Keeping bees enables a unique closeness to nature. For military veterans, beekeeping can be a peaceful and purposeful hobby for life after active duty.
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University of Minnesota Extension summer program gives students a season to learn with educators and communities.
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Over the course of four weeks of mentorship by an Extension educator, young professionals from around the Americas sharpen their business skills, build upon their intercultural competencies and develop their professional networks.
A 4-H’er from Scandia is the youngest of six winners in the Star Tribune’s annual garden contest.
Extension’s programs, from Grand Marais to Mankato, use education, mentoring, assessments and a variety of other tools to help communities envision a future full of engaged and happy workers and leaders.
Extension research shows that the most successful farm businesses are run by operators who keep up with farm management education, work together on record-keeping, and keep an eye to the future in their marketing.
University of Minnesota Extension brings plant science to youth wherever they live, while keeping it hands-on.
Because the rusty patched bumble bee is so uncommon, researchers haven’t been able to observe nesting behaviors for over 25 years. But that has begun to change.
Heidi Roop brings her expertise from studying climate change to the University of Minnesota, plugging into and building on a rich foundation of climate change work.