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Spare a kind thought for livestock producers
Cold, snowy winters are tough enough for those of us who live in.town. They're vastly more difficult for people who raise livestock. I speak from personal knowledge, from my days as a farm kid on a b...
2/19/13 at 12:20 PM Complaining about the cold? 1/22/13 at 9:45 AM
Reversal of fortune in 2012 11/23/12 at 11:13 AM
Problem Solved? #2 Meat-eating
I like meat; you like meat. Most everyone likes meat.But there are problems with being carnivores: scarcity, price, and (scoff if you must) there's that whole moral issue. Back in May, I introduced a...
8/23/12 at 8:58 AM
Davies world language students spring into action
March was National Foreign Languages Month. In recognition, the Davies World Language Department organized a school-wide fundraiser to raise money for Heifer International. For more than 65 years, ...
3/30/12 at 11:55 AM
Blue-Green Algae Bloom Advisory
The North Dakota Department of Health in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Animal Health Division, are advising North Dakotans to avoid contact with or swallowing blue-green algae, also ...
8/3/11 at 1:06 PM
Red-faced over A.I. definition
At least one night a week I get to serve as proofreader at the Daily Globe. It isn't every page I proof - basically it's the front page, region and tri-state pages, business and nation/world news page...
12/16/10 at 10:00 PM The Yellow Tail fallout 2/11/10 at 6:05 AM
BeefTalk: Is source and age verification worth the effort?
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist NDSU Extension Service A common marketing claim is the source and age verification of calves. As producers gather cattle to go to market, they have the option to pro...
10/29/10 at 2:19 PM
Goehring appoints feed specialist
From a news release: Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has appointed David Phillips as a feed specialist in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. A South Dakota native and graduate of the...
9/7/10 at 2:11 PM Goehring announces age/source beef verification program 8/31/10 at 11:04 AM
Livestock rule update 6/18/10 at 11:29 AM
Principals of 'cowboy ethics' now law in Wyoming
On Wednesday, Governor Dave Freudenthal signed legislation officially adopting "cowboy ethics" as the Wyoming state code. Among the tenets of the code are living courageously, taking pride i...
3/5/10 at 2:49 AM
Stinkeroo Day
This past Saturday we got a lot of chores on my list accomplished, including cleaning my mom's chicken house and our horse barn. Ellen dubbed Saturday "Stinkereroo Day,&q...
6/8/09 at 7:34 AM

