Drought Emergency Grazing Practices will have Costs Next Season (11/21/02) Emergency grazing practices are commonly assumed to be less costly than the purchase of additional hay because of lower cash-flow costs, but the biological and financial costs will be evident next season in reduced production of herbage weight and subsequent reduction in pounds of calf per acre, says range scientist Lee Manske.  MORE

Producers May Need to Supplement CRP Hay (11/21/02) Due to the varying nutritive quality of the 2002 CRP hay, producers may need to implement a supplementation program to ensure cows and heifers will be nutritionally sound for spring calving.  MORE

Making Use of High Moisture Corn (11/21/02) North Dakota State University Extension beef specialist recommends utilizing high moisture corn as winter livestock feed.  MORE

Executive Training Program Scheduled (11/21/02) The North Dakota State University Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives is sponsoring an executive training program for directors of cooperatives.  MORE

Farmers and Ranchers Sought for Involvement in NDSU Farm Management Class (11/21/02) Students will work with about 10 farmers and ranchers in North Dakota and Minnesota to develop integrated farm business plans. Cooperating farmers will receive an extensive analysis of their farm operation that will allow them to see where they stand relative to peer groups and the industry.  MORE

North Dakota Income Growth Outpaces Inflation, but Lags Behind National Average (11/21/02) North Dakota per capita personal income grew 3.6 percent in 2001 to $25,902, up from $25,007 in 2000. Prices paid by consumers increased 2.8 percent in 2001.  MORE

Soybean Day Scheduled at Carrington on Dec. 11 (11/21/02) The event at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center will provide soybean production and economic information for farmers and crop advisers.  MORE

NDSU Researchers Learning to Lure Sunflower Pests (11/21/02) Fake sunflowers and moth antennae hooked to electronic sensors are helping North Dakota State University researchers learn how to lure and kill females insects before they can lay eggs on sunflowers.  MORE

Income Tax Management Program for Farmers is Scheduled for Dec. 3 (11/18/02) This program for agricultural producers and tax preparers will teach a variety of tax management techniques.  MORE

BeefTalk: I Wish, I Wish, for a Lifestyle Called Beef (11/21/02) A student offers observations on what’s wrong and what’s right with the beef industry.  MORE

Prairie Fare: Give Thanks for Thanksgiving Leftovers (11/21/02) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden Robinson offers tidbits on holiday food safety and the nutritious benefits of eating turkey. She also suggests a recipe for Turkey Enchiladas as a way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers.  MORE

Plains Folk: Leonid Meteors (11/21/02) Isern settles in to watch the Leonid meteor shower and think about what the meteor shower was like back in 1833.  MORE

Hortiscope (11/21/02) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

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