Submitted by: agcomm,  Thu Dec 11 09:42:28 1997


                      News and Information
                       December 11, 1997
                                
 
NDSU Researchers Analyzing Bison Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 
Changes in 1997 Federal Tax Law will Affect Farmers. . . . . . .4 
Many Livestock-Related Injuries Preventable. . . . . . . . . . .6 
Keep Your Holiday Buffet Safe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 
Specialist Urges Caution At Grain Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 
Crop Insurance Conference Jan. 19 in Fargo . . . . . . . . . . 10 
Western Dakota Crops Day to Feature 
Alternative Crops, Dec. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 
Dakota Data #195: Farm Cash Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 
Prairie Fare:  Squashing the Idea that People Don't Care . . . 13 
Plains Folk:  "Old Sod Shanty" Walsh County Version. . . . . . 17 
Parent Line:  Twelve Teen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 
Hortiscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 
The Market Advisor: This Is The Year To Do Your
Homework Before You See Your Banker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25