University of Minnesota Extension 4-H spotlights the impact volunteers have on youth and their communities through the Salute to Excellence award and the Northern Lights honor.

New checklists help residents protect their homes with science-based steps tailored to major climate and weather threats: wind and hail, flooding, extreme heat, wildfire, and snow and ice.

Deana's cottage food journey didn’t begin with a generations-old recipe or a lifelong passion for baking. Instead, it started as a passing joke.

University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota State Fair have partnered to begin a major renovation of the iconic three-story 4-H Building at the State Fairgrounds and an expansion of the ...

Successful gardening starts with good timing. With wide temperature swings, late frosts, and a short growing season, planting based on soil temperature, air temperature, and crop type is far more ...

Children at Friendship Place in Rochester’s Meadow Park neighborhood learn science, wellness and gardening skills, guided by caring Extension volunteers and staff.

Join us for a lively virtual cooking experience designed for youth in kindergarten and up. Participants will learn about the traditions and celebration of Cinco de Mayo and then prepare a dish ...

Use these characteristics to help identify broadleaf weed seedlings. Broadleaf weed seedlings, in contrast to the grasses, usually have wider leaves with net-like venation. Broadleaves are dicots and ...

Washington County partners with Extension to deliver practical education and research you can use at home, at work and in your community.

Multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) is also known as Asian lady beetle, Halloween lady beetle, and Japanese lady beetle. The multicolored Asian lady beetle looks very similar to ...

Not cooked to the recommended minimum internal temperature. Not held at the proper temperature. Not cooled or reheated properly. Temperature danger zone: 41 to 135 degrees Fahrenheit. The longer food ...