The report highlights research conducted at NDSU on behalf sheep producers.

Experiments included top hybrid checks recommended by the industry in target environments, including western and northern North Dakota.

Many consumers may be uncomfortable or feel overwhelmed when it comes to making decisions about health insurance coverage.

A positive is that projected yields for most crops have increased.

Grain stores best when it is cool and dry.

Price projections are given for the major crop commodities and livestock and livestock products.

Producers can compare projected fuel costs and use based on alternate crop acreages, tillage systems and crop rotations.

The decrease in wheat midge can be attributed to the drought, which may have prevented wheat midge larvae from dropping out of the wheat heads in late summer.