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Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Annual Meeting Set for Aberdeen South Dakota (1/16/03) Sustainable agriculture group to discuss GMOs at its annual convention.  MORE



Winter is Time for Making Important Farm Safety Plans
(1/16/03) Producers and their families have many plans to make for their spring farm program. Farm safety should be at the top of the list.  MORE

Annual Sheep Day to be Held at the Hettinger Research Center (1/16/03) Topics included will be NDSU research reports, information on Southwest Feeders, adding value to lamb by reducing lung lesions, the new wool support program, stress management and health.  MORE

Crop Budgets Show Higher Costs, but Most Oilseeds Project Profit for 2003 (1/16/03) Unfortunately, returns to labor and management for the state’s most important crop, wheat, are expected to be negative in every region, according to farm management specialist Andrew Swenson.  MORE

Strengthening Marriages Workshop Set for February 1 (1/16/03) Seminar will discuss how clergy and others in the community can work with couples to help them create successful and lasting marriages.  MORE

Advanced Crop Advisers Workshop Set for Feb. 20-21 in Fargo (1/16/03) The workshop is designed for agricultural professionals who advise farmers with crop production recommendations. Topics range from commodity marketing and the 2002 Farm Bill to field challenges with glyphosate herbicides.  MORE

Annual Cow-Calf Day Scheduled at the Carrington Research Center Feb. 12 (1/16/03) The quality of this years CRP hay, genetic and economic values of raising versus buying replacement heifers, health, nutrition, artificial insemination and record keeping are topics that will be included.  MORE



Commodity Planning Price Projections for 2003 Available
(1/10/03) Short and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota are now available, says farm economist Ron Haugen.  MORE

North Central Turfgrass Association 17th Annual Meeting Scheduled in February (1/10/03) North Central Turfgrass Association annual meeting coming to Fargo.  MORE

Beef Production, Merchandising To Headline Beef Cattle Improvement Meeting (1/10/03) Entitled "A Look Into The Future of Beef Production and Merchandising," the meeting will take place at the North Dakota State University North Central Research Extension Center in Minot at 7 p.m on Friday, Jan. 24.  MORE

BeefTalk: Records Provide the Proof When Looking for Bull Power (1/16/03) Kris Ringwall uses peas in an analogy to show that a visual inspection is important, but records and genetics provide a more factual basis for buying bulls.  MORE

Prairie Fare: Can You Name It? (1/16/03) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson provides background on the importance of folic acid in the diet. She also offers a recipe for Chicken and Bean Burritos.  MORE

Plains Folk: Goat Game (1/17/03) Tom explains what a goat and a cowbell have to do with basketball.  MORE

Hortiscope (1/16/03) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

Market Advisor: January USDA Report Bearish to Market (1/16/03) An in-depth look at what effect recent USDA reports have had on grain markets.  MORE




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