Karen Tolkkinen The Minnesota Star Tribune: #Urban and #rural Minnesota might feel divided, but they need each other. Read about #UMNproud Ellen Wolter's Side by Side podcast, launching Aug. 28. startribune.com/tolkkinen-urba…

The AFREC council met on August 12 & 13 to tour UMN Nutrient Management research plots, hear presentations on AFREC-funded projects, and discuss priorities for the next year. We were joined by Thom Petersen, as well as a variety of U of M and #MNag representatives. View photos from

NEW BLOG POST: z.umn.edu/9q6v Attend the Cover Crop Strategies Field Day - September 10th in southeast Minnesota! U of MN Extension MNSoilHealth Water Resources Center (WRC) Bailey Tangen #MNag #SoilHealth #CoverCrops

Minnesota State Fair happening: Aug. 26, 10 a.m., #UMN Extension's Ben Winchester Ben Winchester will be part of the town hall #Rural Voice project w/ Timothy J Penny and Kerri Miller . Recorded/aired on MPR News - register to attend. ruralvoice.org

Fill out this survey, and Zachary Paige of U of MN Extension (and North Circle Seeds) will reach out to you to talk more about the program! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Karamu Communal #Garden was the brainchild of Nothando Zulu and Vusumusi, known as Elder Zulu. #UMNproud Hennepin County Master Gardeners (HCMGs) have been honored to play a role. issuu.com/northerngarden…

Beautiful shot, Tim Dufault

Want to learn the A-Zs of managing cover crops? Curious about winter camelina? Join a UMN Extension field day on Sept 10 in Eyota MN! We’ll hear tips for success from farmers, agronomists, and researchers. You’ll learn research-based info, and get a great dinner + beef raffle!

🐑Who doesn't love the animals at the State Fair? @mn4h director Dr. Jennifer A. Skuza, 4-H State Ambassador Henry Lemke and Gladiola the sheep joined Cathy Wurzer for yesterday's episode of Minnesota Now. #MNStateFair #UMNProud

Thanks to everyone who dropped by our booth at the State Fair this weekend! We had a great time talking about our Community Climate Leaders program and climate action on the local scale!

🗣️Join us for the first episode of #SideBySide! Heidi Heitkamp, founder of One Country Project, shares her insights on #rural and #urban America’s commonalities, the danger of “othering”, and how we can better understand each other.🎧 Listen at z.umn.edu/SideBySide. #UMNProud

Extension Family, Health, and Wellbeing staff were excited to meet University of Minnesota President Cunningham at the Kana Sugiura booth at the Minnesota State Fair this morning! #UMNProud

A warm Minnesota 4-H Youth Development welcome to University of Minnesota President Cunningham! 🍀 #UMNProud

🌽💦 What's the deal with 'corn sweat'? Extension Educator David Nicolai shares the facts about this process on KARE 11. kare11.com/article/news/l…

Do you love the Minnesota State Fair? Join Arboretum staff tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 30 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. to learn about climate-resilient gardening in the Horticulture Building. Gather tips and ways to garden to create a climate-resilient space! Plus, stop by every day from 9 a.m. -

🌎🌡️🌩️🌪️Climate change, extreme weather events and natural disasters are affecting many people's personal finances across the country. Register for this free webinar next week to learn how to climate-proof your finances ➡️ z.umn.edu/ClimateProofYo… 🖼️Stephanie O'Donnell

🔎 Stop by the U of M Crossroads Building at the State Fair today to visit Extension's volunteer AIS Detectors! Learn how to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species and be part of detection efforts ⬇️ z.umn.edu/AISDetectorsPr…

🧠💪UMN Extension Community Development's Ben Winchester talks rural "brain gain" in the first episode of the new season of Rural Voice with Kerri Miller. Listen to the episode on MPR News mprnews.org/episode/2024/0…

Episode two of UMN Extension Community Development's #SideBySidePodcast is now available! Join us for a convo with Nick Jacobs, Colby College prof and author of #TheRuralVoter. Dig into the nuances, misconceptions and realities of #rural communities. 🎙️ Listen at z.umn.edu/SideBySide

💻Join us for free #HealthyAgingMonth webinars! Topics include: 📝Healthcare directives 💊 Medicine cabinet safety 💵 Financial exploitation of older adults 💉 Vaccines you need to know ⚠️ Older adults and scams 🥗 Healthy eating for older adults z.umn.edu/HealthyAgingMo…