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Former U.S. Ag Secretary Bergland to Speak on Role of Cooperatives in Communities (3/21/02) Robert Bergland will be the featured speaker at the annual Bloomquist Lecture Series sponsored by the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives from North Dakota State University.  MORE



North Dakota State University Sheep Flock Quarantined
(3/19/02) NDSU sheep flock is quarantined because of scrapie outbreak.  MORE  
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Questions and Answers About Scrapie From the National Scrapie Education Initiative (3/19/02)  MORE

NDSU Releases New Flax Variety: York (3/15/02) The Agricultural Experiment Station at North Dakota State University is releasing York flax, a new variety that has been tested extensively in the Dakotas, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  MORE

Retirement Reception Set for Richard Frohberg, Long-time NDSU Wheat Breeder (3/15/02) An open retirement reception for Richard Frohberg, North Dakota State University professor of plant sciences, will be held on Friday, April 5 at 3 p.m. in the atrium of Loftsgard Hall on the NDSU Campus.  MORE

Reducing Pasture-Forage Costs for Range Cows During Early Lactation (3/14/02) Producers can reduce pasture and forage costs and improve profit margins by feeding harvested forages to range cows during the early lactation production period, says a North Dakota State University range scientist. MORE

Former U.S. Ag Secretary Bergland to Speak at NDSU Bloomquist Lecture Series (3/14/02) Bergland will deliver his remarks at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at the Fargo Holiday Inn. Bergland has been described as a true believer in the cooperative form of business. MORE

 

BeefTalk: Evaluate Sire Selection Birth Weights Using Data (3/21/02) Over the years of working with producers, birth weight has always been a lively topic, notes beef specialist Kris Ringwall. But many of those comments are not based on actual data. Don’t speculate. If you want to know what a calf weighs, weigh it.  MORE

Prairie Fare: The Eyes Have It (3/21/02) A plate filled with colorful fruits and vegetables is not only a sight to behold, but research has shown that colorful foods can help keep our eyes and the rest of us healthy, according to food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson. She offers a recipe for Strawberry Romaine Salad that’s pretty to look at and good for your eyes.  MORE

Plains Folk: Three Things (3/21/02) Saying that the keys to sustaining the good life on the great plains have changed, Tom Isern suggests three things that he believes would make the plains a better place to live.  MORE

Hortiscope (3/21/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

Market Advisor: Consider Barley in 2002 if Malting Quality can be Achieved (3/21/02) Barley may compete with spring wheat in 2002 if the majority of it produced is malting quality. At least that is what the 2002 crop budgets reveal for the North Central Region of North Dakota.  MORE




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