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Dairy Specialist Offers Instructions for Making Hay at PEAQ Quality (06/04/01) For first-cutting alfalfa, judging the best time to cut involves measuring the plant's height, assessing the stage of maturity and estimating the field's forage quality.  MORE




Kentucky Foal Death Problem Unlikely Here (05/31/01) Problems on Kentucky horse farms with deaths of fetuses and young foals has been traced to cyanide carried by tent caterpillars, but the tent caterpillar outbreak in this area should not carry similar risk.  MORE

Dry Weather Should Prompt Winter Feeding Plans (05/31/01) Producers will have more options available and it'll be less expensive if they plan ahead now rather than to trying to find feed this fall and winter, says beef specialist Greg Lardy.  MORE  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2

Plan Now to Plant Annual Forages for Late Summer and Fall Grazing, Specialist Says (05/31/01) As dry weather begins to stress pastures in western North Dakota, livestock producers should consider planting annual forages for secondary grazing options.  MORE  AUDIO

NDSU program receives John Deere tractor (05/31/01) The Model 6410 tractor, valued at $50,000, is an educational resource supplied by John Deere as part of its collaborative agreement with the university.  MORE

Records Indicate Jump in 2000 N.D. Farm Family Living Expenses (05/31/01) A rebound in net farm income plus a 22 percent increase in non-farm wages over the past two years may have released pent-up consumer demand of farm households, according to farm management specialist Andrew Swenson.  MORE

Rain Dampens Postemergence Weed Control (05/31/01) If the first application can not be timely, then growers should consider using normal herbicide rates rather than the micro rates, says sugarbeet weed specialist Alan Dexter.  MORE  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2

Jungels Family to Host 2001 North Dakota Shorthorn Picnic on June 17 (05/31/01) The event is an opportunity for shorthorn producers to learn from others in the business and learn more about the shorthorn breed.  MORE

BeefTalk: Calving Reflections (05/31/01) Beef specialist Kris Ringwall says now is probably the best time to assess the successes and failures of your calving season and make plans for improvement.  MORE

Prairie Fare: The Great Asparagus Hunt (05/31/01) For many springtime means asparagus hunting. Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson explains the health benefits of this nutritional all-star and offers a recipe for Asparagus Guacamole.  MORE

Plains Folk: Pictures of the Prairie (05/31/01) From present day journalism and the work of a foremost photographer of Native Americans, Tom Isern draws views of the passing of a way of life.  MORE

Hortiscope (05/31/01) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE




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