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Workshop on Starting Value-Added Cooperatives Set for Jan. 9 in Grand Forks (12/21/01) The workshop will outline the organizational steps in starting a successful new generation cooperative from the vision through the startup phase. It will precede the Marketplace of Ideas event being held Thursday, Jan. 10 at the Alerus Center. MORE Payday Loans A Costly Source of Credit (12/21/01) Why payday loans are considered a costly expense. MORE
Commodity Planning Price Projections for 2002 Available (12/20/01) The publication shows 2002 price projections for crops and livestock produced in the state and price estimates for future years. MORE Stop, Look and Listen Still Works at Railroad Crossings, Safety Specialist Advises (12/20/01) Most collisions between motor vehicles and trains occur at rural crossings. The average automobile weighs less than 2 tons while the average train weighs approximately 12,500 tons, 6,250 times heavier. That mean’s it’s up to the motor vehicle operator to decide when it’s safe to cross. MORE South Central N.D. Cow-Calf Management School Scheduled for Ellendale In January (12/20/01) The school, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 24 and 25, will provide broad training in production and economic issues affecting ranching and beef cattle production. Participants will be able to work individually with NDSU specialists to plan production systems for their ranches. MORE Producer Gleans Benefits from N.D. Feedlot School (12/20/01) Knowing the needs of his customers and keeping better tabs on his cattle with computerized records have made Chuck Meekins a more profitable businessman. MORE Lake Region Roundup is Jan. 8-9 at Devils Lake (12/20/01) The event includes two days of presentations on a wide range of agricultural production and farm and family financial management topics. The roundup is organized by the NDSU Extension Service with input from agribusinesses and other agricultural agencies. MORE BeefTalk: No Dead Slips Please (12/20/01) The only calf a producer should ever even consider retaining ownership of is one that’s going to stay alive. There’s no profit in dead calves. But even with textbook preconditioning programs, the occasional calf will be lost. MORE Prairie Fare: A Time of Resolutions (12/20/01) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson explains how to determine your healthy weight, suggests some healthy ways to shed a few pounds and offers a recipe for Winter Fruit Cup. MORE Plains Folk: Perch Eggs (12/20/01) Tom Isern, an ice fisherman as well as historian, explores the culinary potential of perch eggs. MORE Hortiscope (12/20/01) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. MORE |
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