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Farm Trucks Present Risks at Harvest Time
(8/27/02)  Accidents involving farm trucks happen on and off the road every year, but they increase at harvest time. According to a North Dakota State University agriculture safety expert, many accidents are preventable with some precautions.  MORE

Producers Asked for Biosecurity Opinions in Web Survey (8/27/02) Do agricultural producers think their water, livestock, crops and the U.S. food supply are secure? How might they prepare for or respond to an agroterrorism incident?  MORE

Feedlot Tours To Help Cattlemen Discover Calf Value (8/27/02) A two-day feedlot tour to southwestern Minnesota Oct. 22 - 23 will give North Dakota Cattlemen valuable insight about the value of their calves after weaning or backgrounding. Feedlots on the tour will feature use of byproduct feeds, concrete manure storage, steel buildings for diverting runoff water and total confinement systems.  MORE

Healthy Plants Have Smaller Forage Reductions during Precipitation Shortages (8/27/02) Effective grazing management can help minimize herbage reductions during periods of below- normal precipitation, says range scientist Lee Manske.   MORE



Garfield Comic Strip Art to Raise Money For North Dakota 4-H
(8/23/02) Garfield comic strip creator helps raise money for North Dakota 4-H programs.  MORE

Sunflower Field Day at Carrington Sept 5 (8/23/02) Sunflower growers and others interested in the sunflower industry are invited to a field day Sept. 5 at the Carrington REC.  MORE

Feedlot School to Be Held in Fargo (8/22/02) A two-day intensive course teaching the principles of feedlot production, nutrition, management and marketing will be held at the Northern Crops Institute in Fargo on Sept. 10 and 11.  MORE

BeefTalk: Labor and Facilities for $1 Per Head is a Pre-Weaning Bargain (8/22/02) NDSU’s Dickinson Research Extension Center makes beef producers an offer they can hardly refuse.  MORE

Prairie Fare: Preserving the Season (8/22/02) Nutritionist Julie Garden-Robinson gives tips for safe canning.  MORE

Plains Folk: Ladbury Wedding (8/23/02) Renovating a country church takes a lot of work–and faith.  MORE

Hortiscope (8/22/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

Market Advisor: The Hog Cycle - Revisited (8/22/02) Hog prices and production continue to follow the distinct cyclical and seasonal patterns that have been characteristic of the industry for many years.  MORE




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