sustainable techniques for growing local food on multiple scales and at various locations. Learn ways you can grow your own food no matter ...

Minnesota 4-H is the largest youth development program in the state, serving over 40,000 young people every year. We offer out-of-school, hands-on learning opportunities across Minnesota for youth in ...