NEWS for North Dakotans
Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State University
7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665

December 10, 1998

North Dakota Feedlot School Set for Jan. 27-28

The North Dakota Feedlot School has been scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 27 and 28, at the Carrington Research Extension Center located 3.5 miles north of Carrington. The school begins at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday and concludes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

"North Dakota cattlemen pride themselves on producing some of the very best feeder cattle in the world, but only 25,000 of the 950,000 feeder calves produced in North Dakota are finished in the state," says Kurt Froelich, Foster County agent for the North Dakota State University Extension Service.

Grain and vegetable processing plants in the state offer an opportunity for cattle feeders to feed competitively priced feeds to cattle, Froelich says. These feeds, along with large quantities of forages and grain available here, provide a tremendous opportunity for the cattle feeding industry in North Dakota to grow.

Froelich notes that data from the Dakota Finishers Project show that cattle feeding in North Dakota is competitive with Kansas, due to cheaper grains that more than offset a slightly reduced rate of gain attributable to colder weather.

The school will provide participants with in-depth training and hands-on experiences in feeding cattle so they can take advantage of opportunities in North Dakota. Participants will also receive resource materials for use in making day-to-day management decisions.

The school will be limited to the first 20 individuals who register. The registration fee is $100 per person or $150 for two from the same operation. The fee includes all the resource materials, breaks and meals while the school is conducted. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 30. To register or to obtain more information, contact the Foster County Office of the NDSU Extension Service at P.O. Box 80, Carrington, N.D. 58421, or call (701) 652-2581.

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Source: Kurt Froelich (701) 652-2581

Editor: Dean Hulse (701) 231-6136