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Plug Drains To Keep Sewage Backup Out

NDSU AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATION If you live in an area prone to flooding or heavy rain, you should be prepared to plug your drains to prevent sewer backup. “Raw sewage not only can damage building components and carpeting, it also has high concentrations of bacteria, protozoans and other pathogens that can pose serious health risks,” says
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Should You Sneak Nutrition Into Diet?

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A couple of authors have had bestselling books about sneaking vegetables into kids’ diets. Usually, the book authors purée the vegetables and place them in foods, such as spaghetti sauce, where they are barely noticeable. Although the books became bestsellers, sneaking vegetables into kids’ diets has been the subject of mixed responses from nutrition experts.
Cereals, Crops

Wet Stored Grain Will Deteriorate Rapidly In Spring

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The storability of grain depends on grain quality, moisture content and temperature. Grain moisture content must decrease as grain temperature increases to store grain safely, says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service grain-drying expert. The allowable storage time for 22 per cent moisture corn is about 190 days at 1C (30F), 60 days
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Be Patient With Picky Eaters

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Families play an important role when it comes to food and eating. Families not only provide food for children, but they lay the groundwork for a child’s future eating patterns. Parents and siblings can be positive role models when they eat a variety of foods. Forcing children to eat foods or to clean their plates
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Move Snow Away From Buildings Before It Melts

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Each cubic foot of drifted, piled or compacted snow contains two to three gallons of water, so actions homeowners take now can minimize future water problems in or around their house, says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer and flood expert. For example, about 2,500 gallons of water will come from
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Start Thinking About Planting Seeds

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Spring seems like a long way off, but in the gardening world, it is closer than we think. Seed catalogues are out, which gives the avid gardener an itch this time of year. “Many gardeners like to get a head start by planting their own seedlings indoors,” says Sheldon Gerhardt, North Dakota State University Extension
Crops, Forages, Livestock

Make Plans To Move Livestock, Hay Now

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Livestock producers need a plan for moving their animals and hay to higher ground before flood waters start rising. “Make arrangements now in case cattle and other livestock need to be moved, or have a plan to utilize other facilities in case of flooding,” says Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian. “Trying
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Hypothermia And Frostbite Harmful In Herd

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All herd bulls should have breeding soundness exams 45 to 60 days after the last severe cold spell. Hypothermia and frostbite can be harmful to livestock, especially the newborns. “Hypothermia is a profound drop in body temperature,” says Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian. “Animals less than 48 hours old or animals
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Gum For Stress And Appetite Management?

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Chewing gum has been a common practice since the time of the ancient Greeks and Mayans who chewed on tree sap. Although other chewy substances have taken the place of tree sap, chewing gum remains very popular. Today’s chewing gum is made up of a gum base, a sweetener (caloric or non-caloric), a softener (such
Beef cattle, Livestock

Snowpack Inaccessible For Thirsty Cows

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Recent snow and ice storms and power outages have been brutal for livestock and livestock producers. Those conditions have kept livestock from getting enough drinking water. Beef cattle, for example, need eight to 10 gallons per day. Producers might be tempted to think their cattle can survive by eating snow as a water source, but

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