In the last few decades, much progress has been made to standardize financial statements in agriculture. This allows for ratios and measurements commonly used in other industries to become standard in ...

Mock strawberry is an invasive species. Mock strawberry is found in lawns and woods. It grows as a dense, low-lying ground cover. Can be a weedy pest of turf grass and lawns. Has shown potential to be ...

The highest cost in most, if not all, cattle production systems is feed. Many producers use grazing to reduce costs for their operations. Properly managed pasture-based systems use land efficiently ...

Fermented pickles or brined pickles undergo a curing process for several weeks in which fermentative bacteria produce acids necessary for the preservation process. These bacteria also generate flavor ...

Soil compaction concerns have been growing in Minnesota as both annual precipitation and farm equipment size have dramatically increased. Wet soils are particularly susceptible to compaction. Heavy ...

Flood damage can affect tree growth and tree survival. Tree flood damage can be caused by soil changes, physical damage, insects and diseases. The potential for damage to trees from flooding depends ...

The first sign of powdery mildew is pale yellow leaf spots. White powdery spots can form on both upper and lower leaf surfaces, and quickly expand into large blotches. The large blotches can cover the ...

Apricots, cherries, peaches and plums are called stone fruits because they have large pits or stones at their centers. Stone fruit trees are easy to grow, provided you accept a few limitations in ...

Black knot is a common fungal disease of Prunus trees including ornamental, edible, and native plum and cherry trees. Hard swollen black galls (tumor like growths) form on branches and occasionally on ...

A watershed is all of the land and water areas that drain toward a particular lake or river segment. Thus, a watershed (or drainage basin) is defined in terms of each selected lake or river, such as ...

Irrigation is critical for successful strawberry production in the Upper Midwest. Growers can choose between drip tape and overhead sprinklers, or use a combination. There are pros and cons of each ...

Explore, understand and conserve the natural landscape. Through our education, volunteer and participatory science programs, people can become stewards of Minnesota’s public and private lands. Water ...