Barb Rice has been a volunteer since 1994.

NDSU’s Equine Studies program adds an assistant professor.

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

Horses that eat alfalfa hay contaminated with blister beetles have a high risk for serious illness and death.

Ingesting 25 to 300 beetles is enough to kill an average-size adult horse.

Watch for unexplained deaths in livestock and wildlife.

Researchers recently established the link between boxelder seeds and a fatal condition in horses.

Horse barns and stalls that have been flooded need to be cleaned thoroughly and disinfected.

NDSU’s Equestrian Team kicks off its 2010-11 season.

Horses need good-quality hay and sufficient water during the winter.