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 ...

Healthy garden soil with earthworms and worm burrows. Soil is so much more than dirt. Soil is a living ecosystem—a large community of living organisms linked together through nutrient cycles and ...

White-tailed deer feed on gardens, landscape plants and trees, and agricultural crops. Deer damage has a rough or torn appearance. It does not look cleanly clipped. Deer damage is more likely when ...

Injury, poor hoof quality and poor hoof care can cause an abscess. Abscesses cause sudden, severe pain and lameness. Draining, bandaging and keeping the hoof clean are key to treating an abscess. It ...

Kiwiberry vines require moist, well-drained soil. A vine will produce either male or female flowers. Plant one of each gender to get fruit. One male vine provides enough pollen for up to 6 female ...

EPM is a neurologic disease that horses get from eating infected opossum feces. Incoordination, muscle atrophy and loss of feeling around the body are a few signs of illness. Storing feed in ...

Riparian buffers are strips or multiple-row plantings of trees, shrubs, grasses and forbs along rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands. Riparian buffers are planted along water bodies to prevent ...

The agricultural industry widely uses urea, a white crystalline solid containing 46 percent nitrogen, as an animal feed additive and fertilizer. Here, we’ll focus on its role as a nitrogen fertilizer.

Black rot is occasionally a problem on Minnesota apple trees. This fungal disease causes leaf spot, fruit rot and cankers on branches. Trees are more likely to be infected if they are: Not fully hardy ...

Example abbreviated statement of cash flows from FINPACK shows cash flows over one year. FINPACK and other programs can create more detailed cash flows. The statement of cash flows examines how cash ...

Since 1999, the University of Minnesota has been evaluating, selecting and screening elms for use in Minnesota. They have studied thousands of elms from many varieties. All trees listed below should ...

This fact sheet is part of the Teen talk: a survival guide for parents of teenagers series. The teenage years come with many strong and complex emotions. Teens are learning how to understand these ...