Producers should help reduce the effects of cold stress on livestock in next few days. 9:27 am, Feb. 4, 2021 ×
Cattle experience the effective temperature, which includes air temperature, humidity and wind chill. Courtesy / NDSU Extension
During the fall and winter, cattle typically adapt to cold temperatures by growing a longer, thicker hair coat, which provides more insulation.
However, many cattle have not had an opportunity to fully acclimate to cold weather this year due to unseasonably warm conditions and an open winter, according to Janna Block, Extension livestock systems specialist based at North Dakota State University’s Hettinger Research Extension Center. This can reduce the animals’ ability to tolerate cold, even on a short-term basis.
NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center will hold training on March 11. 9:34 am, Feb. 3, 2021 ×
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has scheduled free training sessions for produce growers across the state.
“Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices and co-management of natural resources and food safety should attend,” said Doug Goehring, agriculture commissioner. “Attending a session will satisfy the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement that requires at least one supervisor or responsible party on a farm to complete food safety training recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.”
Food Entrepreneurship Webinar Series Set
Brooks Warner
North Dakota State University Extension is hosting a food entrepreneurship webinar series in February.
The webinars will be held virtually from 5 to 6 p.m. Central time Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23.
The topics and presenters are:
Feb. 2: “Learn about disposal options for butcher waste and the process of composting butcher waste” - Mary Keena, Extension livestock environmental management specialist
based at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center
Feb 9: “Diversify your crops: high-tunnel cut flower production” - Esther McGinnis, NDSU Extension horticulturist, and “What to expect with farm-to-school and farmers markets” - Jan Stankiewicz, NDSU Extension community health and nutrition specialist
Diversifying crops, farmers markets, isposal options for butcher waste among topics. 12:52 pm, Jan. 17, 2021 ×
Farmers markets are one of the topics that will be covered in the food entrepreneurship webinar series that NDSU Extension is hosting. Courtesy / North Dakota Department of Agriculture
North Dakota State University Extension is hosting a food entrepreneurship webinar series in February.
The webinars will be held virtually from 5 to 6 p.m. Central time Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23.
“This is an excellent opportunity to learn about food entrepreneurship,” says Brooks Warner, the NDSU Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Nelson County.
The topics and presenters are:
Feb. 2: “Learn about disposal options for butcher waste and the process of composting butcher waste,” with Mary Keena, Extension livestock environmental management specialist based at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center