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Livestock Producers Have Options for Dealing With Forage Shortage (8/3/06) An NDSU Extension dairy specialist offers livestock producers advice on how to stretch their forage supplies. FULL STORY

NDSU Studies Selenium in Livestock Diets (8/3/06) NDSU’s Center for Nutrition and Pregnancy is studying nutrition and the effects of selenium supplementation in livestock diets during gestation. FULL STORY

Number of North Dakota Business Establishments and Employees Up in 2004 (8/3/06) Total payroll for North Dakota business establishments was $7.3 billion in 2004, up 20.7 percent from $6.1 billion in 2000. FULL STORY

NDSU Extension Service Schedules Fall Master Gardener Program (8/3/06) NDSU is offering a master gardener program beginning Sept. 8. FULL STORY

Help Dairy Cattle Beat the Heat (8/3/06) An NDSU Extension dairy specialist advises dairy producers to reduce the stress of hot weather on their cows. FULL STORY

NDSU to Hold Drought Meeting in Fort Yates (8/3/06) NDSU Extension Service experts to answer drought-related questions at meeting in Fort Yates. FULL STORY

North Central Research Extension Center Breaks Ground for Lab, Greenhouse (7/27/06) A new agronomy research lab and greenhouse at NDSU’s North Central Research Extension Center is scheduled to be completed in summer 2007. FULL STORY

NDSU’s National Treasure Turns 125 Years Old (7/27/06) North Dakota State University’s Research Plot No. 2 has been continuously planted to wheat for 125 years. FULL STORY

Prairie Fare: Preserving Fruit and Memories (8/3/06) Some foods bring us comfort and stir vivid memories. FULL STORY

BeefTalk: A Cow’s Production Needs to Cover Expenses (8/3/06) The recent drought is only the last on a relatively long list of natural calamities that impact agricultural producers. FULL STORY

Hortiscope (8/3/06) Ron Smith answers readers' questions about the world of plants and gardening. FULL STORY

Market Advisor: Spring Wheat Production Likely Will Fall Below USDA Projection (7/13/06) Hot and dry conditions likely will further reduce crop size, especially for spring wheat, according to a USDA report. FULL STORY

Geospatial Applications: Learning About Variable-rate Fertilizer Application (3/23/06) It is likely an increasing number of farmers are varying the amount of fertilizer applied across fields this year. FULL STORY

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