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North Dakota State University’s new, state-of-the art Beef Cattle Research Complex is taking beef cattle research to a new level. “This facility is the piece we needed to allow us to meet the challenges of 21st century beef cattle production,” says D.C. Coston, NDSU Agriculture and University Extension vice president. “It complements intensive campus-based facilities such as the Animal Nutrition and Physiology Center and the extensive research capabilities at the Research Extension Centers in Ca...
Herbicides have become a very important tool in almost every corner of raw food production. Without them, weeds would grow out of control, production would be severely impaired, precious top soil would be lost to wind and or water erosion and the cost to feed a family would be higher than it is today. Years ago when there were less than a handful of herbicides available to wheat producers crop diversity was almost non-existent. Now that we have many more herbicides available, farm producers of...
In recent years we’ve heard a lot about the green movement, or attempts to conserve natural resources and to find suitable alternatives to oil. Growing crops to determine their worth as a biofuel has become a focus for scientists and likely will continue to take precedence in the coming years. A group of researchers at the USDA/ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab in Sidney will collaborate on a long term study that will look at rotations using oilseed and pulse crops in rotation w...
Sagebrush Cellular d.b.a. Nemont, a leading telecommunications carrier in Northeastern Montana, Western North Dakota and South Central Montana, has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Verizon Wireless to participate in the LTE in Rural America program. Under the LTE in Rural America program, Verizon Wireless is working with rural carriers to jumpstart the delivery of fourth-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) services to rural communities throughout the United States. Mike Kilgore, Nemont chief executive officer, the...
Now that spring has come, those of us who like to hunt for wild asparagus will soon be rewarded for our efforts. These tasty, nutritious spears generally grow along ditch banks, and for those of us who have discovered where these tender shoots like to grow, we are ready to brave ticks and other insects in order to pick these luscious vegetable morsels. Wild asparagus looks like its cultivated counterpart; it simply grows wild without any cultivation efforts. Sprouting in early spring, this...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a new conservation initiative to protect up to 750,000 acres of the nation’s most highly erodible croplands. Vilsack made the announcement via video to attendees of the National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic, held Feb. 17-19 in Kansas City, MO. The new initiative will assist producers with targeting their most highly erodible cropland (land with an erodibility index of 20 or greater) by enabling them to plant wildlife-friendly, long-term cover through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). P...
The Watford City Junior High Boys Golf Team placed 2nd at the Northwest Conference Tournament, Stanley, on April 23. Stanley won the 12-team tournament with a team score of 371. Watford City was as close as you can get with a score of 372. Brandon Sandvik placed 2nd overall with an 86. Other Watford City scores include Korbin Knutson, 92; Devyn Marquardt, 92; Cale Bandelin, 102; Lane Wold, 104; Bridger Morken, 110; Adrian Castaneda, 12; Sean Larsen, 142; and Jamison Flynn, 15...
