Extension conducts applied research on corn production at University of Minnesota Research and Outreach Centers and on working farms around the state to solve the real-world problems facing farmers and ag professionals.
Crop Production
- Soybean growth staging, nutrient management, assessing weather damage
- Small grains growth staging, nutrient management, variety selection, planting guidelines, harvest and storage, and pest management
- Research-based nutrient management guidelines
- Variety trials, herbicide evaluations, other regional research
- Weeds commonly found in Minnesota crop production, herbicides and herbicide resistance strategies
- Sugarbeet production, nutrient management and pest management
- Planting and growing legumes, nutrient management, pest management, harvest and storage
- Benefits, selection, establishment, maintenance, use and termination of cover crops.
- Learn how Minnesota weather challenges affect crop management decisions.
How the Digital Crop Doc works
Do you have disease developing in one of your fields located in Minnesota? Are you wondering what it might be, or are you looking for confirmation? The UMN Extension crops team is launching a new program to help you with disease diagnosis in several Minnesota crops: