NDSU Agriculture and University Extension

The Winnowing Oar template cms plone ag | CMS | Friday November 06, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

One month ago, I announced Ag CMS pages would undergo a significant design change ( New Additions in the Ag CMS ). That change will take place this weekend.  The biggest change will appear in the header image at the top of each page. Since the Ag CMS was...

The Winnowing Oar #next2009 cooperatve johansen extension russ roberts twitter bob future | eXtension | Thursday October 22, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

Bob Johansen lived up to the moniker "futurist." Near the beginning of his presentation this morning at the 2009 National eXtension Conference, Johansen said, "Some of the best forecasts are the ones you don't like. The ones that make you...

The Winnowing Oar #next2009 leadership practice communities of conference extension | eXtension | Wednesday October 21, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

Last night, the 2009 National eXtension Conference in St. Louis got underway. We started with a welcome reception that featured displays from 23 of the 46 eXtension Communities of Practice (CoPs), including Map@Syst with NDSU's John Nowatzki and the...

FCS Program Leader Udpate Status | Tuesday October 13, 2009 | By Deb

This fall the annual EFNEP and FNP confernece provided a reason to celebrate.....the NDSU staff provided great IMPACTS for citizens of the state and the state programs as a whole met their fiscal goals. I want to thank each and every county agent who provided...

The Winnowing Oar articles cms content image header ag portlets management | CMS | Tuesday October 06, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

It has been just over 5 months since the first web site was launched in the Ag Content Management System (Ag CMS), a system for creating and managing Agriculture & University Extension web content. In that time, the Ag CMS has undergone a series of...

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FCS Program Leader Udpate Status | Wednesday September 16, 2009 | By Deb

What's happening with FCS programing at NDSU Extension? Welcome to my blog! Recently someone called to make a new suggestion for a Packaged Program and then went on to ask me to explain some of the functions of the PRC. She ended by saying,...

The Cranberry Tree General | Tuesday July 21, 2009 | By Lesley

It's been a while since I have updated.  My blog is on hiatus until next year my county's 4-H E-thon season starts up.  The emerald ash borer has made it's way to St. Paul, MN now and it will be interesting to see where it is when I start...

The Winnowing Oar sustagchat agriculture social foodchat media twitter youtube payn-knoper food networking agchat | Social Media | Wednesday June 17, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

On the third Tuesday of each month, #agchat ( http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23agchat ), the Twitter-based conversation of agriculture issues founded by Michele Payn-Knoper ( http://twitter.com/mpaynknoper ) , broadens its focus to to become #foodchat (...

The Winnowing Oar social web ag google cms training media twitter | CMS | Tuesday June 02, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

June will be a busy month for technology training. There are a number of sessions, both face-to-face and online, available to faculty and staff in Agriculture and University Extension. This month's training will focus on the new Ag Content Management...

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The Winnowing Oar cms management content development ag web | CMS | Friday May 15, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

Over the past year or more, you may have heard the term "CMS" in discussions of Agriculture and University Extension web content. Until recently, that term referred to the content management system (CMS) created and maintained by NDSU ITS, known as...

The Winnowing Oar twitter networking social facebook demographics traffic web | Social Media | Tuesday April 14, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

Last week, Facebook announced that it had reached 200 million active users (" Facebook Hits 200 Million Users ," MediaPost News, April 8, 2009) . The rate of Facebook growth is even more amazing than the number of total users. Facebook had 100...

The Winnowing Oar web twitter networking news information social | Social Media | Thursday April 09, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

Here are 3 reasons you should be using Twitter ( www.twitter.com ). Twitter is a micro-blogging tool that allows the posting and sharing of information 140 characters at a time. If you do decide to get a Twitter account, please follow me on Twitter at ...

The Winnowing Oar agriculture networking social twitter farming media agchat tweetchat conversation | Social Media | Wednesday April 08, 2009 | By Bob Bertsch

Last night, I joined a number of producers, media and professionals for the inaugural Agchat. Michelle Payn-Knoper (@mpaynknoper on Twitter) has organized Agchat as a "weekly conversation for folks involved in the business of growing food, fuel, feed...

The Cranberry Tree insect forestry eab | Forestry | Wednesday April 08, 2009 | By Lesley

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has moved onto eastern Wisconsin was yesterday’s breaking news.   Vernon County borders MN and Iowa.   It sounds like this EAB has been in this new county over 5 years, but just discovered now.     It’s getting...

The Cranberry Tree wildlife birdcalls woodpecker bird | Wildlife | Monday April 06, 2009 | By Lesley

This winter I drove to work at the courthouse and was stunned to see this!   Large rectangular ovals with sawdust at the bottom of the tree trunk.   Is this man made or animal made? Scroll down to see.   This tree injury is...

The Cranberry Tree wildlife nrmanagement | Wildlife | Tuesday March 31, 2009 | By Lesley

We watched a video on the seven sisters early in the year. These WILL be asked about at the state competition so I thought today I would write them out. IMO, these questions will basically be "gimme answers" for the teams that study and learn...

The Cranberry Tree forestry spruce conifer | Forestry | Monday March 30, 2009 | By Lesley

Since we are still in the midst of March Madness, I thought a little identification competition would be good.   We have two even matched contenders for id.   The Colorado Blue Spruce and the Black Hills Spruce.   Each have excellent point...

The Cranberry Tree stream_morphology aquatics | Aquatics | Tuesday March 24, 2009 | By Lesley

Look at the above picture, what do you see?   The shapes of water stream is telling you a story. On the right side of the watershed, the stream is relatively straight while on the left, the stream is very loopy.   When you see straight stream...

The Cranberry Tree tree_id botany forestry | Forestry | Monday March 23, 2009 | By Lesley

Trees are everywhere.   I bet if you counted how many you saw everyday, you would reach a number in the 100s between shelterbelt trees to boulevard trees in people’s front yard.   Trees have organs like people do.   However instead of a...

The Cranberry Tree practice | General | Sunday March 22, 2009 | By Lesley

We have practice on Tuesday March 24 at the Cavalier Science Room.  The topic is soils review and tree id.  If you have something in your yard, that you want to know what it is - take a picture, bring in a sample and we'll see if we can get it...

The Cranberry Tree soil_profile soil_chemistry soils | Soils/Land Use | Saturday March 21, 2009 | By Lesley

What is sodic soil?   Sod ic soil has high amount of sod ium ions.   Remember basic chemistry?   Sodium is a 2+ ion.   With high amounts of sodium, there is a lot of positive charge in the soil.   Like charges dispel from one...

The Cranberry Tree water pembina forestry | Forestry | Friday March 20, 2009 | By Lesley

I got outside last night and took this picture.   What trees do you see? The white barked trees are Quaking Aspen and the black tree is a Bur Oak. I though this picture was interesting too.   The snow...