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NDSU Field Day at Carrington Scheduled for July 19 (06/29/01) Crop variety trials and management research as well as advances in beef and bison research will be highlights of morning tours with crop disease, insect and weed management highlighted in afternoon sessions.  MORE

Field Days Scheduled at NDSU Research Extension Centers (06/29/01) These field tours are designed to showcase the latest research by scientists with the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the NDSU Extension Service.  MORE



TEAM Leafy Spurge Publishes Grazing Manual
(06/28/01) A multi-state team of USDA and university researchers has published a manual on using sheep to manage leafy spurge.  MORE

Outdoor Skills Camp for Youth, July 29-31 (06/28/01) Youth will gain basic outdoor skills at the Western 4-H Camp. Fun filled activities and educational programs will be provided in this two day event.  MORE

Keys to Good Family Communication (06/28/01) Part one of a series on how to build a quality family relationship through communication.  MORE  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2  AUDIO 3

New ‘HiFi’ Spring Oat Benefits Growers and Consumers (06/28/01) New HiFi spring oat expected to attract a premium oat market.  MORE

New 'Morton' Spring Oat Has High Yield Potential (06/28/01) Morton should provide growers with a disease resistant, high yielding, white hull cultivar that will produce test weights that are consistently high enough for premium oat markets.  MORE

Leafminers Infesting Valley Sugarbeet Fields (06/28/01) Potentially destructive insects called leafminers are infesting sugarbeet fields in the Red River Valley. Entomologist Mark Boetel describes leafminers and offers suggestions for scouting and control.  MORE



Yield Loss From Hail Depends on Growth Stage and Damage
(06/22/01) Hail has caused considerable crop damage already this year. Crop specialist Michael Peel describes the prospects for recovery of damaged small grains.  MORE

BeefTalk: 2002 Spring Work Schedule Takes Shape for Producers (06/28/01) What beef producers do now sets their schedule for the coming year. Also some thoughts on identification systems for calves.  MORE

Prairie Fare: It’s Melon Time (06/28/01) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson talks about the origins and nutritious qualities of watermelon and cantaloupe. Also: a recipe for Glorious Fruit Salad.   MORE

Plains Folk: Drive-ins to Die For (06/28/01) Tom Isern waxes nostalgic about visiting the last traces of the American drive-in eatery–in Canada.  MORE

Hortiscope (06/28/01) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

Market Advisor George Flaskerud's grain market analysis will resume in mid-July.




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