Articles tagged under: University of Minnesota Extension

Researchers Explore Ways to Tackle Sugarbeet Root Diseases

Published July 18, 2019

During the sugarbeet program at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center Crops and Soils Day, University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist Ashok Chanda highlighted a project on the effect of fungicides in managing sugarbeet root diseases. "The main things we're…
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Extension Researchers Studying Wild Oats and Foxtail

Published July 18, 2019

Wild oats and foxtail are challenging growers. University of Minnesota Extension Dean and weed scientist Bev Durgan is keeping an eye on herbicide application timing and herbicide resistance. "You want to use a product for good control, but farmers need…
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Using Cover Crops to Manage SCN

Published July 18, 2019

Researchers are taking a look at ways to manage soybean cyst nematode. University of Minnesota Extension educator Angie Peltier is working on a project with NDSU Extension to investigate brown mustard and winter camelina to manage SCN. "We know they're…
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Lodging and Pest Management a Focus on Small Grains Tour

Published July 10, 2019

It was too muddy and wet to walk the fields for University of Minnesota Extension small grains tour near Oklee, Minnesota on Wednesday. Before the tour, the area received three inches of rain. Instead, 20 small grain growers met in…
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The Sugarbeet Report

Published July 5, 2019

According to University of Minnesota and NDSU Extension sugarbeet agronomist Tom Peters, the sugarbeet crop is at a transition period between weed and cercospora control. Get the details in the Sugarbeet Report, made possible by SESVanderHave, Syngenta, Premium Ag Solutions,…
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Cool, Wet Conditions Perfect for IDC

Published July 1, 2019

University of Minnesota Extension Agronomist Seth Naeve hasn’t seen much Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) in soybeans across southern Minnesota yet, but it could show up soon. It is showing up in other parts of the state. Naeve says the cool,…
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Navigating Conflict and Tough Times in Agriculture

Published June 19, 2019

Agribusiness professionals and farmers are diving deeper into conflict resolution and tough conversations in a three-hour workshop series sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. University of Minnesota Extension Educator Denise Stromme told attendees at the Thief River Falls workshop…
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UM Dairy Education Center Renamed

Published June 10, 2019

The University of Minnesota and Davis Family Dairies have renamed the dairy education center west of St. Peter. The John Fetrow Dairy Education Center is named after a retired professor at the University of Minnesota who was instrumental in the…
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