Beef genetics choice: A free beef webinar collection from the College of Minnesota Extension, “Genetic choice with a imaginative and prescient — An built-in method to creating profitability and alternatives for each kind of beef cattle producer,” will likely be supplied by way of Zoom from 8 to 9 p.m. Monday nights, Feb. 21-March 14. Advance registration is required. Register on-line at
and obtain a Zoom hyperlink after registration is accomplished. Recordings for all of the classes will likely be accessible by way of electronic mail on the finish of the collection. Any questions please contact: Brenda Miller at
. The date and topic for the final session is:
- March 14: Bull breeding soundness exams & bull well being.
Farmland rental charges: Digital classes on honest farm rental charges had been held throughout the state in January and February. A recorded video from the classes will be discovered at
. The vast majority of the supplies offered on the workshops will be discovered at:
extension.umn.edu/enterprise/farmland-rent-and-economics
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Farm Useful resource Information: The 2022 information is now accessible at many College of Minnesota Extension county workplaces throughout the state. It consists of all kinds of helpful farm enterprise administration info and is accessible for a charge plus gross sales tax and postage, if mailed. Order from Dave Bau, Extension Educator, by electronic mail at
or cellphone at
, ext. 3906, and specify format. E-mail value is $25; CD value is $29; and a tough copy prices $31.
Strategic Farming: Let’s Speak Crops webinar collection. This free, stay, on-line program will present up-to-date, research-based info to assist optimize your crop administration methods for 2022. Periods will likely be held over Zoom from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesdays by way of March 30. Periods will start with a short presentation by the dialogue leaders for the day, adopted by dialogue framed round farmer/participant questions on the subject. Register at
for all the program collection. Periods will likely be recorded and posted for viewing later. The ultimate three classes are:
- March 16: Can we retailer C in a manufacturing ag system (and to what profit)?; Anna Cates, state soil well being specialist, and Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Extension educator in water high quality.
- March 23: Biocontrol methods to handle pests; George Heimpel, Extension entomologist.
- March 30: Taming your fertility and soil modification enter prices; College of Minnesota Extension Nutrient administration specialists and researchers.
Pesticide applicator testing: April 8, 8:30 a.m. to midday, Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District workplace in Olivia. Overview the Minnesota Division of Agriculture web site for testing necessities or name Ethan Dahl at
, ext. 101 or electronic mail him at
ethan.dahl@mn.nacdnet.internet
with any questions. The web site is
www.mda.state.mn.us/pesticide-fertilizer/pesticide-applicator-licensing
.
“Prairie Yard and Backyard”: The thirty fifth season is now on Pioneer PBS. All of the exhibits will likely be accessible for on-line viewing at
after the unique exhibiting.
- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, and repeats 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, and 1 p.m. Monday, March 21. Host Mary Holm visits with Steve Poppe concerning the historical past and improvement of the Horticulture Gardens on the West Central Analysis and Outreach Middle in Morris as they sit up for the fiftieth anniversary of Horticulture Evening in July.
- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, and repeats 4 p.m. Saturday, March 26, and 1 p.m. Monday, March 28. Host Mary Holm visits Minnesota Native Landscapes in Otsego to see how the corporate produces and installs native vegetation for lots of of initiatives annually to see how they profit the setting and our pollinators too.
Gardening for the Well being of It: The Olmsted County Extension Grasp Gardener volunteers spring gardening seminar will likely be a collection of weekly Zoom classes, with a value of $15 per session. There will likely be 10 courses between Feb. 15 and March 24. Subjects embody different gardening concepts, gardening with nature, bees and pollination, shade gardening, photographing gardens, tree and shrub care, useful bugs, therapeutic energy of gardening, heirloom varieties and concrete water and soil conservation. Register and pay charge at
extension.umn.edu/occasion/gardening-health-it-session-1
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Meeker County Gardener’s Gala: March 24, 5:30 to eight:30 p.m., Church of St. Philip, Litchfield, the College of Minnesota Extension Grasp Gardeners of Meeker County and the Meeker County Horticulture Society annual academic night with audio system and distributors. Carrie Larson will converse on “New and thrilling annuals for 2022” and Ryan Schwab on “Garden care throughout and after drought circumstances.” For extra info, name the Extension Workplace at
. Tickets are $10 upfront by March 14 or $15 after March 14, on-line at
or mail verify payable to Meeker County Extension, Meeker County Fairgrounds, 1230 Armstrong Ave., Litchfield, MN 55355. Because of the altering COVID-19 state of affairs, contributors will likely be saved knowledgeable of masks or vaccination restrictions because the occasion approaches by way of social media at
Fb.com/McLeodMeekerMasterGardeners
and electronic mail.
“Prairie Sportsman”: The thirteenth season is now on Pioneer PBS. All of the exhibits will likely be accessible for on-line viewing at
after the unique exhibiting.
- 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20, and repeats at 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 21, and seven:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26. Be part of host Bret Amundson for “Trekking the Wilderness” as he joins Peta Barrett, founding father of Girls’s Wilderness Discovery in Ely, as she leads a workshop on making Ojibwe-style snowshoes.
- 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27, and repeats at 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 28, and seven:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2. Be part of host Bret Amundson for “Life on Lac qui Parle” for Ice fishing on Lac qui Parle Lake, the historic Milan Seashore Resort and otters return to the Minnesota River Valley.
Sibley State Park: A automobile allow is required to enter the park and is accessible on-line. Sibley State Park is west of New London simply off U.S. Freeway 71. For extra info, go to the state Division of Pure Sources web site at
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Prairie Woods Environmental Studying Middle: Trails on the rural Spicer middle could also be used throughout daylight without charge. A toilet with composting bathrooms is open by the pavilion. Pets needs to be on a leash. All tools leases (fat-tire bikes, kayaks, canoes) will likely be dealt with on a reservation foundation, made no less than 24 hours upfront. To order tools for the weekend, please name by midday Friday. Two-hour tools rental is $20 for adults, $10 for members and $5 for all youth. Name
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