Despite the problems the cold can cause for farmers, gardeners, and homeowners, a cold winter can be a welcome event from a pest management perspective.

That scar is an artifact of a process called grafting, or fusing two separate pieces of wood into a new tree. From citrus to peaches, almost all fruit trees are grafted, and so are pecans. Some ...

A couple are self-sufficient, grow 95% of the food they eat – and haven’t done a grocery shop in three years. Katie, 37, and ...

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Glenwood City Administrator Dave Iverson is nearing completion of a city-wide plan for dealing with emerald ash borer (EAB) in Glenwood. The plan, though not ...

The plant blooms early and looks bizarre enough to fit in with Addams Family home décor. But the coolest part? Skunk cabbages ...

Thousands of cocoa farmers across Indonesia are working with businesses and other organizations to protect their crops ...

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s outer perimeter, high above convenient apple-picking height.

Hanson, extension horticulture educator at the Department of Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems, University of ...

Join Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick and other UMN Extension Master Gardeners for an outdoor, hands-on class on pruning apple trees. Sign up during the event to participate in upcoming planning to create the ...

With support from a Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant, Dan Sheild has developed a peach-growing system tailored to Minnesota’s harsh winters.

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about specific apple tree sprays and commiserated about fake hosta seeds.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln freshman Carter Geddings, a business administration major from Fremont, shoots hoops outside ...