Roaring Tractors Will Damage Your Hearing! (5/24/02) A familiar sound has returned to the prairies this spring, farm tractors and other machinery are roaring to life as field work resumes. According to a North Dakota State University agricultural safety specialist, that roaring poses a serious threat to farm workers’ hearing.  MORE

Cool Weather Slows Sugarbeet Root Maggot Development (5/23/02) The cool temperatures that have predominated in most of the Red River Valley this spring have likely slowed development of the overwintered sugarbeet root maggot populations.  MORE

Project, Food, Land & People Workshops Offered for Educators (5/23/02) Workshops focusing on the interrelationships between agriculture, the environment and people will be offered across the state this summer for North Dakota K-12 teachers. These workshops are sponsored by the North Dakota Agriculture in the Classroom Council.  MORE

Alsen Wheat Crosses Border Illegally (5/23/02) Some Alsen wheat may have been hauled into Canada without approval from the NDSU Research Foundation.  MORE

More North Dakota Graduates Go To College Than National Average (5/23/02) Although the number of high school graduates in North Dakota continues to decline, a high percentage of those students go on to college.  MORE

EWG Web Site Raises Important Questions (5/20/02) The Environmental Working Group stirred controversy last year by listing farm subsidy recipients on its Web site. A lasting impact action may be the heightened interest of the public on farm policy, especially when federal budgets are tight, notes farm management specialist Andrew Swenson.. That’s proving true as the ink dries on a new Farm Bill.  MORE

BeefTalk: Are Your Cows Ready to Breed? (5/23/02) Beef specialist Kris Ringwall says keeping cows in good condition is key. The bottom line is monitor your cows and avoid surprises. And if you need to, whistle for the feed wagon.  MORE

Prairie Fare: Fire Up the Grill Safely (5/23/02) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson offers tips for grilling safely and for food safety when grilling. She also suggests a recipe for Barbecue Chicken Packets.  MORE

Plains Folk: Wind Tom Isern praises a new book by North Dakota native Clay Jenkinson but warns that it is "going to tick off a lot of people."  MORE

Hortiscope (5/23/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

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