Participants will see trials of several crops being grown at the HREC.

Forage testing offers the potential to improve livestock performance and reduce costs.

This year’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center field day is set for July 8.

Several 4-H’ers bring home honors from the state meat judging contest.

The event will be held July 9 near Hatton, N.D.

Beef cattle nutrition and managing soil compaction are among the topics for this year’s field tour.

NDSU livestock and forage experts offer advice if producers see a decrease in forage production and quality.

Calving in warmer weather or a clean barn could be the key to fewer deaths.

Make sure you aren’t overdrawing from your forge account.

Plan ahead and apply pesticides properly.

Use integrated pest management concepts to control livestock pests. The key is using the right type of control at the right time for the right duration to control pests effectively.

North Dakota is now the nation’s number two oil-producing state.

Turning livestock out on grass too early can have long-term impacts on grasslands.

Buy feeds and forages without weed seeds to avoid spreading the weeds.

North Dakota State University and South Dakota State University Extension are collaborating to bring a cattle mineral nutrition program to producers in both states.

The first 60 to 90 days post-calving are the most nutritionally demanding period in the production cycle, and the expectations for a cow at this time are many.

NDSU’s Extension veterinarian offers advice to help cattle producers reduce the risk of scours and other problems.

Grazing too early in the spring can result in decreased forage production the entire grazing season.

Coccidiosis may produce symptoms in calves 3 weeks to 1 year old, but it can infect all age groups.

Cattle producers should be prepared for wet, muddy conditions and possible flooding this spring.

Planning is a vital part of fighting a flood.

Underfed cows take longer to rebreed and may have difficult births.

Twenty junior and 17 senior teams judged cattle, swine, goats and sheep.

Sudden diet changes can cause digestibility issues.

Determining the relative value of alternative feeds can be a cost-saving strategy.

Prolonged exposure to extreme cold and wind increases the likelihood of frostbite.

Heavy snowfall and dangerous wind chills have created difficult-to-manage calving conditions this winter.

NDSU Extension offers options for curbing lice outbreaks.

Registration for the 2019 camping season is open.

Producers may need to stretch hay supplies with grain or grain byproducts.