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Last year's drought dried up many ponds and dugouts or compromised the quality of the water in them, forcing North Dakota livestock producers to haul water or install an alternative water source. Producers in many counties reported going into the winter of 2017-18 short to very short on available surface water, according to surveys North Dakota State University Extension agents conducted. "Providing adequate water to livestock is critical for animal health and production," says Miranda Meehan, N...
The Fairview FFA chapter held their annual Fairview FFA Banquet on April 23rd at the Double Barrel. This banquet is held each year to give awards for competitions or accomplishments, recognize new officers, and thank local helpers. Awards for competitions including Career Development Events and the John Deere Ag Expo were given out, and six members received new degrees. Greenhand degree recipients were Ashley Karst, Blake Patten, J.J. Klein, and Landin Skov. Chapter degree recipients were...
Starting today, agricultural producers who have lost livestock to disease, resulting from a weather disaster, have an additional way to become eligible for a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance program. USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey announced an administrative clarification nationwide to the Livestock Indemnity Program. In the event of disease, this change by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) authorizes local FSA county committees to accept veterinarian certifications that l...
The public is invited to attend free annual field days across Montana to tour and learn about the people, places and projects involved with agricultural research at Montana State University's College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station or MAES. Seven research stations across the state and a local Bozeman campus farm will each host a field day this summer. Field days include facility tours, explanations of research projects and results and a chance for citizens, producers,...
Farm Stress Recently in North Dakota newspapers Inforum and the Bismarck Tribune, there have been some articles about farmer suicide rates. Farming and ranching is a high stress job, as there are many aspects that need to be managed at one time. According to the 2016 study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who work in farming, fishing and forestry were 3.4 times more likely than other American workers to die by suicide on the job. Sean Brotherson, NDSU Extension...
