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Keep The Learning Going

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 23, 2011

Mom, what exciting things are we going to do this summer?” my seven-year-old daughter asked. “I thought we would relax and read,” I replied. I was tired from the week’s activities. “Relaxing and reading doesn’t sound very exciting,” she said. She told me all about her upcoming school activities. To mark the last week of

Crops

Blight Fight Continues

May 5, 2011

Mani toba potato growers are accustomed to monitoring the wind and weather during the growing season, wondering if this is the week late blight will make its appearance. The annual rite of summer happens because Manitoba has long been an anomoly. While other growing regions have mild winters where living potato tissue can harbour the

Forages, Livestock

Livestock And Floods Do Not Mix

By NDSU Release February 17, 2011

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. “Livestock

News, Other livestock

Cache Valley Virus May Have Affected North Dakota Sheep

By NDSU Release January 20, 2011

The Cache Valley virus may have been responsible for recent abortions in sheep in central North Dakota. “Preliminary laboratory investigation implicates the Cache Valley virus,” says Neil Dyer, director of North Dakota State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Determining whether Cache Valley was the cause of the abortions is difficult because the virus is not viable

News

New Model For Intergenerational Transfers Needed, Say Panellists

By Daniel Winters January 13, 2011

How many times has this drama played out in farm country? Son grows up, goes to college, then comes back with newfangled ideas about how to farm. Son goes to bank, borrows an enormous sum, and buys farm lock, stock and barrel from parents, who in turn, pay a hefty tax bill on the payout.

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Dec. 9, 2010

December 9, 2010

Winter wheat breeder heads south:Francois Marais, a visiting scientist at Winnipeg’s federal Cereal Research Centre, has picked up a new post at North Dakota State University’s plant sciences department as a winter wheat breeder and geneticist. Marais, who has a doctorate in cereal technology from NDSU and degrees in genetics from South Africa’s Universiteit Stellenbosch,

Opinion

Biomass Growers Need To Consider Costs Carefully

By Cole Gustafson December 9, 2010

Farmers in the northern Plains have the potential to supply large quantities of biomass. With respect to demand for biomass, U.S. federal policies and the creation of a U.S. national renewable electricity standard, form important future market opportunities. Moreover, several state renewable energy initiatives foster additional regional demand. Before a farmer begins establishing a biomass

Country Crossroads

Try A New Vegetable Occasionally

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 11, 2010

Mom, we had a different food at school today. I think it was a ‘Yakima,’” my second-grade daughter said. The only Yakima I could think of was a city in Washington. “Can you tell me a little more?” I asked. “Well, it was kind of white and crunchy. Our teacher said it started with a

Crops

Aeration Key To Storing 16 To 20 Per Cent Moisture Corn

By NDSU Release October 28, 2010

Corn harvested at moisture contents up to 20 per cent can be stored safely during the winter with aeration, North Dakota State University’s grain-drying expert says. Corn at 20 per cent moisture has an allowable storage time of about 25 days at 15.5 C, 50 days at 10 C, 90 days at 4.4 C and

Livestock

Rancher Tries Out New Grazing Strategy – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Daniel Winters September 9, 2010

When some ranchers get on in years, they get to be like a ball of rusty old barbed wire. Before even thinking about straightening them out – or talking about newfangled ideas in the cattle business – proceed with caution. But for Ron Batho, 74, who has been ranching near Oak Lake since 1952, trying

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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