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Records Indicate Increase in 2001 N.D. Farm Family Living Expenses (5/16/02) The average living expenditures of farm families was $38,053 in 2001, an increase of nearly $1,200, or 3.2 percent, compared to 2000 living expenses. The size of the increase was the same as the change in the general level of prices as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index according to farm management specialist Andrew Swenson. MORE NDSU NAMA Chapter Receives Awards at Agri-Marketing Association Conference (5/16/02) The greatest highlight and learning experience for many student NAMA Chapters is participating in the marketing competition at the annual Agri-Marketing Conference. MORE NDSU Schedules Tractor Safety Schools (5/16/02) The three-day schools, sponsored by the North Dakota State University Extension Service, include classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction. They are intended for youth between the ages of 14 and 16. MORE Youth Entrepreneurship Workshops Scheduled (5/16/02) Workshops at six North Dakota locations will offer teachers and youth workers training in teaching youth entrepreneurship. MORE Engineer Offers Recommendations for Decreasing Spray Volumes and Drift (5/16/02) As sprayers begin making their way across the region’s crops, they bring with them the potential for spray drift – the fine spray drops that move away from their intended target. MORE NDSU President Joseph Chapman Receives 4-H Report (5/14/02) Results from the 4-H "National Conversation on Youth Development in the 21st Century" and the North Dakota’s portion of the effort were presented today to North Dakota State University President Joseph Chapman. MORE Canola Planting Date Becoming Critical (5/13/02) Growers facing delayed spring planting should consider seeding canola first when field activity resumes, according to North Dakota State University crop specialists. MORE Anhydrous Ammonia Is Tough on Human Beings (5/10/02) Anhydrous ammonia is a highly effective form of nitrogen fertilizer, says farm safety specialist George Maher. But it can also be a highly effective killer. MORE AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 3 North Dakota Net Farm Income Drops in 2001 (5/10/02) The average net income for North Dakota farms outside of the Red River Valley declined by 40 percent in 2001, according to farm management specialist Andrew Swenson. Average net income for those farms dropped to $32,400 in 2001 from $54,000 in 2000. The primary reason for the drop in net income was a reduction in government subsidies, Swenson says. MORE BeefTalk: Marketing Plans Need to be Formulated Now (5/16/02) How many times do we hear the words "break even" in the cattle business? And, is "break even" enough to sustain an agricultural enterprise in an ever-competitive market? Kris Ringwall takes a look at how a good business plan certainly protects herd finances and avoids catastrophic loss. MORE Prairie Fare: New Name, New Image (5/16/02) In the produce world, prunes have had an image problem. Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson details efforts to revitalize prunes’ wrinkled image as "dried plums," highlights their nutritional benefits and offers a recipe for Butterscotch Plum Oat Bars. MORE Plains Folk: The Lakota Way (5/16/02) In a new book about the Lakota culture, Tom Isern finds a lesson about the importance of story-telling and gives some thought to the current status of the story-telling art. MORE Hortiscope (5/16/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. MORE Market Advisor: USDA’s Projections for 2002 Crops (5/16/02) Nearly unchanged to modestly higher wheat, corn and soybean prices were projected for 2002-03 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Supply and Demand Report released May 10. If the projections are correct, this will be the first annual price increase for soybeans in six years. MORE |
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