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Per Capita Federal Expenditures Increase 10 Percent in North Dakota (10/17/02) Per capita federal expenditures to North Dakotans reached $9,262 in 2001, up 10.3 percent from 2000 after adjusting for inflation.  MORE

Economist Says, Proper HACCP Implementation Will Make a Good Tool Better (10/17/02) Despite the recent outbreak of food borne illness, HACCP is a cost-effective tool for assuring food product quality if implemented properly, according to a North Dakota State University agricultural economist.  MORE

Not All Harvested Forages Are Expensive Livestock Feed (10/17/02) Beef producers who wish to reduce livestock feed costs should consider feeding mechanically harvested forages rather than grazing cows on native rangeland next winter, says a North Dakota State University range scientist.  MORE

Moving Large Round Bales Can be Done Safely (10/17/02) NDSU agricultural safety specialist, George Maher urges safety when moving large round bales for winter storage or supplementing feed supplies.  MORE

North Dakotan is Honored for Contributions to National 4-H Council (10/17/02) Lynn Luckow, from Hettinger, North Dakota, was honored by the National 4-H Council with the granting of a $10,000 endowment in his name to the North Dakota 4-H Foundation.  MORE

Stark Joins the NDSU Extension Service (10/17/02) Carrie Stark recently joined the North Dakota State University Extension Service as 4-H youth development specialist.  MORE

Zeleznik joins NDSU Extension Service (10/17/02) Joe Zeleznik recently joined the North Dakota State University Extension Service as extension forester.  MORE

Bartoszuk Joins NDSU Extension Service (10/17/02) Germany native, Karin Bartoszuk recently joined the North Dakota State University Extension Service as child and adolescent specialist.  MORE

2002 North Dakota Child Abuse Survey Results Released (10/17/02) The majority of North Dakota residents feel child neglect, child physical abuse, and child sexual abuse are significant problems in the state.  MORE



Base and Yield Options Under the 2002 Farm Bill Explained
(10/16/02) Farm management specialist Dwight Aakre outlines the five options for updating base acres under the new farm bill.  MORE

Confusion about Base and Yield Options for Determining Decoupled Payments (10/14/02) Farm management specialist Andrew Swenson spells out basics of determining base acres and yields for decoupled payments under the new farm bill.  MORE


Video
  4-H celebrates 100 years! This Video takes a look at North Dakota 4-H Programming as it heads into the next 100 years.
(10/8/02) It’s after school at Jefferson Elementary in Fargo. These 4-H kids are learning about the parts of a rocket. 4-H is developing programs to meet the needs of today’s youth, as it heads into the next 100 years.  VIDEO  SCRIPT

BeefTalk: Is the Investment in Corn Chopping Worth the Potential Income? (10/17/02) We are preparing for the most expensive part of the cow life cycle (winter feeding) and have started the cows on standing corn, a winter feed regimen we have used at the NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center for the past several seasons.  MORE

Prairie Fare: A Reason for Ghoulish Grins (10/17/02) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson reminds that Halloween candy is OK in moderation. She also notes that, in addition to jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin provides the raw material for many fall treats. Pumpkin Bread Pudding is an example.  MORE

Plains Folk: Grass and Sky (10/17/02) Rancher Linda Hasselstrom thinks of herself as "a rancher who also writes."  MORE

Hortiscope (10/17/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

Market Advisor: Lamb Prices Rebound From Last (10/17/02) Year Slaughter lamb prices in the Northern Plains were significantly higher in mid-October, 2002, than in 2001.  MORE




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