Climate change is a central issue for agriculture.

USDA grant connects interdisciplinary crop and livestock scientists who are researching agricultural phenotypes.

The 23rd annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show is planned for Saturday, Oct. 16, in Turtle Lake, N.D.

NDSU Extension experts recommend caution when changing forage diets in cattle.

Ewe and lamb health will be one of the topics covered.

Establishing a winter cereal for grazing next spring will allow producers to delay pasture turnout, giving drought-stressed pastures more time to recover.

Research indicates that soybean forage should not make up more than 50% of the total diet.

Sunflower silage can make a suitable feed for beef cows after considering several factors.

Visitors will be able to learn about crop production, the drought, farm stress and NDSU’s Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department.

Crop producers may be able to recoup some production costs by harvesting this year’s corn crop as silage.

Producers have several alternative methods to harvesting drought-stressed corn .

State leaders try their hand at 4-H livestock showmanship at the North Dakota State Fair.

The North Dakota State Board of Agricultural Research and Education gains a new member.

Drought is impacting this year’s hay production, forcing livestock producers to find other sources of feed.

Early pregnancy testing is one way to identify and cull unprofitable open cows or cows that conceived late in the breeding season.

Poor canola stands may provide an alternate forage option for drought-stricken livestock producers.

Producers looking for livestock feed can connect with those who have it.

Supplements are an option for cattle during the drought.

North Dakota leaders get to participate in a 4-H livestock showmanship event.

Blister beetles are posing a threat to livestock.

Topics for this year’s field day include cereal forage and corn silage variety trials and winter grazing crop residues.

The organic tour’s focus will be on issues and opportunities in raising crops organically.

Weed, pest and disease control, crop production and soil issues will be among the topics discussed.

Producers need to understand the potential risks of nitrate toxicity.

Grain yield potential may have declined to a point where harvesting the small grains as forage makes more sense than waiting to harvest the crop as grain.

Drought, root rot in peas and soybean research will be among the topics covered during the field day.

The beef production field day will be held on July 20.

Ranchers who have tame grass pastures or hay land should expect at least a 50% reduction in forage production.

Alfalfa is one of the most economically important hay crops impacted by drought.

Early weaning can help reduce pressure on native pastures and extend forage supplies for adult beef cows.