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Safety Specialist: Good Swathing Provides Start to Safer Harvest (08/07/01) Because combines must follow the path of the swather, safe combining of a swathed field is heavily influenced by how the swathing was done. MORE AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 3 Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies Dedicated at NDSU (08/07/01) The center will work to enhance net farm income through in-depth trade and agricultural policy research for decision makers in private and public sectors. MORE AUDIO Specialist Urges Safety For Swather Operation (08/07/01) With its whirling shafts and gathering reels, spinning belts and chains and yards of slashing sickles, the swather can be an extremely dangerous machine. Farm safety specialist George Maher offers some tips for safely operating this machine. MORE AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 Aug. 14 Field Day Scheduled at NDSU’s Oakes Irrigation Research Site (08/03/01) Commercial vegetable crop management and marketing issues will be highlighted beginning at 9 and continuing through the afternoon. MORE
A Safety Wrap-up On Big Round Balers (08/02/01) Farm safety specialist George Maher offers safety tips for operating big round balers. MORE AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 Proper Equipment Can Help Address Wet Harvest Conditions (08/02/01) Wet field conditions and lodged grain will pose harvest challenges for the region’s farmers. Agricultural engineer Vern Hofman says some specialized equipment and strategies can help. MORE AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 3 Census Shows Growth in Non-Family Households (08/02/01) The number of married couple families in North Dakota declined 3.5 percent to 137,433 between 1990 and 2000. In contrast, non-family households (one person living alone or two or more persons living together but not related) rose 22 percent between 1990 and 2000 and 50 percent between 1980 and 2000. MORE U.S.-Canadian Grain Pool Could Benefit Producers (08/02/01) NDSU agricultural economists used a game theory model to evaluate a hypothetical U.S.-Canadian wheat pool. William Nganje says the model shows producers would benefit from participating. MORE Painted Lady Butterflies: Controlling Canada Thistle? (08/02/01) Pained lady butterflies are being seen in much larger than normal numbers in North Dakota this year. Weed scientist Rod Lym says this could reduce the level of Canada thistle in the state. MORE
House Farm Bill would Increase Payment Limitations (07/31/01) The farm bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 27 would increase combined payment limits per farm from $115,000 to $275,000 per year. MORE BeefTalk: Ogeechee -- Brighter from the East, Record Keeping Continues to Progress (08/02/01) Beef specialist Kris Ringwall reflects on the origins of beef record keeping and suggests what needs to come next. MORE Prairie Fare: How Sweet It Is (08/02/01) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson discusses the facts and fallacies about sugar and offers a sweet recipe for Cheesecake Delights. MORE Plains Folk: A Soldier's Grave (08/02/01) In 1863, in present day Griggs County, N.D., a young Norwegian immigrant serving in the First Minnesota Cavalry became ill and died. Tom Isern finds his grave and reflects on his passing. MORE Hortiscope (08/02/01) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. MORE |
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