A few simple steps can cut your energy bills and make your home more comfortable.

Fresh caulking and window coverings can help cut heating costs.

Start with good-quality planting stock.

Producers can plant forage mixes for grazing that increase the soil’s water-holding capacity and add nitrogen to the soil.

Water quality is as important as quantity for livestock in drought conditions.

NDSU’s dairy specialist offers tips on turning frost-damaged corn into silage.

NDSU’s rangeland management specialist offers advice for harvesting Conservation Reserve Program land for hay.

Nitrate levels are a concern when haying or ensiling corn.

For livestock operations, reportable substances would include ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, which are in all livestock waste.

Provide cattle with adequate feed and protection from winter weather extremes.