Multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) is also known as Asian lady beetle, Halloween lady beetle, and Japanese lady beetle. The multicolored Asian lady beetle looks very similar to ...

State Ambassador Madison shares her excitement for BLU and encourages 4-H youth to organize a community food drive as part of the statewide service project.

Scallions (Allium fistulosum), also called bunching onions and green onions, have green and white stalks that do not form bulbs. You can chop and eat them as a raw condiment on top of soups and other ...

Each year, the National Garden Bureau highlights standout crops, and for 2025, Calendula—also known as pot marigold—takes the spotlight as the “Annual of the Year.” Loved for its vibrant blooms and ...

Learn about mental health interventions, how to begin conversations about mental well-being, and find resources for professionals.

Youth language is ever-evolving and serves an important role in development. It is more than slang—it's key in creating ...

Pickled beets, pears and cake(!), kimchi, and flavored vinegar are on top of some cottage foods menus this year. You can make them safely by following standard recipes and testing pH.

Ruminant stomachs have four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Rumen microbes ferment feed and produce volatile fatty acids, which is the cow’s main energy source.

Due to differences in equipment and required food safety processes, a wider variety of commercially prepared freeze-dried foods are available than those sold by cottage food producers. As the number ...

Extension's rural stress task force provides rural Minnesota families and communities with education and resources to help ...

Since the mid-19th century, most farmers used the moldboard plow as their primary tool. This implement overturned the soil and buried the previous crop’s residue, leaving only fragments covering less ...

Rural and urban communities depend on each other to grow their economies and establish commerce. Learn how Extension facilitates community links. Who do business owners turn to for advice? Read what ...