Le Sueur County | Extension County Offices

Extension is expanding its online education and resources to adapt to COVID-19 restrictions.

4-H

SE Invitational 4-H Project Bowl

Saturday, February 20, 2021 Online!
Club Officer Trainings Scheduled in January

Join us for officer training in January! Calling all club officers and federation/leadership councils for officer training. Look for more details by email.
Order Your Outdoor Winter Project Kit by Jan 15.

Ready for some outside winter fun? This STEAM Project Kit is fun for the whole family.
Think Green & Recycle Through 4-H

There's still time to get in on the last two sessions! Sessions are geared toward 4-H members in grades 3-6
Join us for Wildlife Trivia Night!

Come test your knowledge of Minnesota’s wildlife and their habitats! If you enjoy playing games, learning amazing facts, and meeting others in your community, then our virtual Wildlife Trivia Night is for you!

Leghemoglobin: the Impossible Plant Blood

In the past couple of years, vegetarian burgers and sausages are getting close to imitating meat. People may choose these options for many reasons, from reducing greenhouse gases to animal welfare concerns. One of the ingredients used in the Impossible Burger, leghemoglobin, was surprisingly familiar to agronomists.
Updated Cropland Rental Rates

The University of Minnesota has recently included their 2018 farm rental data information online.
Conifer Madness

Thirty five to forty percent of my service calls deal with trees, and the vast majority of those calls consist of evergreens that often do not live up to their name.

Gardening

Get information about best plants and gardening practices for Minnesota lawns, landscapes, and gardens.

Lawns to Legumes Leads to Shoreline Renovation

To cultivate a healthy water ecosystem, I planted a shoreline buffer garden which offers so much more than stabilization and erosion control. Native plants on the shoreline create a healthier aquatic environment by filtering pollutants from run-off water, while creating habitat that supports butterflies, pollinators and birds.
Japanese Beetles: Do Four O’clock Flowers Help?

A rumor emerged that there existed a flower which could not only halt the Japanese beetle’s garden invasion but kill them in the process. After some investigation, this mythical plant people talked about was the four o’clock, also called marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa).
Bush Honeysuckle: A Shade Plant with Shady Lookalikes

Every day I arrive to work in Le Center I’m greeted by a row of honeysuckles. When I would visit Iowa to see my parents, however, an entirely different outlook about honeysuckles emerged. With an axe in one hand and a spray bottle of potent herbicide on the other, I was fighting a scourge rather than a landscaped plant.

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

U of M Extension
Le Sueur County

88 S Park
LeCenter MN 56057-1620

(507) 357-8230 (phone)
(507) 357-8605 (fax)
mnext-lesueur@umn.edu