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Feeder Calf Performance Project Set (09/24/01) The Dakota Feeder Calf Show and trial will be conducted beginning Saturday, Oct. 13, in Turtle Lake. The project will give producers information on how their calves perform in the feed yard and what their ultimate carcass value is.  MORE



Helping Children Deal with Stress Related to Terrorism
(09/21/01) Trying to return to a normal routine after witnessing acts of terrorism can be difficult for children.  
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Understanding Stress in Children Due to Terrorism (09/21/01) Children may have many emotional responses after being exposed to recent terrorist attack.  
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Specialist Offers Safety Practices for Health Walking
(09/20/01) More than 50,000 non-fatal injuries and 7,000 fatalities happen every year from accidents involving pedestrians and vehicles. "When safety rules are bent or broken it’s the pedestrian that always suffers the most in these accidents," says George Maher.  
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Keep Safety First on the School Bus (09/20/01) As summer’s days fade to autumn, cumbersome school buses, active youngsters, and poor light conditions combine at bus stops to increase the chances of an accident. A few precautions followed by youngsters, parents, and drivers will help reduce the hazards, according to safety specialist George Maher.  MORE  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2

Proportion of North Dakotans With Health Insurance Dropped in 1990s (09/20/01) In North Dakota, approximately 88 percent of the population was covered by some type of health insurance in 1999, down from 91.4 percent in 1989.  MORE

Is it Mold or Isn’t It? (09/20/01) As people scour their homes for mold, what they find may be mineral deposits. Water quality specialist Bruce Seelig explains various forms of deposits, where they come from and their implications for your home.  MORE



Cattle Backgrounding and Feeding Seminars Set for October
(09/17/01) A series of seminars to give cattle feeders information for managing risk and production will be held across North Dakota in October.  MORE

Adult Stress Due to Terrorism (09/17/01) Take steps to adjust for added stress due to recent acts of terrorism says an NDSU Extension family science specialist.  MORE

Communities Can Respond to Terrorism (09/14/01) Ways for communities to come together after acts of terrorism.  MORE  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2  AUDIO 3

BeefTalk: Option Processing -- How to Use Forages for Fall Cattle Grazing (09/20/01) Innovative ranch mangers need to look for new information to find the best options available for their enterprises. At the Dickinson Research Extension Center that means exploring alternatives to traditional feeding strategies.   MORE

Prairie Fare: What’s for Dinner? (09/20/01) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson discusses diets for kids and offers a recipe for Low-Fat Macaroni and Cheese.   MORE

Plains Folk: Rare and Glorious Days (09/20/01) Tom Isern takes inspiration from an amateur historian while enjoying the autumn beauty of the Missouri Coteau.  MORE

Hortiscope (09/20/01) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

Market Advisor: Quality Up and Stocks Down for Spring Wheat and Durum (09/20/01) Crops economist George Flaskerud reviews the latest reports on wheat crop quantity and quality.  MORE




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