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Manipulating Grass Plant Growth Can Enhance Forage Production
(04/26/01) Grass plants have developed specialized growth characteristics that make them well adapted to grazing. Producers can take advantage of these traits to increase forage production.  MORE

Late Planting Can Hurt Sugarbeet Yield (04/26/01) Sugarbeet growers are looking at a late planting season which could hurt yields. But there are some positives.  MORE  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2  AUDIO 3

Flax Interest and Acreage High (04/26/01) The number of acres planted to flax in North Dakota continues to grow says Extension Agronomist.   MORE  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2

NDSU May Launch Career Track Programs in Turf Management (04/26/01) NDSU is considering a new course of study in turf management, with an emphasis on golf course management, and is soliciting expressions of interest from potential students or their parents.   MORE

Crop Management Field School Scheduled June 21 at Carrington (04/26/01) Hands-on training on crop pest and soil management, including sessions on weed identification, herbicides, insect management, fungicides, soil quality and oilseed nitrogen management, will be the emphasis of a one-day school June 21 at the Carrington Research Extension Center.   MORE

Practice Safe Walking For Healthier Walking (04/26/01) Safety Specialist George Maher offers tips for staying safe while you’re getting healthy.  MORE

Legislature Supportive of NDSU Agriculture (04/26/01) The 2001 legislative session supported NDSU agriculture with both appropriated funds and special revenue funds, including a beefline initiative to enhance beef cattle research and extension programs, and added flexibility for SBARE and NDSU agriculture.  MORE

BeefTalk: Successful Beef Production Involves an Artists Attention to Details (04/26/01) In today’s beef business the picture is bigger and the details more numerous than ever, says beef specialist Kris Ringwall.  MORE

Prairie Fare: Snack Attack (04/26/01) "Grazing," eating several small snacks a day rather than large meals, can help control weight. Here are some healthful snack ideas.  MORE

Plains Folk: What's a Flickertail? (04/26/01) Tom Isern has discovered that many North Dakotans no longer know what a flickertail is, nor that North Dakota was once known as the Flickertail State.  MORE

Hortiscope (04/26/01) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE




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