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May 25, 2004 FEEDLIST Connects Forage Buyers and Sellers Farmers and ranchers that have forage for sale can list it on a North Dakota State University database designed to help feed sellers and buyers connect. The database is also useful for producers that have pasture or CRP land available for haying or grazing. FEEDLIST, accessible on the World Wide Web at http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/feedlist/, is an easy-to-use database showing what each seller has to sell, storage method (large round bales, small bales, etc.) and contact information. Prospective buyers walk the Web, pick their picks and contact prospective sellers to do a deal. There is no charge to either buyer or seller for using the NDSU Extension Service FEEDLIST. To make an entry on
FEEDLIST, buyers and sellers can contact a county office of the NDSU Extension
Service or submit entries to the list via an on-line form. Once hay has
been sold or a purchase has been made, contact your county extension office
to have the entry removed. Those without Internet access in North Dakota
can view FEEDLIST at any county office. "People sometimes forget that this isn't just truckloads of hay," says Greg Lardy, NDSU Extension Service beef cattle specialist. "CRP hay, rental pastures, custom feeding and other feed sources are welcome and encouraged on the list." Surrounding states have similar services and are linked to NDSU Extension's Coping with Droughts page at http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/drought/drought.htm. There are some restrictions on haying CRP land, so producers should contact their local FSA office before final agreements are made. ### Source:
Greg Lardy, (701) 231-7660, 231-7660, glardy@ndsuext.nodak.edu |
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