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Toddlers and Tractors Don’t Mix (4/17/03) Don’t take the risk; keep toddlers away from farm machinery.  MORE  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2

Dual Magnum Receives Registration For Sugarbeet (4/17/03) Dual Magnum now registered for use on sugarbeet.  MORE

Crop Land Values and Rents Increase in North Dakota (4/17/03) A recent survey of crop land values and rents showed the greatest annual percentage increase since 1997, according to Andrew Swenson, farm and family resource management specialist. The numbers mark the third consecutive year of increases after declines in 1998 and 1999.  MORE

Think Resource, Not Livestock Waste, NDSU Specialist Urges (4/17/03) With careful management, producers can use livestock manure as valuable crop input and reduce its environmental impacts, says Charles Linderman.  MORE

Pasture Recovery from Drought Depends on Previous Management (4/17/03) Two primary factors determine the amount of time perennial grass pastures require for recovery: the practices used to manage pastures prior to the dry conditions and the resulting level of plant health at the onset of the drought, says range scientist Lee Manske.  MORE

Epidemiologist and Anthrax Expert to Speak at NDSU May 2 (4/17/03) Martin Hugh-Jones, the Mary Louise Martin Professor of Epidemiology at Louisiana State University, will discuss the ecology and molecular epidemiology of Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax.  MORE

Dakota Fatherhood Summit 3 Set for May 21-23 in Fargo (4/17/03) A variety of regional and national speakers set for the Dakota Fatherhood Summit 3 May 21-23 in Fargo and you’re invited.  MORE



Technical Service Provider Orientation Course Scheduled for April 29
(4/14/03) George Maher offers information on program for individuals and businesses interested in becoming Technical Service Providers.  MORE

CORRECTION - (4/14/03) - NDSU Releases Dapps, Hard Red Spring Wheat Variety (4/10/03) The variety is named after Bert D’Appolonia, professor emeritus of cereal science. Dapps is best adapted to western North Dakota, where it is expected to replace Grandin and Amidon.  MORE

BeefTalk: Bull Examination Is as Important as Cow Reproduction Preparation (4/17/03) Beef specialist Kris Ringwall urges ranchers to pay as much attention to bulls as to cows when looking to prevent reproductive problems in the herd.  MORE

Prairie Fare: Safeguard Your Family and Friends from Invisible Pests (4/17/03) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden Robinson offers tips for protecting your family from food safety threats. She also suggests a recipe for Grilled Chicken and Fruit Salad.  MORE

Plains Folk: On the Ice (4/17/03) Isern goes ice fishing only to discover that the fish were have a meeting somewhere else.  MORE

Hortiscope (4/17/03) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE




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