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Anhydrous Equipment Needs Frequent Safety Inspections (4/18/02) Transporting anhydrous ammonia can be risky so play it safe and inspect your equipment. MORE Number of N.D. Bankruptcy Cases Rises 82 Percent During 90s (4/18/02) About 2,000 bankruptcy petitions were filed in North Dakota in 2000. The number of bankruptcy cases in North Dakota grew 83 percent between 1981 and 1990. Cases rose another 82 percent between 1990 and 2000. The steep rise in cases filed in North Dakota during the mid to later part of the 1990s is in stark contrast to the overall economic health of the state. MORE Bioterrorism Experts to Speak at NDSU April 26 (4/15/02) North Dakota State University’s annual "Hot Zone" event on Friday, April 26, will feature a husband and wife team that are experts on bioterrorism and helped contain the first outbreak of the Ebola virus in the United States. MORE ‘Beef 701: Carcass Merit Short Course’ Sessions Set at NDSU (4/15/02) Intensive three-day workshops on meat quality and consistency in the beef industry will be offered for cattle producers at North Dakota State University in May, August and October. MORE NDSU Releases Roundup Ready Resistant Soybean Variety (4/15/02) Soybean variety "RG200RR" is resistant to the herbicide Roundup and the first transgenic soybean variety released by NDSU. MORE NDSU Research Foundation to Commercialize New Soybean Variety (4/15/02) The license agreement with Monsanto to commercialize NDSU's first soybean variety with the Roundup Ready trait is part of a new program called "Roughrider Genetics," a trademarked brand name established for the marketing of licensed or proprietary varieties owned and managed by the NDSU Research Foundation. MORE Growing Tomatoes In The Home Garden (4/12/02) Tomatoes are a favorite with most home gardeners. Ron Smith gives tips for getting the tomato crop off to a good start. MORE Study Aims to Help Informal Caregivers in the State (4/12/02) The Center for Social Research in conjunction with the North Dakota State Data Center will be conducting a random telephone survey throughout North Dakota to interview caregivers about their experiences, their concerns, and the use and availability of services. MORE 2002 Crop Land Values and Rents Increase in North Dakota (4/12/02) A recent survey of crop land values and rents showed the greatest annual percentage increase since 1997. However, land values from 1998 through 2001 were generally flat, with 1998 and 1999 actually showing small declines on average. MORE
BeefTalk: Cow Breeding Is Our Focus Now (4/18/02) For most cow-calf beef operations, calving is well under way and perhaps finished or winding down for the early calving operations. The bull buying season is past prime and the focus is on bull turn-out date. Next year’s calf crop is in the works. MORE Prairie Fare: The Pick of the Season (4/18/02) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson reviews the benefits of strawberries and offers a recipe for Grilled Fruit Kabobs. MORE Plains Folk: Letters from the Dust Bowl (4/18/02) A new book, "Letters from the Dust Bowl," tells in her own words the story of a remarkable woman, from her claiming a homestead to living through the Dust Bowl. Tom Isern says this Oklahoma woman’s story speaks to all residents of the plains. MORE Hortiscope (4/18/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. MORE Market Advisor: Can Wheat Prices Move Up? (4/18/02) For the immediate future, abandonment and development of the hard red winter (HRW) crop are key factors to higher prices, says crops economist Geroge Flaskerud. MORE |
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