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Consider New Loan Rates for 2002 Planting Decisions, Farm Management Specialist Says (5/3/02) With a new bill likely to be passed by Congress and signed by the President in early May, producers need to look at marketing loan rates when making final planting decisions, says Dwight Aakre. MORE AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 3 AUDIO 4
North Dakota Has Net Loss of Three Cities in 1990s (5/2/02) North Dakota had 373 cities in 2000, a drop from 376 in 1990 according to the latest Population Bulletin released from the North Dakota State Data Center. MORE NDSU Ag Engineer Says Precision Ag Technology Can Boost Management and Returns (5/2/02) Technology allows producers to cut costs in new ways, says Vern Hofman. "Instead of making fields larger to reduce costs, precision farming will allow farmers to apply crop inputs to individual parts of a field while using large machinery." MORE Soil Samples Are Key to Precision Farming, NDSU Ag Engineer Says (5/2/02) NDSU research shows that zone soil sampling based on topography and soil type is an excellent and accurate way of determining residual soil nutrient amounts. "It will cost more than a composite sample for a field, but will give a much better prediction of the field’s fertility level at a much cheaper cost than grid soil sampling," says agricultural engineer Vern Hofman. MORE Time to Have Your Garden Soil Tested (5/2/02) If your garden plants aren’t thriving, perhaps it’s time to consider a soil test. MORE Animal and Range Science Professor Jim Tilton Receives Honor (5/2/02) The Preferred Ag Instructor Award from the College of Agriculture Student Activities Council is given annually to an outstanding professor in the College of Agriculture. MORE BeefTalk: Considering the Future of Animal Agriculture – Should it Expand Here? (5/2/02) A shift of more than 12 acres out of crop production would be needed to support every cow added to North Dakota’s inventory. That’s one approach. Another is to learn and implement new management techniques to increase stocking rates, pounds weaned per cow exposed and per acre returns, says beef specialist Kris Ringwall. MORE Prairie Fare: On the Move to Better Health (5/2/02) In concert with good nutrition, physical activity, everything from walking to jumping "turtles," helps lower our risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, according to food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson. She also offers a recipe for Pudding Pops, a calcium-rich treat. MORE Plains Folk: The Omaku Hotel (5/2/02) Tom Isern tells of his stay at a country hotel in New Zealand. MORE Hortiscope (5/2/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. MORE Market Advisor: Basis Important to Marketing Tool Selection (5/2/02) Producers can manage price risk by hedging in the futures and options markets directly or by using the many elevator contracts that are based on these instruments. Basis is a key parameter for these hedging mechanisms. MORE |
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AgCitement Mobile Learning Lab to Provide Ag Education Across the
State (5/6/02) A
program of the North Dakota Agriculture in the Classroom Council and the
North Dakota Department of Agriculture, AgCitement is ready for appearances
at fairs and other events across the state. 