Just because you have a small yard doesn't mean you need to miss out on growing your own fruit. These trees are bred to ...

Plant Science program hosted an apple taste test event on Oct. 22 for staff, community members, the Itasca County Master Gardeners, and ...

All across the region this year, lilacs were affected by a fungal disease called pseudocercospora, which got its start during ...

Michiko Tomioka is a nutritionist from Japan, home to some of the world's longest-living people. She shares the five fruits ...

A team of researchers at Iowa State recently planted a two-year-old research orchard using a modified super spindle ...

The Midwest Apple Improvement Association develops new apple varieties specifically suited to the region’s unique growing ...

As bitter pit continues to baffle apple growers, crop nutrition suppliers stress the importance of calcium transport.

The Owatonna native bought the land that is tucked away in the northeastern part of Rochester back in 1995. In the early ...

We're kidding…. But they do make farmers' lives harder. That’s according to a recent story in the Wall Street Journal calling the variety a “farmer’s nightmare.” And that’s tough because they’re one ...

At dawn, the mist over the Mau sits like a prayer. A boda boda rider fills a jerrycan, a tea picker pauses to read the clouds, and a child watches a river that begins among trees. There was a day when ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit trees.This is the best time of year to plant fruit trees. If you choose to benefit from the advantages of fall planting, please make sure you use tree ...