North Dakota’s weather in July included drought and cooler-than-normal conditions.

Monitoring key sites will help rangeland managers see what’s happening in an entire management unit.

Producers may be able to use some weeds as feed for their cattle.

Drought has lowered the quality of water available to livestock in parts of North Dakota.

Range managers don’t need to be experts in plant identification to monitor rangeland.

Producers should test forage before feeding it to their livestock.

Canola can be a feed source if producers follow some common-sense precautions when introducing it to their livestock.

Tile drainage can help establish more optimum conditions for field operations and crop growth by lowering the water table in poorly draining soils.

Plants can help signal overgrazing on rangeland.

NDSU awarded an $800,000 grant to further develop and commercialize the technology to produce biobased products.