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Youth & Adult Volunteers Needed at County Fair !!!

We need you, please consider donating your time and talents where you can.
Register Exhibits for County Fair Starting June 1

The Douglas County Fair is just around the corner. It's time to register those exhibits online.
May 15 Animal ID Deadline Fast Approaching

Click here for important animal id information for livestock, dogs and horses.
Market Beef Animal Identification Details

Please read carefully if showing or interested in showing beef steer, market beef heifer or dairy steer. If you have any questions, please contact the Extension office at 320-762-3890. Please DO NOT wait until the last minute to inter your ID information.

Fruit & Vegetable Growers Workshop

This workshop will focus on management and pests.

Join Us at the Fair!

This year, the master gardeners will again be presenting a variety of 30-minute workshops on the Johnson Building Stage.
The Ants are Marching! Control of Household Ants

Knowing where a specific type of ant likes to nest and what they like to eat is the key to finding the best way to get rid of them.
Sawfly Damage and Control

I have received many calls recently regarding rapidly defoliated shrubs and trees, with no leaf debris on the ground or signs of insects on the bare branches. If you have seen this, you might be experiencing damage caused by sawfly larvae.

Gardening Brown Bag Series

Join Douglas County Master Gardeners for informative gardening topics every other week starting April 16!

Douglas County partners with Extension to deliver even more practical education and research right in your county.

U of M Extension
Douglas County

720 Fillmore Ste B090
Alexandria MN 56308-1763

(320) 762-3890 (phone)
(320) 762-3871 (fax)
mnext-douglas@umn.edu