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Start preparing for school now

After a summer of relaxation, the start of a new school year generates mixed emotions among students. Many children look forward to being back on campus with their friends but may not revel in the idea of waking up early or doing homework each night. While summer break is a much needed-respite from...

Check out these new scary movies

Come Halloween, television networks and streaming services offer their curated takes on frightening flicks worth watching. Some are horror masterpieces and others campy classics. Film studios continue to release horror films each year - and 2022 is no different. Here are some recently released...

What to give new homeowners this holiday season

The real estate market has been a wild ride in recent years. Sellers have cashed in on record-breaking profits, and buyers have had to compete against many others - sometimes in bidding wars - for a limited number of properties. Once listed, homes are selling fast. As interest rates rise and...

Adoption gives dogs a new 'leash' on life

"Adopt don't shop" is a mantra utilized by many organizations devoted to finding loving homes for shelter animals. With thousands of dogs, cats and other companion animals residing in shelters or being fostered until they can find their forever homes, rescue organizations urge the pet-loving public...

Just in time for your 2022 garden: New Extension Yard and Garden resources

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu The Extension horticulture team has been hard at work creating new resources for home gardeners and professionals alike. We hope you find these new web pages and videos helpful as you get busy in Minnesota landscapes! Annual flowers Find...

Farm to school food safety - new resources

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Food safety is sometimes a topic that is seen as creating a bottleneck or barriers for a farm selling to a new market, like a school or an institution. A farm might lack a food safety verification like a GAP audit that some buyers require...

New bee lawn resources from Extension

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu A bumblebee foraging on self-heal UMN Extension has new materials on everything you need to know to grow your own bee lawn! UMN researchers have spent several years studying bee lawns and the pollinators that benefit from them. These...

New Forecasting Model for Japanese Beetle in Minnesota

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Japanese beetle (JB) (Popillia japonica) is an invasive species first detected in 1916 in New Jersey, after an accidental introduction. Since this initial detection, JB continued to move south and west, reaching the Midwest region in the...

Include cover crops in your garden this year

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Red clover cover crop As you finalize your garden plans for 2021, take some time to schedule planting windows for cover crops. We've just released a new guide to cover crops that are well suited to various windows of time during a...

Adopt a few new practices to start your gardening year off right

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu See a new bug in the garden and it looks like it's laying eggs? Don't panic. This is the larva (and eggs) of the ladybug, a garden ally, and should be left to fend off aphids. Did you make a new year's resolution this month? Extension...

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