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If you’ve lived through more than one Minnesota spring, you’ve learned not to trust the calendar, no matter what tradition says. A lot of gardeners rely on the adage: Good Friday is potato-planting day, if the weather allows.
Some years...
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We’re kicking off our crop deep dive series again this year, with deep-dive articles on a variety of crops to help you prepare for the growing season. We’re starting the year with head lettuce and Brassicas, two sets of early season crops...
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Many commonly grown Minnesota vegetables can be infected by plant viruses. With their limited means of prevention and no control options post-infection, these diseases can be devastating. Solanaceous crops, especially peppers and...
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With the first day of spring behind us, Minnesota gardeners are feeling a little antsy, and who can blame us? Even if temperatures can’t decide which season they’re loyal to, nature is dropping plenty of hints that spring is quietly...
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Food shelves are vital resources for keeping our communities nourished. As a gardener, you can positively contribute to your community by donating fresh produce from your garden.
As food shelf visits remain at record highs, with over 9...
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Garden centers, grocery stores and flower shops across Minnesota are once again full of Easter lilies. These fragrant white flowers seem to appear at just the right time every spring, but there’s a bit...
The agricultural sector is built on plants and animal life, but the industry can still affect the environment in ways that contribute to the ill effects of climate change. According to data published in a 2022 report from McKinsey & Company, agriculture accounts for nearly one-quarter of global...
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What is a native plant community?
Native plant communities are groups of plants that tend to grow together under similar conditions and resemble landscapes that existed before European settlement. Scientists classify these communities...
Farming and ranching may be the first roles people think of when they envision jobs in agriculture. But the modern agricultural sector offers a much wider range of career paths as well. As technology, sustainability and consumer demand impacts the industry, a greater number of unique and innovative...
The image of farmers clad in flannel shirts while livestock pull plows through the fields may still be foremost on the minds of individuals asked to imagine farm life. But such images may no longer reflect an industry increasingly governed by advanced technology.
Even small-scale family farms have...
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