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1-800-232-9077
Answers 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Monday – Friday;
Voice mail after hours. Calls returned the next business day.
Email your question anytime.

Your Farm Questions — Answered.

When you call the Farm Information Line, you'll get reliable, research-based answers from Extension agriculture experts. It's a statewide service backed by a network of local educators, so you'll get information to meet your specific needs. Oh, and did we mention it's free?

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Afterhours: Leave a voicemail and we'll return your call the next business day.
Anytime: Email us at fil@umn.edu.

What kind of calls does the Farm Information Line answer?

• What should I pay for land rent in my area?

• How much fertilizer should I put on my horse pasture?

• The leaf tips on my oats are turning white. What is causing this?

• With all the recent rain, will extra nitrogen benefit corn?

• Is the plant Dyers Woad toxic to cattle?

• How do I get rid of rats in my goat barn?

• What kind of farm record keeping and accounting software is available?

• How do I get my land certified for organic crop production?

• What are the feedlot regulations in my county?

• How many tons of haylage do I have in a 20x60 silo about 10 feet high?

• Is CRP open for pasturing?

• What happens if I seed barley this late?

• Can I use the same pasture recommendations for meat goats as I got for horses two years ago?

Local Extension Offices with Agriculture Staff

Contact your local Extension office for additional expert information.

Aitkin
(218) 927-2538
Benton
(320) 968-5077
Blue Earth
(507) 389-8325
Brown
(507) 794-7993
Carlton
(218) 384-3511
Carver
(952) 442-4496
Clay
(218) 299-5020
Clearwater
(218) 694-6151
Douglas
(320) 762-3890
Fillmore
(507) 765-3896
Houston
(507) 725-5807
Hubbard
(218) 732-3391
Kandiyohi
(320) 231-7890
Le Sueur
(507) 357-8230
Mahnomen
(218) 935-2226
Marshall
(218) 745-5232
McLeod
(320) 587-0770
Meeker
(320) 693-5275
Morrison
(320) 632-0161
Murray
(507) 836-6927
Nicollet
(507) 931-6800
Norman
(218) 784-5550
Ottertail
(218) 385-3000
Pennington
(218) 683-7030
Pipestone
(507) 825-6715
Polk
(218) 563-2465
Red Lake
(218) 253-2895
Rice
(507) 332-6109
Scott
(952) 492-5410
Sherburne
(763) 241-2720
Sibley
(507) 237-4100
St. Louis
(218) 733-2870
Stearns
(320) 255-6169
Steele
(507) 444-7685
Winona
(507) 457-6440

Wright
(763) 682-7394

Other Useful Extension Numbers

4-H: 800-444-4238
612-624-2116
   
AnswerLine: 800-854-1678
Extension staff answer questions about safely cooking, canning and freezing food, cleaning stains and mildew and other household issues. 9 to noon or 1 to 4, Monday-Friday
   
Yard & Garden Line: 612-624-4771
Leave a message to ask a question of a Master Gardener.



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