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NDSU Research Drives Western Malt Barley Initiative – Informational Tour Scheduled for July 9 (6/20/03) No one said it would be easy to grow malt barley in western North Dakota, but NDSU researchers aim to make it easier in the future.  MORE



Start The Season With Good Protective Equipment
(6/19/03) Make sure you have the right safety equipment before using agricultural chemicals.  MORE

Protect Bees When Using Insecticides (6/19/03) Watch out for bee hives when spraying.  MORE

What Are Those Dead Circles in Your Lawn? (6/19/03) Thatch buildup could be hurting your lawn.  MORE

North Dakota Ranks Ninth in Oil (6/19/03) The state produced nearly 31 million barrels of oil in 2002, according to the North Dakota State Data Center.  MORE

Sugarbeet Tours Set For Summer (6/19/03) The North Dakota State University Extension Service will be holding sugarbeet tours throughout the red river valley and Minnesota this summer. The tours are open to the public. The following is a list of dates, times and directions.  MORE

Harvesting More Crude Protein Per Acre Reduces Forage-Feed Costs (6/13/03) Changing from traditional forage systems that try to harvest the most dry matter per acre to forage management systems that harvest the greatest weight of crude protein per acre can help beef producers reduce forage-feed costs and increase animal performance, says range scientist Lee Manske.  MORE

NDSU Soil Specialist Explains Possible Reasons for Yellowing Crops (6/13/03) Read on to find out why your small grain crops may be turning yellow.  MORE

BeefTalk: Low-Cost and High-Cost Producers May View Price Projections Differently (6/19/03) Forward-thinking producers in the northern Great Plains need to plan on accounting for a drop of $130 to $140 dollars in gross calf value by the end of the decade. So how does retaining ownership factor into their decisions?  MORE

Prairie Fare: A Patriotic Plate Is Tasty and Nutritious for the Palate (6/19/03) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson explains that colorful food isn’t just attractive, it’s nutritious. She offers a recipe for Summer Fruit Salad that has a patriotic twist.  MORE

Plains Folk: Prairie Recreation (6/19/03) Back in 1936 people thought swimming pools were a good idea.  MORE

Hortiscope (6/19/03) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  MORE

Market Advisor: Spring Rally Fizzles (6/19/03) Crops economist George Flaskerud says favorable growing conditions and other factors are weighing on the markets.  MORE




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