Aug. 11 is 8-1-1 Day as a reminder to call before digging underground to prevent serious damage and injuries.

Examine combine electric and hydraulic systems, and keep the machine free of dust and chaff when performing daily maintenance.

The best way to prevent nitrate poisoning is to control the type and quantity of forage offered to livestock.

Allow at least a week for plants to reduce nitrate accumulation before grazing or haying.

Ranchers should have a grazing management plan in place that includes the possibility of drought continuing into the 2027 growing season.

Cyanobacteria blooms are caused by excess nutrients, specifically nitrogen and phosphorus.

The session and field tour will cover soil and cover crop management topics relevant to North Dakota producers, agronomists, consultants and industry personnel.

Parents should consider their child’s emotional development, including focus, reasoning and decision-making, before handing them keys to an OHV.

Producers need to know how to determine the value of a standing corn crop.

NDSU Extension personnel will have exhibits at the east end of Hartl Ag Building and will be available to answer questions about rural topics.

To avoid poisoning, producers should have containers and tanks that are for livestock use only.