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Give Your Lawn a Head Start (10/24/03) Get seed in the ground while you still can!  FULL STORY

Columbus Day Has Come and Gone: Ideal Time for Planting Garlic (10/24/03) Fall planting makes for larger bulbs, according to NDSU horticulturist, Ron Smith.  FULL STORY



Feeding Harvested Forages Cuts Costs
(10/23/03) Beef producers can reduce forage costs by feeding livestock economical harvested forages.  FULL STORY

NDSU Sheep School Set for Dec. 4-5 in Bismarck (10/23/03) Sheep management, nutrition, breeding, new technology and other topics will be covered in the two-day sheep school.  FULL STORY

The Season for Final Lawn Care Has Arrived (10/23/03) NDSU horticulturist stresses the importance of leaf litter removal and the "final mow."  FULL STORY

Liane Named to New Irrigation Post (10/23/03) Mike Liane will plan and implement educational programs and technical assistance relating to irrigation and related business development.  FULL STORY

New Housing Numbers Up in North Dakota (10/23/03) The number of new housing units authorized for construction in North Dakota increased 21.5 percent during the past year, from 2,687 units in 2001 to 3,265 in 2002.  FULL STORY

Three-Year Fly Ash Study Near Completion (10/23/03) Using coal combustion ash to stabilize feedlot pens proves to be advantageous for animal and producer.  FULL STORY

Exercise: Parent Support Makes a Difference (10/23/03) High school students, particularly girls, are not getting the amount of exercise recommended for good health. Parent encouragement can help.  FULL STORY

NDSU Biosurveillance Initiative (10/23/03) The goal of a new biosurveillance initiative is to rapidly identify, diagnose, contain or prevent a disease outbreak in North Dakota livestock and crops.  FULL STORY

Thostenson Named to National Board of Directors (10/23/03) A NDSU extension pesticide program specialist has been elected to the Certification and Training Assessment Group (CTAG) Board of Directors.  FULL STORY

Fire Extinguishers For Home and Farm (10/23/03) Keep a fire extinguisher in your home and check it on a regular basis.  FULL STORY

BeefTalk: A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush, Maybe (10/23/03) Beef specialist Kris Ringwall weighs risk, markets and cattle performance as he analyzes decisions to hold or sell calves this fall.  FULL STORY

Prairie Fare: Are You Nutty for Peanut Butter? (10/23/03) Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson provides background on this perennial childhood favorite. She also offers a recipe for peanut butter and fruit spread.  FULL STORY

Plains Folk: Trinity Supper (10/23/03) It’s a German supper put on by the descendants of Hanoverian German immigrants.  FULL STORY

Hortiscope (10/23/03) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  FULL STORY




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