Let's Enjoy Winter Squash!
Winter squash is a nutrient-rich food and an excellent source of fiber. This handout provides tips and recipes for preparing and preserving winter squash.
Latest Publications
Here are the latest publications from NDSU Extension.
Let's Enjoy Corn!
Corn, or maize, has been consumed for thousands of years. This handout provides tips and recipes for preparing and preserving corn.
Board Management and Best Practices
This publication is a guide for new or existing boards to help improve their work and recruitment of new members.
Kids and Money: Wants vs. Needs
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue explores the difference between wants and needs.
Let's Enjoy Apples!
You’ve probably heard the expression “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Research continues to show that the fiber and natural antioxidants and other phytochemicals (plant chemicals) in apples may help prevent chronic diseases.
Kids and Money: Money Goals
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue explores financial goals for kids.
Evaluation of Soils for Suitability for Tile Drainage Performance
The presence of salts and high water tables in North Dakota soils due to an extended climactic wet cycle recently has stimulated interest in the installation of tile drainage systems. The tile controls the water table and encourages the leaching and removal of salts from the soil above the tile lines. This improves soil productivity, culminating in improved crop yields
Understanding Our Self-talk
Learn about self-talk and why it's critical to understand. Examples of negative and positive self-talk are shared. Information about how negative and positive self-talk affects us is shared.
Taking Charge of Family Finances: Family Money Manager
Money is an often-discussed topic in most families, usually centering on, “Where did it go?” More money usually is not the answer for solving financial concerns for most families. Instead, developing a plan for better money management will help most families feel more satisfied with their income and their progress toward goals.
Kids and Money: Online Safety
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue is about keeping personal information safe online.
Kids and Money: Credit and Debit
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue
Kids and Money: Savings
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue explores savings.
Kids and Money: Keeping Track of Your Money
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue covers strategies for keeping track of money.
Kids and Money: Bank Accounts
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue explores bank accounts.
Kids and Money: Value for Your Money
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue explores getting value for money.
Kids and Money: Getting Money
Part of a financial newsletter for kids and parents, this issue explores sources of money for kids.
Let's Enjoy Potatoes!
This handout provides tips and recipes for preparing and preserving potatoes.
Let's Enjoy Zucchini!
Zucchini is a type of summer squash that can be used in a variety of ways. Whether you make it sweet, spicy or savory, it provides a nourishing amount of vitamins A, C and K, plus potassium and other minerals. This handout provides tips and recipes for preparing and preserving zucchini.
Soybean Response to Planting Rates and Row Spacings in North Dakota
This publication summarizes the evaluation of data generated by NDSU soybean field trials conducted during 2008 through 2019 in North Dakota that included planting rates and row spacing.
Calving Book
Successful beef production begins with good records. CHAPS™ (Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software) is a web-based recordkeeping and analysis application for cow-calf operations. CHAPS™ can help producers track inventories, evaluate cow profitability, and monitor herd reproduction and calf performance.
Pollinator Preferences for Selected Aster, False Indigo, Bee Balm and Sedum Flowers in North Dakota
North Dakotans can nourish pollinators by planting flowers that produce nectar and pollen. However, not all flowering perennials are equal. This publication discusses pollinator preferences for native species and ornamental cultivars of aster, baptisia, bee balm and sedum.
Annual Cover Crop Options for Grazing and Haying in the Northern Plains
The purpose of this publication is to provide annual forage options that can be used in cover crop mixtures for livestock grazing and/or hay production. The use of cover crops in a cropping rotation has been resurrected in recent years due to greater awareness of their environmental and ecological impacts on our natural resources.
Cyanide Poisoning
Cyanide, prussic acid and hydrocyanic acid are all terms describing the same toxic substance. It is one of the most rapidly acting toxins that affect mammals. Cyanide is a lethal ingredient that has been used in rodent and vermin killers.
Dry Pea and Lentil Root Rot Management Guide
Root rots are an important yield-limiting factor in lentil and pea production. Managing root rots requires preventative measures, early detection and accurate diagnosis. This publication describes symptoms and management strategies for root rot pathogens of peas and lentils.
Corn Growth and Management Quick Guide
This publication describes key growth stages of corn and provides photos of each. It describes what yield components are affected by management and environmental stress at each stage.
Home Canning Fruit and Fruit Products
Processing is essential to ensure safety when canning fruits. Fruits, being acidic foods, can be processed safely in a boiling-water bath. However, some people prefer to pressure-process fruits.
Resource Guide for Livestock Manure Management
Livestock manure management issues are becoming increasingly important and complex. Ample educational, technical and financial assistance is available to producers. Individuals are encouraged to take a proactive approach when dealing with livestock manure to take advantage of resources and avoid negative regulatory action.
A Pocket Guide to Preparing Fruits and Vegetables
This pocket guide provides creative ideas for using fruits and vegetables as part of nutritious meals and snacks. Be sure to wash your hands with warm, soapy water before and after preparing food. Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables, even those you peel, under running tap water.
Flax Production in North Dakota
Producers grow two types of flax: seed flax for the oil in its seed and nutritional value, and fiber flax for the fiber in its stem.
Family Engagement in Early Childhood Settings in North Dakota: Opportunities, Barriers and Parent Preferences
Early childhood education programs and resources can provide important benefits to young children and their families between birth and five years of age. This report reviews findings from research in North Dakota on family engagement opportunities, issues and resources in the state.
