Come meet the animals that call NDSU home and the people who teach and do Animal Sciences research.

Debt has increased, but the solvency or financial risk of farms is better.

In North Dakota, 7 percent of all children live in areas of concentrated poverty, which is up from 5 percent in 2000.

Additional North Dakotans may be able to take advantage of the earned income tax credit.

Homeowners have greater protection under the new federal financial reform legislation.

Youth bring home honors from the state 4-H dairy judging competition.

Crop prices are down from the highs of 2007 and 2008 but are still strong when viewed in a longer historical perspective.

A positive is that total costs per acre have declined.

In 2011, 63 percent of the people in North Dakota ages 16 to 24 had jobs.