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Over the last few weeks, Japanese beetles have made an unwelcome return to Minnesota gardens. These gleaming copper and green beetles have been in Minnesota for decades but became a more prominent pest in the last decade. This year’s batch...
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Map of woodlands of Minnesota, courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
We’ve been rolling out tree and plant lists for stewards looking to rewild your backyard woods of less than 20 acres. The lists we’re releasing today are...
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With heavy snowfall across Minnesota this past winter, those of us who own and steward woodlands are seeing the impacts. Looking across the landscape this spring, we saw many bent and broken trees in our forests. As the snow melted and the...
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We'll spare you a note about air quality, heat, and drought -- you all know it's rough out there. Read on for notes about crop growth progress and common issues, as well as information about pests to look out for, holding lettuce,...
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This has been a difficult week for farming with unhealthy air quality impacting most of the state for the last few days, and drought conditions getting worse, particularly in East Central MN. Air quality conditions are expected to improve...
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Drip irrigation releases water directly at the soil surface near plant roots.
We’ve just experienced a couple of weeks of very warm temperatures, and meteorologists are predicting that we’ll continue to see above-average temperatures...
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Map of woodlands of Minnesota, courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Last month we shared our recommended trees and plant lists for rewilding your backyard woods in East Central Minnesota (also known as the Anoka Sand...
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When creating a stewardship plan for your land, you are managing your woodlands not only in their current state, but their future state as well. The concept of managing forests of the future is not new in the world of forestry. However,...
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Growers are still catching up from a late spring, and many farmers markets will open this weekend. We’re expecting hot, dry weather in the weeks to come along with air quality concerns. Our updates this week focus mostly on preparing...
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If you are using surface water sources like ponds, creeks, rivers or water that has been collected from roofs for irrigation of your produce, remember that these sources of water are open to the environment and can be contaminated with...
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