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Direct Seeding Seminar Set for Dickinson (11/6/03) Seminar will feature John Baker of Feilding, New Zealand, who is recognized internationally for his work on no-tillage machinery and its interactions with soil.  FULL STORY

Key Beef Production and Marketing Issues Addressed at Bovine Connection Program (11/6/03) Barry Carpenter, considered the lead author of the proposed rule to implement mandatory country of origin labeling, will be the featured speaker at the Bovine Connection program in Williston.  FULL STORY

Performance Leaps, Profits Grow: The Benefits of Feedlot Bedding (11/6/03) North Dakota feedlot operators can make $60 to $90 more per head by bedding their cattle in the winter, according to NDSU animal scientist.  FULL STORY

Space Heater Safety Concerns (11/6/03) The use of space heaters always prompts some well-founded safety concerns.  FULL STORY

Voting-Age Population Continues to Increase in North Dakota (11/6/03) The number of North Dakota residents of voting age was estimated at 487,298 in 2002, an increase of 5,947 persons or 1.2 percent from the 2000 Census.  FULL STORY

NDSU to Offer On-Line Agricultural Sales Course (11/6/03) The three-credit, eight-week course will allow participants to gain the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in sales or other positions that involve interaction with others.  FULL STORY



Irrigation Workshops Set for November and December
(11/3/03) Workshops will be held by the NDSU Extension Service in New Town, Carrington and Bismarck to teach producers the fundamentals of irrigation and update their skills.  FULL STORY

NDSU Schedules Beef Quality Assurance Training Sessions (10/31/03) A series of training sessions has been scheduled for North Dakota beef producers who want to receive certification or be recertified in the North Dakota Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.  FULL STORY

BeefTalk: Market Power Creates Sale Options for Heifers (11/6/03) Every fall the dilemma of which heifers to keep or cull weaves its way into the normal flow of beef conversation. When calf prices are high (like this year), the heifers may be too good to keep.  FULL STORY

Prairie Fare: There’s More to Cabbage than Cole Slaw and Sauerkraut (11/6/03) Most of the foods we eat today have interesting and long histories. Food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson explains that cabbage is no exception. She also offers a recipe for Cabbage Salad.  FULL STORY

Plains Folk: Buffalo Again (11/6/03) Isern gives his opinion to a New York Times opinion piece.  FULL STORY

Hortiscope (11/6/03) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening.  FULL STORY




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