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  • Ag Topics
    • Crop Production
      • Crop & Pest Report
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      • Variety Trials
      • Tools
      • Crops
        • Soybeans
          • In the Pod Soybean Updates
          • Iron Deficiency Chlorosis in Soybean
          • Late Planting Soybean
          • Nitrogen and Soybean Nodulation
          • Results of Foliar Fertilizer Application in Soybean
          • Soybean Aphid - Overwintering Mortality
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        • Corn
          • Estimating Corn Grain Yield
          • Seed Corn Maggot
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        • Wheat
          • How Heat and Water Stress Effects Wheat Plants in Vegetative Stages
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        • Alfalfa
          • Time of Seeding for New Alfalfa Establishment
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        • Canola
          • Canola Straight Cut or Swath
          • Scouting for and Treating Canola Flea Beetle
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        • Barley
          • Estimating Yield
          • Weed Control Guide Durum Wheat and Barley
          • Control Moisture with Natural Air Drying
          • Scouting for Ergot
          • Drying Wheat or Barley with Heat
          • Grain Stream Sampling and Sampler Construction
          • Small Grain Damage from Frost Dependent on Many Factors
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        • Chickpea
        • Dry Edible Bean
          • Harvest Tips for Frozen Dry Edible Beans
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        • Field Pea
          • Field Pea and Lentil Root Rot Risk, Diagnosis and Resources
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        • Flax
        • Forages
          • Forage Quality of Oat Hay
          • Forage Quality of Barley Hay - Fargo
          • Forage Quality of Barley Hay - Carrington
          • Cool Season Forages for Hay
          • Forage Brassicas for Grazing
          • Sorghum as Silage 2012
          • Sorghum as Silage 2013
          • Watch for Poisonous Blister Beetles When Cutting Hay
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        • Hemp Seed
          • Hemp for Grain Production in North Dakota
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        • Lentils
        • Oats
          • Oat Production in North Dakota
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        • Potatoes
        • Safflower
        • Sugarbeets
          • Best Management Practices for Highest Returns in Late Planted Sugarbeet
          • Boron/Calcium Deficiency in Drought-Stressed Sugar Beets
          • Cercospora Leaf Spot in Sugarbeet
          • Common Ragweed in Sugarbeet
          • Managing of Rhizoctonia Damping-Off, Crown Rot and Root Rot of Sugarbeet
          • Monitoring and Controlling Sugarbeet Root Maggot
          • Sugarbeet Report
          • What should I do if I have Waterhemp Escapes in Sugarbeet?
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        • Sunflowers
        • Other Crops
          • Sorghum Grain
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      • Soil Health
        • Aggregation & Erosion
          • Soil Erosion
          • Soil Crusting
          • Soil Compaction
          • Aggregates are a part of soil structure and function
          • Tips for Handling Flooded Soils
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        • Groundwater and Soils
          • Soil Water Movements; Gravitational Movement and Capillary Rise Video
          • Water Management Suggestions to Improve Soil Health
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        • ND On-Farm Research Network
        • Soil Fertility
          • Considerations for Use of Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers
          • Guidelines for Fall N Application in North Dakota
          • Late Wet Spring Soil/Fertilizer Considerations
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        • Soil Testing
        • The Cost of Soil Erosion
        • The Relationship of Between Crop Production and Sustainability
        • Soil Biology
        • Saline and Sodic Soils
          • Soil Salinity
          • Soil Sodicity
          • Soil Salinity and Sodicity Challenges
          • Soil Sodicity and Its Management
          • What Should We Do First On Sodic Soils?
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        • Organic Matter & Soil
          • The Fertilizer Value of Wheat Straw
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        • Cover Crops
          • How to Select a Cover Crop
          • Wide-Row Corn with Cover Crops
          • Broadleaf Crops
          • 2016 Cover Crops Report
          • Cover Crop Seeds and Pictures
          • Winter Rye as a Preceding Cover Crop for Dry Bean
          • Cover Crop Webinar Series
          • Prevent Plant Options
          • Selecting a Cover Crop
          • Benefits of Adding Cover Crops to Your Rotation
          • Nitrogen Credit from Cover Crops
          • Cover Crop and Residual Herbicide Information
          • Cover Crops for Wet Field Conditions
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      • Irrigation & Tile Drainage
        • Agricultural Drainage
        • Irrigation in North Dakota
        • Chemigation
        • Irrigation Scheduling
        • Irrigation - Frequently Asked Questions
        • Subsurface Water Management
        • Impact of Flooding / Waterlogging on Crop Development
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      • Diseases, Insects and Weeds
        • Integrated Pest Management
          • Barley
          • Canola Insect Traps
          • Corn
          • Grasshoppers
          • Soybeans
          • Sunflower
          • Sunflower Insect Traps
          • Wheat
          • Wheat Insect Traps
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        • Crop Diseases
          • Abiotic (Non-Infectious) Symptoms in Wheat
          • Brown Stem Rot of Soybeans (BSR)
          • Charcoal Rot of Soybeans
          • Distinguishing Soybean Leaf Diseases
          • Expected Yield Loss from Goss’s Wilt
          • Fungicide Application on Soybean
          • Scouting for Corn Stalk Rot
          • Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) of Soybeans
          • White Mold: Summary of Risk Factors
          • How to Sample for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN)
          • Leaf Discolorations in Corn (08/13/20)
          • Scouting for Clubroot of Canola (08/06/20)
          • Review of Sunflower Rust (07/30/20)
          • Scouting for Dry Edible Bean Rust
          • Small Grain Diseases: Management of Those More Common and Severe in Dry Years
          • Diseases in Drought Years (07/02/20)
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        • Insects
          • Clean Up Grain Bins to Reduce Insect Pests
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        • Weeds
          • Herbicide Concerns After a Drought
          • Temperature and Herbicide Application Questions
          • Early Season Weed ID Samples: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
          • Herbicides and Hot Weather
          • Scout for and Create Weed Maps
          • Horseweed
          • Kochia
          • Palmer Amaranth
          • Stinkgrass
          • Ragweed
          • Lambsquarters
          • Dandelion
          • Foxtail Barley
          • Waterhemp
          • Weed Control Strategies with Dry Conditions
          • Drought -- When Weeds Can Become Friends
          • Weed Management After a Flood
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      • Pesticides
        • Tank Cleanout Procedures (06/18/20)
        • Fumigation Resources
        • Dicamba: Considerations for Dicamba Alternatives (06/11/20)
        • Flooded Pesticides
        • Chlorpyrifos Update (Summer 2022)
        • Which Insecticide is Best for Grasshopper Control?
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      • Drying & Storage
        • Corn & Soybeans
        • Wheat and Barley
        • Fans and Energy Efficiency
        • Storage
        • Sunflower, Dry Bean and Canola
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    • Livestock
      • Tools
        • Backgrounding 550 lb Steers
        • CalfWeb/Cattle Feeding Breakeven Budget
        • CalfWeb/Cattle Feeding Closeout Calculator
        • Cow Herd Budget Tool
        • Projected Fall Cow-Calf Budget
        • Summer Grazing Budget
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      • Beef
        • BQA & Health
          • Necropsy – Determining Why a Calf Died
          • What is Beef Quality Assurance
          • BQA Checklist
          • BQA Post Test
          • BQA Pre Test
          • BQA Records Transfer Form
          • Certification Requirements of the North Dakota Beef Quality Assurance Program
          • ND BQA Registration Forms for Recertification
          • NDBQA Producer Manual
          • Recommendations of the NDBQA Program
          • Common Beef Cattle Diseases in North Dakota
          • Getting the Most Out of Your Biologicals
          • Group Animal Health Records
          • Herd Health Issues
          • Individual Animal Health Record
          • Injections
          • NDBQA Program Health Records
          • Pinkeye and Foot Rot a Rancher’s Headache
          • A Producers Guide for Judicious Use of Antimicrobials in Cattle
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        • Breeding & Genetics
          • Cold Exposure and Bull Fertility
          • Fall Calving in North Dakota
          • The First 21 Days of Calving Season
          • Schedule Bull Breeding Soundness Exams Prior to Turnout
          • What Does the Future Hold? Cattle Breeding Techniques
          • Assessing Body Condition and Managing Bulls
          • Cow Calf Management Video
          • Early Weaning Beef Calves
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        • Nutrition and Feeding
          • Animal Feeding Operations Rules and Regulations
          • Cattle and Cold
          • FeedList
          • Ammoniation of Low-Quality Roughages
          • Assessing and Stretching Forage Supplies
          • Beware of Nitrate Poisoning in Livestock
          • Careful Changes In Diet Help Beef Cattle Cope With Winter Storms
          • Consequences of Underfeeding Beef Cows
          • Evaluating Cow Nutritional Status
          • Feeding Grain to Stock Cows
          • Feeding Straw
          • Integrating Field Crops and Coproducts into Beef Cow Diets May Help Producers in Drought
          • Nutrition for Beef Cows During Winter Weather is Key for Future Calf Crops
          • Pricing Alternative Feeds
          • Principles of Protein Supplementation
          • Short Supply of Hay May Make Grain an Economical Choice for Beef Cow Feed
          • Restrictions on Grazing/Feeding/Haying of Crops Treated with Herbicides
          • Sampling Feeds and Testing for Nutritional Value
          • Creep Feeding Calves
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        • Production
          • Options for Pregnancy Diagnosis in Beef Cattle
          • Backgrounding Cattle
          • Bedding in Feedlots
          • Deciding when to sell calves? Calculate the value of additional gain.
          • Opportunities for Feedlot Pen Surface Improvements
          • When to sell calves
          • Yield of Grades of Carcasses
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      • Grazing Management
        • Alternative Crops During a Drought
        • Biologically Effective Grazing Management Reduces the Detrimental Effects from Drought Conditions on Grasslands
        • Drought Emergency Grazing Practices will have Costs Next Season
        • Fertilization of Extremely Grazed and Moderately Grazed Mixed-Grass Prairie with Slow Release Phosphorus and Urea
        • Forage Options: Warm-season Grasses
        • Grazing and Feeding Restrictions for Herbicides
        • Livestock Producers have Options for Dealing with Forage Shortage
        • Ranch Management During Drought
        • Soil Health in Relation to Grazing
        • Supplementing Cattle on Drought-affected Pastures and Ranges
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      • Sheep
        • Drought Related Livestock Poisoning by Weeds
        • Drought Increases Cyanobacterial Poisoning Risk to Livestock
        • Flock Calendar Outline
        • Glossary of Sheep Terminology
        • Rearing Orphan Lambs
        • Sheep Stress Management
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      • Animal Biosecurity
      • Manure Management
        • Managing Odor Nuisance and Dust from Cattle Feedlots
        • Overwintered Cattle May Spread Weed Seeds
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      • Water
        • Drought Increases Cyanobacterial Poisoning Risk to Livestock
        • Testing Livestock Water Quality Critical During Drought
          • Livestock Water Quality Test
          • Livestock Water Testing Guidelines
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    • Ag Technology
      • Machinery
        • Vertical Tillage
        • Flooded Farm Vehicles and Equipment
        • Standby Electric Generators
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      • Precision Ag
        • Computer Controllers
        • Extending Mobile-Mapping Beyond Field-Level Collection
        • NDSU Breeding Programs Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Robots
        • Precision Ag Videos
        • Using Web-based Mapping
        • Crop Sensors
        • LiDAR Technology
        • Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rules
        • Spotlight on Economics: Economic Lessons From Precision Agriculture in N.D.
        • Using GPS with GIS for Efficient Nutrient Placement
        • Variable Rate Technology
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      • Spray Equipment
      • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
        • Selecting UAS Equipment
        • UAS Rules for Agriculture
        • Selecting Small UAS Equipment
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    • Natural Resources
      • Reclamation
      • Water
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    • Farm Management
      • N.D. County Rents & Prices
      • North Dakota Custom Rates
      • Agriculture By the Numbers
      • Annie's Project
      • Bioeconomics
      • Crop Economics
        • Crop Budgets
        • Irrigated Crop Budgets
        • Plotting a Course - Planning Prices
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      • Crop Insurance Conference
      • Outlook Conference for Agricultural Lenders
      • Design Your Succession Plan
      • Farm Bill & FSA
        • FSA Webinar Series 2020
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      • Livestock Economics
        • Market Reports
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    • Ag Buildings
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      • Building Plans
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        • Beef Building plans
        • Construction Building Plans
        • Crops Building Plans
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        • Horse Building Plans
        • Housing Building Plans
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        • Miscellaneous Building Plans
        • Poultry Building Plans
        • Sheep Building Plans
        • Swine Building Plans
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      • Chlorinating a Well and Water System
      • Dry Soil May Cause Building Problems
      • Low-stress Cattle Working Facitlities Video
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    • Farm Safety & Health
      • Farm Safety
        • COVID-19 in Agriculture Overview
        • Combine Safety
        • Stop the Bleed
        • Chemical Safety
        • Grain Bin Safety
        • Livestock Safety
          • Preventing Hay Fires
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        • Tractor and Road Safety
          • ATV Safety Video
          • Air Seeder and Planter Safety
          • Fueling and Daily Maintenance Safety
          • Hand Signals
          • Livestock on the Road
          • Loader and Skid Steer Safety
          • PTO Safety
          • Roll Over Protection Systems (ROPS)
          • Rules of the Road
          • Safety on Public Roads
          • Tractor and Road Safety Video Series
          • Tractors Require Extra Caution in Winter
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        • Which Mask for Which Task
        • Youth Farm Safety
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      • Managing Stress
        • Coping With Stress
        • Recognizing Stress
        • Responding as a Community
        • Videos: Managing Stress on the Farm and Ranch
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    • Disasters
      • Drought
        • Crops
          • Ammonia Application in a Drought
          • Harvesting Drought-Stressed Small Grains as Forage
          • Drought and Prevent Plating Crop Insurance
          • Fertilization in a Drought
          • Herbicide Carryover Concerns in 2021
          • Potential for Drought Can Impact Prices and Marketing Plans
          • Irrigation During a Drought
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        • Government Programs
        • Livestock
        • Searching for Feeds During Drought
        • Livestock Water Quality Likely to be Impacted by Drought
        • Producers Should Be Prepared for Drought
        • Ranchers Should Consider Water Supply in Drought Plan
        • Reducing Fertilizer Rates in a Drought
        • Select Best Annual Forages During Drought
        • Summer Pneumonia in Calves a Concern
        • Urea Application in a Drought
        • Winter Wheat Vernalization
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      • Flood
        • Dealing With Flooding at Your Home
        • Dealing With Flooding on Your Farm or Ranch
        • Flooding and Your Family
        • Preparing For Flooding in Rural Areas
        • Preparing Your Home for Flooding
        • Sandbagging
        • Sump Pumps
        • Cleaning Flooded Wells
        • Cleanup of Oil and Fuel Spills in Agricultural Buildings Associated with Flooding
        • Flooded Wells Need to be Cleaned
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