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1-800-232-9077
Answers 8:30AM – 1:30PM, Monday – Friday;
Voice mail after hours. Calls returned the next business day.
Email your question anytime.

The statewide Farm Information Line is part of the University of Minnesota Extension program for agriculture. The Farm Information Line works with local Extension agriculture positions and regional offices to provide answers to Minnesota production agriculture and small acreage questions.

The Farm Information Line is staffed by experienced Extension personnel who take calls from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM Monday-Friday. Questions at other times of day and weekends can be left on voice mail and will be returned the next business day. You can also send an email anytime to get a written response to your questions.

Download the Farm Information Line Flyer. PDF 5.7 mb
Download the Farm Information Line Brochure. PDF 806 kb

What kind of calls does the Farm Information Line answer?

• What should I pay for land rent in my area?

• How much fertilizer should I put on my horse pasture?

• The leaf tips on my oats are turning white. What is causing this?

• With all the recent rain, will extra nitrogen benefit corn?

• Is the plant Dyers Woad toxic to cattle?

• How do I get rid of rats in my goat barn?

• What kind of farm record keeping and accounting software is available?

• How do I get my land certified for organic crop production?

• What are the feedlot regulations in my county?

• How many tons of haylage do I have in a 20x60 silo about 10 feet high?

• Is CRP open for pasturing?

• What happens if I seed barley this late?

• Can I use the same pasture recommendations for meat goats as I got for horses two years ago?

Local Extension Offices with Agriculture Staff

Contact your local Extension office for additional expert information.

Aitkin
(218) 927-2538
Becker
(218) 846-7328
Benton
(320) 968-5077
Blue Earth
(507) 389-8325
Brown
(507) 794-7993
Carlton
(218) 384-3511
Carver
(952) 442-4496
Clay
(218) 299-5020
Clearwater
(218) 694-6151
Cottonwood
(507) 831-4022
Douglas
(320) 762-3890
Fillmore
(507) 765-3896
Houston
(507) 725-5807
Hubbard
(218) 732-3391
Kandiyohi
(320) 231-7890
Le Sueur
(507) 357-8230
Mahnomen
(218) 935-2226
Marshall
(218) 745-5232
McLeod
(320) 587-0770
Meeker
(320) 693-5275
Morrison
(320) 632-0161
Murray
(507) 836-6927
Nicollet
(507) 931-6800
Norman
(218) 784-5550
Ottertail
(218) 385-3000
Pennington
(218) 683-7030
Pipestone
(507) 825-6715
Polk
(218) 563-2465
Pope
(320) 634-5735
Red Lake
(218) 253-2895
Rice
(507) 332-6109
Scott
(952) 492-5410
Sherburne
(763) 241-2720
Sibley
(507) 237-4100
St. Louis
(218) 733-2870

Stearns
(320) 255-6169

Steele
(507) 444-7685
Winona
(507) 457-6440
Wright
(763) 682-7394
 

Other Useful Extension Numbers

4-H: 800-444-4238
612-624-2116
   
AnswerLine: 800-854-1678
Extension staff answer questions about safely cooking, canning and freezing food, cleaning stains and mildew and other household issues. 9 to noon or 1 to 4, Monday-Friday
   
Yard & Garden Line: 612-624-4771
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