We provide food entrepreneurs, commercial food vendors, fruit and vegetable farmers, and Minnesotans preserving and preparing foods at home the resources they need to produce, preserve and distribute ...

Read the charts below to find out how long you should keep certain foods in the refrigerator or freezer.

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) is an important green vegetable in Minnesota. Small, edible floral shoots make up a broccoli plant’s head. You can eat the tender, bright green flower stalks ...

Minnesota’s natural landscapes face growing pressure, but the good news is that everyone can play a role in caretaking.

These pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers became symbols of hope and renewal. If you purchased or were gifted one of these ...

Cannas and calla lilies are available in many different flower colors and leaf types and make a dramatic, tropical statement in the garden and in containers. Canna and calla lilies are grown as summer ...

Several different issues are responsible for strawberry fruit being small or deformed. Supporting pollinators, protecting from frost/freeze, managing nutrients, managing diseases and insect pests, ...

Target corn residue harvest in fields that you’ll be planting corn in next year. Rotate residue harvest among fields so you don’t remove residue from the same field every year. Reduce tillage ...

Tuberous begonia flowers come in many different colors and shapes. Use tuberous begonias to brighten shady spots in your yard. Tuberous begonias are not hardy in Minnesota and can either be grown as ...

Apricots, cherries, peaches and plums are called stone fruits because they have large pits or stones at their centers. Stone fruit trees are easy to grow, provided you accept a few limitations in ...

Methods for determining the amount of needed fertilizer and applying it. Organic and inorganic phosphorus sources. How fertilizers are manufactured and how crops respond to them. How crop type, ...

Flea beetles are common pests found on many vegetable crops including radishes, broccoli, cabbage, turnips, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, spinach and melons. Flea beetles chew irregular holes ...