AGRONOMY RESEARCH

• Previous Crop and Tillage Effects on Barley Variety Performance NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center
  P. M. Carr, R. D. Horsley, G. B. Martin, M. R. Hochhalter, and T. J. Winch
  
  
• CERES Trust Research Initiative Organic Crop Cultivar Selection for Great Plains States in the North Central Region - FINAL REPORT
  P. M. Carr, Project Coordinator North Dakota State University; Co-PIs: Dr. Greta Gramig, Dr. Kevin McPhee, Dr. Frank Kutka, Mr. Steve Zwinger, North Dakota State University; Karri Stroh, Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society
  
  
• 2012 foliar fungicide application on hard red spring wheat, Bowman, ND
  Roger Ashley and Glenn Martin, Dickinson, ND
  
  
• Southwest North Dakota cover crop demonstrations
  Roger Ashley, Dickinson, ND, Andrea Bowman, Dickinson, ND
  Lane Hall, Amidon, ND, Ashley Ueckert, Beach, ND
  
  
• 2012 prickly lettuce control in pulse crops with Lorox applied in the fall and spring.
  Roger Ashley, Dickinson, ND and Ashley Ueckert, Beach, ND
  
  
• Growing Lentil in North Dakota, A 1636
  Edited by Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension Agronomist, Fargo, ND and Roger Ashley, NDSU Area Extension Specialist/Cropping Systems, Dickinson, ND
   
• Nitrogen rate recalibration for corn in North Dakota
  Southwest North Dakota Update 12/2012
  Roger Ashley, Area Extension Specialist/Cropping Systems
  David Franzen, NDSU Extension Soil Science Specialist
  
  
• 2012 Starane Flex and tank mixes compared to Huskie in HRSW, Bowman, ND.
  Roger Ashley and Glenn Martin, Dickinson, ND
  
  
• North Dakota State University Crop and Pest Report
  Roger Ashley
  
  
  

VARIETY TRIAL INFORMATION

• 2012 Complete Variety Trial Report (PDF)
  

GRASSLAND RESEARCH

• Evaluation of Biological Restoration Management of Degraded Native Mixed Grass Prairie
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
  
• Degradation and Biological Restoration of Mixed Grass Prairie Ecosystems
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
  
• Perpetually Sustainable Grazingland Ecosystems
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
  
• Improvement of Cropland Soil Quality Through Restoration of Ecosystem Biogeochemical Processes
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
  
• Evaluation of Late Calving during Early May to Late June, and Grazing Perennial Grass Spring and Summer Twice-over Rotation System Pastures from Early May to Mid October - Progress Report of Project Year One
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
  
• Humane Soil Beastie Catcher: Its fabrication and use
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD and John A. Urban
  
  
• Range Plant Growth Related to Climatic Factors of Western North Dakota, 1982-2012.
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
  
  

LIVESTOCK RESEARCH

• Consequence of two grazing systems before feedlot entry on yearling steer grazing and feedlot performance, carcass traits, meat acceptance, and net return
  S. Senturklu, D. G. Landblom, R. Maddock, and S. Paisley
  
  
  

2012 BEEFTALK ARTICLES

Written by Dr. Kris Ringwall,
Animal Scientist and Director of the Dickinson Research Extension Center

• BT592 - Let's Buy a Bull
• BT593 - Like Begets Like
• BT594 - $1.43 short
• BT595 - Meat, Fat, Size and Quality
• BT596 - Cattle Size Is Different Than Cow Size
• BT597 - The Winner - the Heavier-conditioned, Large Steer With No Muscle
• BT598 - Understanding Things We Do Not Control
• BT599 - It Is in Caring That We Will Survive
• BT600 - The World of Genetic Marketing
• BT601 - The $2,017.31 Carcass
• BT602 - Carcass Merit Pays
• BT603 - I Wish They Were All Like That One!
• BT604 - Drought and Stocking Rates Are Two Key Terms
• BT605 - Plan Ahead Instead of Reacting; Sell Infertile Cows
• BT606 - Preparing for a Dry Year Using Lazy L Culling
• BT607 - Try Hard for Less Than 3 Percent Calf Death Loss
• BT608 - Birth Weight in the Eyes of a Chicken
• BT609 - Are Your Cows Ready for Breeding?
• BT610 - Don't Take Bull Fertility for Granted
• BT611 - There Is Room for More Cows
• BT612 - Those Cows Can't Catch Me Now
• BT613 - Integrating a New Grass and Beef Production Model Isn't Easy
• BT614 - 2 Pounds of Average Daily Gain Equals Grass Beef
• BT615 - 4, 3 or 2 pounds of Gain, So What?
• BT616 - Late Calving Changes Management
• BT617 - Does Late Calving Mean Late Weaning?
• BT618 - How to Survive the Cattle Business
• BT619 - How Many Cows Are in the Pen?
• BT620 - Let the Cattle Rest and Check Water and Check Water and Check Water
• BT621 - Tough Decisions But Cattle Must Pay for Themselves
• BT622 - Buy Feed by Value, Not Pounds
• BT623 - Calculating Cost Per Unit Is Critical
• BT624 - Grass Versus Corn, TDN Cost Per Unit
• BT625 - Who Said Change Would Be Easy
• BT626 - Uff Da!
• BT627 - May You Find All Your Ear Tags
• BT628 - Drought Strategy: Wean the Calf, Salvage the Cow
• BT629 - Wise Marketing of Cows and Bulls is Critical
• BT630 - Am I Short of Feed or Short of Cash?
• BT631 - Understanding Culling and Replacement Rates Critical
• BT632 - To Seek Knowledge is Good
• BT633 - Bigger Is Not Always Better
• BT634 - Color-coded Data or Something Else?
• BT635 - Pregnancy Evaluation is a Key Management Tool
• BT636 - Marketing Calves - Let the Buyers Know They Are Yours
• BT637 - Don't Forget the Bulls
• BT638 - True Thanksgiving Never is Divided
• BT639 - Cows Are Bred Well
• BT640 - Prepare for Winter Meetings by Knowing Your Herd's Calving Distribution
• BT641 - No Need for Wild Cattle
• BT642 - A Bucket of Alfalfa Cubes Has Value
• BT643 - All I Want for Next Year Is 2 New Bulls
  
  

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

• Southwest North Dakota Soil Health Demonstration - 2012 Final Report