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Feb. 11 Event at Hettinger Research Extension Center Expanded to Include Beef (1/21/04) In its 45th year of holding an annual winter event, the North Dakota State University Hettinger Research Extension Center is expanding its traditional sheep day program to include beef research. FULL STORY

 

Sugarbeet Growers Seminar Set for Wahpeton (1/15/04) A seminar designed for sugarbeet growers is set for Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Wahpeton Eagles Club. FULL STORY

Crop Budgets Show Higher Fertilizer Costs; Beans and Sunflowers Project Profit for 2004 (1/15/04) Farm management specialist Andrew Swenson outlines projected crop budgets for 2004 and indicates that direct costs of wheat production may increase 10 percent. FULL STORY

Dates Set for 2004 Sugarbeet Growers Two-Day Short Course (1/15/04) In a change from the usual format, this year’s educational meetings for sugarbeet growers will be a two-day event. FULL STORY

Cow-Calf Management School Set for Feb. 18-19 in Steele (1/15/04) The school is a short-course on ranch and cow-calf management for beef cattle producers. FULL STORY

Annual Cow-Calf Day Set for Feb. 11 at NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center (1/15/04) The free workshop focuses on beef research, management and issues. FULL STORY

Commodity Planning Price Projections for 2004 Available (1/15/04) Short and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota are now available, says farm economist Ron Haugen. FULL STORY

2003 Sunflower Crop Survey Available on the Web (1/15/04) The Web page incorporates information from the annual USA sunflower survey conducted each September in all of the major sunflower-producing states. FULL STORY


Columns

BeefTalk: Whether or Not There Is Profit, Producers Deal with Realizers (1/15/04) Beef specialist Kris Ringwall predicts the challenges of beef production will become even more challenging. FULL STORY

Prairie Fare: Got a Cold? Have Some Chicken Soup (1/15/04) There’s no cure for the common cold, but the nutrition offers some comfort, according to food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson. She also offers a recipe for Chicken Soup.  FULL STORY

Plains Folk: Revelation (1/15/04) Isern contemplates the artistic works of his late cousin, Bernice Isern. FULL STORY

Hortiscope (1/15/04) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. FULL STORY

Market Advisor: Cattle Prices Before And After BSE (1/8/04) Livestock marketing economist Tim Petry offers analysis and advice. FULL STORY

 

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