Schools, 4-H clubs, community organizations, church groups and other youth organizations are encouraged to apply.

The podcasts feature agricultural topics ranging from rangeland management to crop prices.

It attacks fruit crops, including cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and grapes.

Ron Smith will complete 27 years as an NDSU Extension horticulturist.

Obtaining Tree Campus USA status is a very positive step for NDSU with respect to promoting and celebrating trees on our campus, community and state.

Tree roots continue growing as long as the soil temperature is above 40 degrees.

Fall in love with the look and then organize your favorites by their specific bloom times for early, mid or late spring.

Water the soil around your foundation if the soil is pulling away from the basement walls.

A single Japanese beetle recently was detected in Grand Forks and several beetles were found in a pheromone trap operated by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture in West Fargo.

Without regular irrigation cycles and uniform coverage, most lawns have turned brown.

While environmental damage, such as winter injury and last summer’s flooding, are likely causes, insect and disease issues also may be playing a part.

The very act of preparing a vegetable garden encourages weeds.

It is a new year and spring is here, so it’s time to get landscapes back into shape.

We are paying about 5.4 percent more for food at the grocery store this year compared with last year.

A tour guide takes walkers past 66 trees on a 1.8-mile trail.

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Your lawn is one of the toughest, most adaptable components of a home landscape.

The 12-person group from the 135th Agribusiness Development Team (ADT) is on the NDSU campus to learn more about agriculture before being sent to the Zabul province of Afghanistan.

Our Founding Fathers were farmers and gardeners.

Start with good-quality planting stock.

This disfiguring disease can become severe when cool, wet spring weather persists just as the leaves are unfolding

The too many night crawlers point is reached when their castings make the surface of the lawn too rough or difficult to walk over or contribute to an unsightly looking lawn surface.

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The NDSU Extension Service is looking for job applicants with a desire to help others solve problems and improve their lives.

North Dakota gardeners help select varieties of vegetables and flowers that grow well in the state.

The Williston REC has been designated an All-America Selections (AAS) Display Garden site.

Many gardeners like to get a head start by planting their own seedlings indoors.

Consumers thinking about growing vegetables, herbs or flowers from seed should pay an early visit to their local retail garden centers and make their selections.

Houseplants can improve air quality and contribute to a person’s well-being by reducing stress, increasing work performance and reducing the symptoms of ill health.