Communities Receive Grant to Develop Leadership (8/20/03) Three communities in North Dakota will develop and implement leadership development programs with help from the St. Paul-based Northwest Area Foundation.  FULL STORY  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2  AUDIO 3  AUDIO 4

NDSU Equine Program Has New Facilities (8/19/03) New horse stall barn at NDSU will enhance educational capabilities.  FULL STORY  AUDIO 1  AUDIO 2  AUDIO 3

Early Weaning Can Help Producers With Short Pastures Improve Their Herds (8/19/03) Producers facing dry fall pastures may find that early weaning will help to improve cow body condition provide relief for stressed pastures, according to North Dakota State University beef specialists.  FULL STORY

Native Plant Summit in Fargo will Focus on Planning Native Landscapes (8/18/03) Native plant enthusiasts who will share information relating to rural and urban landscaping, xeriscape, lakescaping, grassland management, native revegetation, seed sources, and seed production during event Sept. 16-18.  FULL STORY

Market Advisor: Outlook Improves for Crop Prices (8/15/03) Crops economist George Flaskerud examines factors that are pushing crop prices upward. FULL STORY

Uninhibited Sexual Activity on the Prairie Reduces Regional Profits (8/15/03) Managing rangelands to promote sexual reproduction in grasses is not ecologically necessary or economically beneficial to beef operations, says range scientist Lee Manske. FULL STORY

Hettinger Research Extension Center Explores the Potential of Chickpea (8/15/03) With region specific production practices, NDSU agronomist believes that chickpea will be the most valuable crop in western North Dakota. FULL STORY

Number of At-Home Workers Continues Decline in North Dakota (8/15/03) During the past several decades, the number and proportion of workers 16 years and older who work at home in North Dakota have declined dramatically, largely reflecting a drop in the number of family farmers throughout the state. FULL STORY

Creep Feeding May be the Only Alternative for Some (8/14/03)  For producers that are running cattle on pastures struggling after last year's drought, creep feeding may be the only way to keep calves on target for market requirements and keep cows in good body condition, according to livestock specialist Karl Hoppe. FULL STORY

Cuba Could Become Significant Importer of U.S. Agricultural Products (8/14/03) Cuba needs trade with the United States to stimulate its depressed economy. FULL STORY

U.S. and World Wheat Economies Predicted to Improve (8/14/03) Demand for wheat expected to grow faster than production according to NDSU agricultural economist. FULL STORY


NDSU Feedlot School Set for September (8/11/03) The School will be held Wednesday, Sept. 17, and Thursday, Sept. 18, at NDSU in Fargo. The school is for cattle producers, feeders, backgrounders, feed industry personnel, animal health suppliers and others interested in managing feedlot cattle. FULL STORY
 

BeefTalk: Herd Health Directly Affects Beef Cattle Profit (8/14/03) Genetics and management must interact to allow for no slippage of herd health at home or in the feed yard, says beef specialist Kris Ringwall. One steer’s health records help make his point. FULL STORY

Prairie Fare: Lifting the Lid on Food Preservation  (8/14/03) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson explains how food preservation guidelines have changed. She also offers a Meatless Spaghetti Sauce recipe for canning.   FULL STORY

Plains Folk: The Irish (8/14/03) The story of an Irish colony that people forgot, perhaps because the details were so unsavory.   FULL STORY

Hortiscope (8/14/03) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  FULL STORY

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