Canola can be a feed source if producers follow some common-sense precautions when introducing it to their livestock.

Producers should test forage before feeding it to their livestock.

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

Producers may be able to use some weeds as feed for their cattle.

Monitoring key sites will help rangeland managers see what’s happening in an entire management unit.

Harvesting light test weight barley as a forage crop may be a viable option this year.

Early weaning is an option for cattle producers in areas where drought has reduced forage production.

NDSU’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center will help producers learn how to better monitor their rangeland.

NDSU is offering range managers a new online forum to share ideas, and post and answer questions.

Beef cattle producers have new incentives to raise their animals the natural way.

NDSU’s dairy specialist offers some tips on controlling feed costs.

Producers should have drought-stressed crops tested for nitrate before using them as forage for livestock.

The newest report on NDSU’s beef cattle and range research is online.

Some types of algae that form in water could be toxic for livestock.

The critical feed use modification to a CRP contract will limit the scope, frequency and duration of haying and grazing.

NDSU will break ground May 30 on two agricultural research facilities.

Water quality is as important as quantity for livestock in drought conditions.

Farmers and ranchers who have forage for sale can list it on a NDSU database designed to help feed sellers and buyers connect.

Manure is an environmentally and user-friendly fertilizer.

NDSU’s rangeland specialist offers advice on grazing or haying range or pastureland following a wildfire.

Drought can create conditions for the development of grass tetany in livestock.

Livestock need adequate, good-quality water during a drought.

Sending cattle to graze in another state could lead to importation issues when producers bring their livestock back to North Dakota.

Cattle producers should get their calves vaccinated for bovine respiratory disease before turning them out to pasture.

The NDSU Extension veterinarian is urging producers to get their livestock vaccinated against anthrax.

The new livestock handling system at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center reduces stress on cattle and workers.

Genetics could play a larger role in improving cattle quality and cutting feed costs.

CalfAID, a North Dakota-based program to verify the age and source of beef cattle, will continue.

NDSU’s 2008 sheep report includes research on sheep embryos, artificial insemination, nutrition and distillers grains as feed.

NDSU’s Extension beef cattle specialist offers advice on making sure newborn calves receive enough colostrum.