News Releases and Other Information -- September 25, 2003

Extended Fall Grazing That Improves Profits (9/25/03) Beef producers who extend livestock grazing on native rangeland or cropland past the end of the growing season to mid-November can increase their profits by switching to domesticated wildrye pastures for the last 30 days of the grazing season, says range scientist Lee Manske. FULL STORY

Pollen Drift in Wheat Being Studied at NDSU (9/25/03) Pollen drift data can be used to develop policies and procedures for maintaining segregation. FULL STORY

Controlling Ascochyta Blight in Chickpea (9/25/03) Research to control Ascochyta blight in chickpea continues at North Dakota State University Research Extension Centers in North Dakota. FULL STORY

Rural Leadership North Dakota Accepts Applicants for Two-Year Program (9/25/03) Twenty-seven North Dakota residents have been selected to participate in RLND training. FULL STORY

Parents and Teens: Changes in Communication Patterns (9/25/03) For teens, the questioning of their own beliefs and the beliefs of others is part of growing up says Karin Bartoszuk, North Dakota State University Extension Service child and adolescent specialist. FULL STORY

Get Trees Ready for Winter, Forester Advises (9/23/03) Fall is a great time to enjoy your trees and some care now will help keep those trees healthy for seasons to come says Joe Zeleznik. FULL STORY

Dakota Feeder Calf Show Set for Oct. 11 in Turtle Lake (9/23/03) The trial is a way for producers to explore opportunities for retaining ownership of cattle beyond the cow-calf phase of production, says beef specialist Karl Hoppe. FULL STORY

Livestock Environmental Stewardship Workshop Set for Mandan (9/22/03) A Livestock Environmental Stewardship Workshop will be held Nov. 3-5 to provide training to technical service providers, county agents and other individuals interested in working in this aspect of the livestock industry. FULL STORY

NDSU to Dedicate new Horticulture Demonstration and Research Garden (9/19/03) The public is invited to a groundbreaking at 8:30 a.m on the site on the corner of 12th Avenue North and 18th Street in Fargo. FULL STORY

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BeefTalk: Mobile, Multiple-Use Power Units Replace the Farm Truck (9/25/03) Beef specialist Kris Ringwall says the core question is: "How does a producer afford the power units that are essential to running a farm or ranch today?" FULL STORY

Prairie Fare: How Are ND Hunters Handling Deer from Field to Table? (9/25/03) Survey shows there is room for improvement in food handling practices of hunters. Also, a recipe for Venison Chili. FULL STORY

Plains Folk: Bison Country (9/25/03) Remove the main-stem dams on the Missouri and let the bison return says author Robert Kelley Schneiders. FULL STORY

Hortiscope (9/25/03) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. FULL STORY