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Needed: More ‘Marginal’ Farm Businesses (4/4/02) Today’s "marginal" farmer is probably a value-added producer devoted to finding a niche or product that will provide a margin of profit. MORE Population Density Holds Steady in North Dakota, Increases Nationally (4/4/02) Population density in North Dakota remained unchanged between 1990 and 2000 at 9.3 persons per square mile, the fourth lowest density in the nation. Nationally, population density rose to 79.6 persons per square mile in 2000, up from 70.3 in 1990 and 64 in 1980. MORE Biosecurity Workshop Set at Northern Crops Institute at NDSU (4/4/02) A workshop on biosecurity awareness and animal production will be held Tuesday, April 23, at the Northern Crops Institute at North Dakota State University in Fargo. MORE
Beef Talk: How Many Cows do You Have? (4/4/02) The business of beef production requires an inventory number to accurately provide answers for management. Since most numerical calculations within a cow herd are generally presented based on a value per cow, recommended procedures need to be followed to properly document herd size. How many cows do you really have? MORE Prairie Fare: Drink Up (4/4/02) Adults, by weight, are 55 to 75 percent water depending on lean muscle mass, and we need at least 8 cups of fluid daily to remain hydrated. Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson talks about the best ways to meet that need and offers a recipe for a Fruit Smoothie. MORE Plains Folk: Devil’s Tower (4/4/02) Tom Isern travels to Devil’s Tower and discusses the history and lore of that Wyoming landmark, legendary to Native Americans and America’s first national monument. MORE Hortiscope (4/4/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. MORE Market Advisor: Intended Acres Down for Spring Wheat, Durum, Soybeans and Sunflowers (4/4/02) Highlights and implications from recent USDA planting intentions and grain stocks reports. MORE |
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