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Molly Albers, right, and her 4-H team from Rice County present their scientific observation to Seth Naeve.
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The youngest field experts

Crop scouts in the 4-H plant science program get competitive, with world-class mentors to make the learning stick.

Soon Li Teh, an assistant professor of grape breeding and enology, evaluating a grape seeding at the U of M’s Horticultural Research Center in Chaska, Minnesota.
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Talking grapes and wine with U of M

Soon Li Teh, an assistant professor of grape breeding and enology, answers questions about the development of our state’s cold hardy grapes and wine economy. 
 

A golden eagle scavenging at a hunter provided deer gut pile at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota in 2023. This photo was captured by an Offal Wildlife Watching Project remote camera.
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Talking participatory science for hunters with U of M

Minnesotans are gearing up for the firearm deer season opener on Saturday, Nov. 9, with bow hunting season already underway. 
Each hunter is uniquely positioned to help scientists better understand ​​who visits and eats offal, the internal organs of a butchered animal, often left behind after field dressing on a successful hunt. 
 

The Permian Basin is the most productive oil-producing basin in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world. This figure shows space-based measurements of atmospheric ethane (bottom left panel) that is enhanced due to emissions from fossil fuel extraction in the Delaware and Midland portions of the Permian Basin (bottom right panel).
Research Brief

Mapping fossil fuel emissions from space

University of Minnesota researchers developed a new tool to measure ethane from space, leading to a better understanding of fossil fuel emissions worldwide. 

Image of oak wilt on green leaves.
Research Brief

Diagnosing oak wilt with the naked eye

University of Minnesota researchers developed a groundbreaking method for the rapid and accurate detection of oak wilt, a devastating disease threatening oak trees across North America.

Image of a black beef cow with yellow tags on its ears looking at the camera with other cows in the background
Research Brief

Beef industry can reduce emissions by up to 30%

New research from the University’s Institute on the Environment and The Nature Conservancy outlines actionable steps the U.S. beef industry can take to reduce greenhouse gases and identifies emission hotspots along the entire supply chain from the farm through processing

Illustration of homes near a field with wifi symbols above them.
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AI Climate Institute

University’s AI Institute is a leader in climate-smart agriculture and forestry.

Close-up image of corn tar spot.
Research Brief

Breakthrough on tar spot pathogen enables field research

University of Minnesota researchers developed and reported processes for the first time to infect corn plants in the field with the corn tar spot pathogen, a relatively new disease threatening corn production across the United States.