Drought has lowered the quality of water available to livestock in parts of North Dakota.

Hunters should dress game birds in the field when possible and practice good biosecurity to prevent any potential disease spread.

Topics include Beef Quality Assurance, a livestock market outlook and cattle financing.

Farm gross cash revenue has doubled during the past decade.

Keeping feed costs low, performance high and purchase cost affordable can make backgrounding a good opportunity this winter.

Lambing barn management and ewe nutrition and health are among the topics that will be covered during the workshop.

The annual average temperature for the contiguous U.S. in 2011 was 53.8 degrees.

The North Dakota team places 11th overall.

Hunters participating in fall bird season should be aware of the risk of HPAI in wildlife and use measures to prevent transmission to domestic poultry flocks.