Sandwiches are a quick easy meal that can be made anytime and be packed with anything you like, such as vegetables, protein, and fruit. This publication offers 7 steps to creating a sandwich as well as cold and grilled sandwich ideas you can make at home.

Making snack mixes at home is quick and easy, healthful, personalized, and less expensive then store bought mixes. This publication gives tips about making your own mixes and gives some snack mix recipes for you to try.

Looking at unit pricing can help you save money, in grocery stores you can check the shelf tags, calculate the unit price, and compare different brands and sizes. When shopping it's important to have unit pricing in mind, it could lead you to buying in bulk or switching brands.

Making family dinners can be easy and fun for everyone when you get to design your own quesadillas. Everyone can pick out their favorite fillings for their tortillas like lean protein, cheese, and veggies.

Canned fish is a great source of protein for a low cost. Canned fish can be made into patties, sandwiches, and served with pasta and salads. Pinchin' Pennie$ offers 7 ways to use canned fish and three easy recipes to get you started.

Dry milk can be used in many ways, this publication shows you 4 of its everyday uses along with recipes. Making fluid skim milk, using it in recipes, substituting dry milk for water, and packing it along for a trip without refrigeration.

Having essential nonperishable food items in your pantry can save you both time and money. When your cooking you won't have to run to the store as often, you'll already have the essentials at home.

This publication shows how easy it can be to make a well balanced meal with only five steps, and gives you some ideas for healthy meals you can make at home.

This publication talks about growing buckwheat in North Dakota, from the adaption, rotation, variety selection and seeding to fertilizing, harvesting and marketing the crop. It also includes information on pests, weed control, and the average yield from different locations across the state.

Children may experience strong emotions when faced with mass violence or terrorist acts either on television or in the news. This publication helps parents and adults find ways to support children through kindness, understanding and reassurance.

Pines for North Dakota gives an overview of the most common pine trees in the state, explaining characteristics that will help identify one pine from another.

This publication summarizes the life cycle, crop damage, and distribution of the banded sunflower moth. It explains monitoring and estimating damage potential, pheromone traps, chemical control and application timing, cultural control, biological control and host plant resistance.

The basics of corn production in North Dakota provides information about corn production in the state. It addresses topics from abiotic stresses, soil fertility management, weed and insect control, diseases, as well as harvesting and storing corn.

Working in agriculture brings its own set of unique experiences and stresses. The Managing Rural Stress Model allows you to use a reflective approach and explore multiple steps in dealing with stress concerns. This publication is part of a series called Managing Stress and Pursuing Wellness in Times of Tight Margins.

Each person is affected differently by stress, and becoming familiar with common ways in which stress affects a person is helpful. This publication is part of a series called Managing Stress and Pursuing Wellness in Times of Tight Margins.

This publication provides background information on how to grow safflower in ND, from land selection, fertilizer management, variety selection, seeding, weed management to harvesting and marketing the crop. Safflower is an annual oilseed crop adapted primarily to the central grain areas of the western Great Plains.

An electrical conductivity or total dissolved solids meter is a quick method to estimate total dissolved solids in water and determine water quality.

The timing of swathing canola is important for quality and yield. This publication provides information about the proper stage to swath canola and the effect of swathing time on yield, green seed and percent oil. A description is provided about how to set the swather and combine to optimize the yield and quality of canola.

This publication provides an overview of the main growth stages of sunflower with pictures for clarification.

Spruce is commonly planted in urban and rural landscapes in North Dakota and frequently suffers from needle loss. Premature needle loss of spruce is the result of a variety of causes: improper planting, environmental stress, insect pests and disease.

The Pulse Crop Production Field Guide provides producers with data on field pea, chickpea and lentil production information throughout North Dakota. It addresses issues including variety fertilizing, disease, insect and weed control, harvesting and storing of pulses.

NDSU research trials evaluate potential yield increase of black and navy bean with higher plant populations and narrower rows compared to the traditionally recommended plant density in wide rows.

This manual assists specialty crop growers who have an interest in increasing food safety on their farm, documenting good agricultural practices, or becoming certified through the USDA’s Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices (GAP&GHP) audit verification program.

Cooked beans are a nutritional bargain. Follow these easy steps to prepare dry edible beans on your menus.

This publication will help identify and manage apple scab in home landscapes.

Pulse foods include chickpeas (or garbanzo beans), lentils and split peas. These inexpensive foods provide protein, complex carbohydrates, and several vitamins and minerals. Like other plant-based foods, they contain no cholesterol and little fat or sodium. They are an excellent source of fiber and folate, along with many other vitamins and minerals.

Pulse foods include chickpeas (or garbanzo beans), lentils and split peas. These inexpensive foods provide protein, complex carbohydrates, and several vitamins and minerals. Like other plant-based foods, they contain no cholesterol and little fat or sodium. They are an excellent source of fiber and folate, along with many other vitamins and minerals.

Pulse foods include chickpeas (or garbanzo beans), lentils and split peas. These inexpensive foods provide protein, complex carbohydrates, and several vitamins and minerals. Like other plant-based foods, they contain no cholesterol and little fat. They are an excellent source of fiber and folate, along with many other vitamins and minerals.

Using game birds in your menus adds variety to your diet. Consider these tips as you expand your menu options to include game birds such as goose.

Game meats, such as elk and venison, add variety to your diet. They often are lower in fat than other meats. Consider these tips as you expand your cooking to include game meats.