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	Southwest North Dakota Displays Grass Roots Economic Development Efforts (12/14/00) Group sees that adding value to the quality products raised in the area – grain, weaned calves and lambs – could have a major impact on the economic vitality of the region. MORE Rural Leaders Continue to Watch Region's Cooperative Activity (12/14/00) Programs at the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives at NDSU continue to support cooperative boom in region according to director Bill Nelson. MORE Technology Creates a New Marketplace for Cattle (12/14/00) On-line cattle marketing offer opportunities for price discovery and new markets. MORE Growth in N.D. Tax Revenues Reflects Growing and Diversified Economy (12/14/00) Growth comes even when agriculture is depressed, director of data center says. MORE Don't Let Tractor Safety Slip in Winter (12/14/00) Tips for safe winter tractor operation. MORE Nasty Weed Workshops Scheduled Jan 16-18 (12/14/00) Carrington, Jamestown and Linton host workshop on control of North Dakota's nastiest weeds. MORE Weekly Columns BeefTalk: Plan Cow Herd Replacement by Evaluating CHAPS Data (12/14/00) Beef Specialist Kris Ringwall highlights strategies for culling the cow herd. MORE Prairie Fare: Good to the Last... Crumb (12/14/00) Food and Nutrition Specialist Julie Garden-Robinson dishes info on coffee and serves up a recipe for Cranberry Biscotti. MORE Plains Folk: Taming the Wild Missouri (12/14/00) Isern considers the changes -- good and bad -- in the Missouri River. MORE Hortiscope (12/14/00) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. MORE Market Advisor: Canola Marketing Publication Available (12/14/00) Development of a marketing plan for canola is critical, says crops economist George Flaskerud. MORE

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