American Agri-Women (AAW) provides two scholarships for farm, ranch
or agribusiness women or their daughters, to pursue accredited courses
in ag leadership, communications, rural sociology, medicine, or any
other courses directly related to agriculture. Each scholarship is for
$500, to be used for tuition. For more information, click on the
headline above.
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The American Hereford Association (AHA) has chosen to promote within
and select Amy Cowan as the new director of youth activities and
foundation. Cowan has served the Association in various capacities since
she graduated college in 1998. To read the complete article, click on
the headline above.
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How can you create your future if you don’t dream? You know those
daydreams in your head where you think: someday I’m going to do this,
or someday I’m going to go there. Dreaming can be a great way to
envision who you might become or what you might achieve, and it’s
something I think everyone – young and old – should do more of.To
read the complete article, click on the headline above.
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So, you’ve got a small seedstock operation and a limited budget.
Does that mean customers are going to ignore you and go straight to the
big operators? Not necessarily.
In fact, business guru Jay Conrad Levinson, author of the Guerilla
Marketing series of books, says being a small business has its
advantages – To read the complete article, click on the headline
above.
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As calving season starts, it is also important to look ahead to the
breeding season. The period from calving to rebreeding is especially
important for the first-calf heifer. During this time, you are expecting
her to maintain body condition, lactate, continue to grow and finally
restart her estrous cycle again. At the same time, she is losing her
2-year-old teeth, which makes it harder for her to take in adequate
nutrition. Here are a few tips to ensure that replacement heifers enjoy
a long and productive life:
To read the complete article, click on the headline above.
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day. From a single horse Stall Fount to fountains that water up to 500
head of cattle, Ritchie fountains are top quality. The Omni and
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For more information or a distributor near you, contact Ritchie
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A new publication “Grasses for the Northern Plains, Growth
Patterns, Forage Characteristics, and Wildlife Values, Volume I –
Cool-season” is the result of a joint effort between the USDA NRCS and
the NDSU Extension Service. Resource managers and livestock operators
will find this publication valuable for designing grazing systems and
implementing conservation plans. Graphs for crude protein and total
digestible nutrients allow for quick comparisons with the minimum
requirements of a grazing animal. To read the complete article, click
on the headline above.
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Have you heard the claims for the legume called sainfoin? They
boast: better than alfalfa, a 200 RFV from bud to bloom, easy to
establish, more palatable. It sounds great, doesn’t it, but what’s
the rest of the story? To read the complete article, click on the
headline above.
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Horses are ever popular throughout the region – but it is
important to know that they do graze differently than other livestock.
As a result, there are some special management considerations for horse
pastures. To read the complete article, click on the headline
above.
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What can you do to help make your pastures more productive this
spring and summer? Be ready to invest in spraying weeds.
“People see that they have weeds, but they often don’t want to spend
the money to spray. But spraying weeds should be looked at as an
investment because it helps give better grass production and that
translates to improved cattle production,” says Kurt Schentzel, an ag
chemical specialist with Performance Ag Services based in Aberdeen, SD.
To read the complete article, click on the headline above.
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