May 6, 2003

 

Livestock Drought Strategy Meetings Set

Despite recent rain, many of the region’s livestock producers are facing a season with meager feed supplies because pastures and rangeland have been stunted by a year or more of drought conditions. The North Dakota State University Extension Service has scheduled a series of meetings to help livestock producers make management decisions in light of those conditions.

"Producers will continue to need to make tough decision about how severely to cull their herds and how to make the best use of scarce feed resources," says Greg Lardy, beef specialist with the NDSU Extension Service. "This series of meetings will highlight some key management issues and outline some options producers should consider."

Specialists will discuss early weaning, range management under drought conditions, use of byproduct feeds, economic considerations, use of annual forages and water quality and quantity issues.

Meetings are scheduled for:

• Bowman on Tuesday, May 20, at 1 p.m. MT at the Four Seasons.
• Forbes on Wednesday, May 21, beginning at 6 p.m. with supper with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m. in the American Legion.
• Linton on Thursday, May 22, at 10 a.m. in the Emmons County Courthouse Auditorium.
• Fort Yates on Thursday, May 22, at 6 p.m. at the Prairie Knights Casino.
• Carson on Friday, May 23, at 9 a.m. MT at the Grant County Fair Building.

The meetings are free and no preregistration is required. Call your county office of the NDSU Extension Service with questions or contact Greg Lardy at (701) 231-7660 or glardy@ndsuext.nodak.edu .

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Source: Greg Lardy, (701) 231-7660, glardy@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Editor: Tom Jirik, (701) 231-9629, tjirik@ndsuext.nodak.edu