News Releases and Other Information -- September 26, 2002

News

Information on Manure Management Is Now Available (10/1/02) Information on science-based manure management practices are available to help producers evaluate their farming or ranching operation and implement practices that are most beneficial to their operation. MORE

Enrollment Begins for Southwest Feeders 2002 Calf Backgrounding Test (10/1/02) The Southwest Feeders project at the North Dakota State University Hettinger Research Extension Center is seeking southwestern North Dakota producers interested in evaluating their steer calves in a backgrounding environment. MORE

NDSU to Hold a Conference on Bio-Terrorism and Food Security (9/27/02) The Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies and the Great Plains Institute of Food Safety will hold a conference on bioterrorism and food security Oct. 28-29. MORE

Carbon Monoxide Is A Silent Killer (9/26/02) Carbon Monoxide in the home can create a deadly situation. MORE AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 3

Space Heaters Raise Safety Concerns (9/26/02) Tips on the safe use of space heaters. MORE AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 3

Columns

Column Archive

BeefTalk: Hold onto Your Soil; It Is the Heart of Our Livelihood (9/26/02) Soil conservation issues hit close to home at the Dickinson Research Extension Center. Finding all the facts is a key to remediating the damage, says beef specialist Kris Ringwall. MORE

Prairie Fare: Taste the Rainbow (9/26/02) The colorful plants we eat have health benefits that scientists are just beginning to understand. Notes food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden Robinson. She offers a one-pot recipe for Herbed Couscous with Chicken that features some colorful produce. MORE

Plains Folk: Threshing Notebook (9/26/02) Isern describes what life was like back in 1908 at the North Dakota Agricultural College. MORE

Hortiscope (9/26/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. MORE