For more information about registering your projects for the fair, please visit our Fair Information page. If you have any questions about this process, call the office at 320-591-1651 or email Sarah ...

Bird's nest fungi Look like miniature bird's nests or cups. Shiny peridioles are nestled inside like eggs. Usually only 1/4 inch in height or diameter. Commonly light brown but may be white, gray, ...

Rained-on hay can be a suitable forage, especially for horses prone to laminitis. Forage quality tends to be retained if: The rain occurs soon after cutting when the forage has had little time to dry ...

Branch symptoms Black knot galls are most noticeable during fall and winter after all the leaves have fallen. Knobby, swollen black growths called galls grow along the length of stems and branches. In ...

Quick facts Invasive trees and shrubs are non-native plants that can reduce property values, damage the environment and harm human health. Native woody plants also can be aggressive when they spread ...

While antibodies confirm exposure toS. neurona sometime in your horse’s life, they do not confirm disease. About 50 to 60 percent of horses have been exposed toS. neurona but only a few of them ...

Runners and daughter plants Strawberry plants reproduce through stolons or “runners.” Runners extend out several inches from the crown, take root in the soil, and produce new plants called “daughter ...

How to identify Minnesota weeds: Photos and guidance to help crop producers identify annual grass weeds, annual broadleaf weeds and perennials.

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 ...

There are 17 essential nutrients all plants need to grow. Macronutrients are needed in larger quantities: Carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen come from air and water.Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium come ...

Cytospora canker is most common on Colorado blue spruce, but can affect all spruce trees grown in Minnesota. The disease is common on large mature trees. Dead or dying branches are scattered ...

Growing common hackberry Hardiness zone: 3 to 9 Light: Full sun to partial sun Best soil properties for common hackberry Sandy loams to clay soils; tolerates otherSoil pH 6.6 to 8.0; tolerates ...