Bale grazing is a great way to reduce bale movement, save time and labor, and add nutrients to a needed area.
Manure
Manure management is important for managing winter feeding areas.
The workshops will focus on the basics of turning raw manure into compost.
Transported hay and feed are one of the primary methods of dispersal for noxious weeds.
Establishing a sacrifice area may help prevent livestock from damaging a small farm’s grazing resources.
Having a plan for spring grazing and manure management is important, especially during dry years.
Weed seeds pass unharmed through the digestive tracts of animals such as cattle and sheep.
The spring thaw could cause problems for dirty-water containment ponds and manure stacking areas.
Allowing containment ponds to overflow is a violation of animal feeding operations permits.
The best way to control Palmer amaranth is to prevent it from spreading.
For livestock operations, reportable substances would include ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, which are in all livestock waste.
Calibrate your manure spreader before applying livestock manure.
Extension provides information on reproduction, nutrition, animal care and health, range management, resource stewardship and economics.
Kandel was able to help up to 140 Ethiopian farmers in seven villages.
An algae bloom in Walsh County has tested positive for toxic cyanobacteria production.
NDSU Extension supports North Dakotans’ efforts to produce the food and fiber that are essential to the state.
The greatest export of phosphate is due to wind erosion.
He will provide leadership on the center’s nutrient management program.
Beef cattle nutrition, breeding and bedding were among the subjects NDSU researchers studied in 2013.
Manure spills pose a threat to aquatic ecosystems.
Nutrients from livestock manure can harm water quality and have other negative environmental impacts.
The center’s new Extension specialists will focus on providing producers with nutrient management information.
Watch out for green or blue-green scum in livestock water supplies, lakes and other recreational waterways.
A three-member North Dakota 4-H land judging team places in national competition.
Soil compaction and nutrient management are two major concerns.
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Pathogens in manure can cause health problems if the manure isn’t managed properly.
Composting could solve manure storage problems.
NDSU Extension nutrient management specialists are collecting data to help producers use manure as fertilizer.
Horse barns and stalls that have been flooded need to be cleaned thoroughly and disinfected.
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