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

August 19, 1999

On-Farm Feed Mixing Workshop Scheduled for Sept. 15 at NDSU

An on-farm feed mixing workshop is scheduled from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at North Dakota State University.

"The program is designed for livestock producers with questions about how on-farm feed mixing may work for them and the potential benefits that it offers," says Greg Lardy, a beef specialist with the NDSU Extension Service.

The workshop is sponsored by NDSU and the Northern Crops Institute. A registration fee of $25 covers the cost of educational materials and must be paid by August 31. For more information or to request a registration form, call (701) 231-7736 or e-mail nci@ndsuext.nodak.edu.

Morning workshop sessions will focus on nutrient content of common feed ingredients and nutrient requirements of livestock. Featured topics include:

• The use of production outlook and research reports as outlined by Vern Anderson, animal scientist at NDSU's Carrington Research Extension Center.
• The ABC's of diet formulation by NDSU swine nutrition researcher Robert Harrold.
• A review of the nutritional requirements of livestock and the nutrient content of ingredients common to the northern plains by NDSU ruminant nutrition researcher Marc Bauer.
• A discussion of the use of additives in feed manufacturing by Lardy and NDSU Extension swine specialist Tom Socha.
• An outline of various facilities and equipment by Kim Koch, feeds specialist and feed mill manger for the Northern Crops Institute.
• An example cost-benefit analysis as outlined by NDSU Extension farm management specialist Dwight Aakre.

Afternoon sessions will focus on the practical application of on-farm mixing techniques. Koch will lead discussions on feed particle size and feed ingredient proportioning and mixing.

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Sources: Greg Lardy (701) 231-7660
Kim Koch (701) 231-7736
Editor: Tom Jirik (701) 231-9629