Ag News from NDSU

NDSU Extension Service Hires Horticulturist (2013-06-17) FULL STORY
Fruit Project Featured at Carrington Center Field Day (2013-06-17) The project includes variety trials and demonstration plantings of a variety of fruit. FULL STORY
Prevent Spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (2013-06-14) Cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea have been found in states adjacent to North Dakota. FULL STORY
Pierce County Wins 4-H Meat Judging Contest (2013-06-13) Youth bring home awards from the first state 4-H meat judging contest. FULL STORY
Learn to Cook With Lamb (2013-06-12) This workshop will provide answers to many questions on cooking with lamb. FULL STORY
NDSU Co-hosting Cattlemen’s Boot Camp (2013-06-12) The program will give participants hands-on experience. FULL STORY
Fire Benefits Grasslands of the Dakotas (2013-06-10) Fire is a tool that should be included in management strategies for rangeland and grasslands in the northern Plains. FULL STORY
Manage Stress to Make Better Farming Decisions (2013-06-10) What farmers and ranchers want to be careful about is letting their personal stresses pile up so that their management practices and decision-making become negatively affected. FULL STORY
NDSU Helping Grow Local Foods Capacity (2013-06-07) NDSU Extension is holding a workshop on building communities’ capacity for local and regional foods Aug. 13. FULL STORY
Foster County Wins 4-H Dairy Judging Contest (2013-06-07) The Foster County team will compete in a national dairy judging contest this fall. FULL STORY

Columns: Dairy Focus: Dairy Focus: Reduce Feed Bunk Shrink to Improve Profitability and Feed Efficiency (2013-06-14) Feed shrinkage can be costly. FULL STORY; Renewable Accounts: Renewable Accounts: Narrowing the Scope of Bioproducts (2013-06-07) The definition of bioproducts that I use in practice is products made using biomass that have a fossil fuel-based analog. FULL STORY; Spotlight on Economics: Spotlight on Economics: The Economics of Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (2013-06-12) As a new industrial crop, energy beets are expected to help meet the need for renewable feedstocks to replace high-cost fossil fuels. FULL STORY; BeefTalk: BeefTalk: Cow Down (2013-06-13) A typical beef operation should maintain a less than 1 percent death rate for productive cows. FULL STORY; Prairie Fare: Prairie Fare: Grow a Taste for Avocado (2013-06-13) Avocado technically is a fruit, but it is used as a vegetable. FULL STORY

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