This article by Robert Hoban was originally published on Forbes and appears here with permission.
In his Republic, Plato put forth the notion that necessity is the mother of invention. This remains as true today as in ancient Greece. It also serves to answer the question of why Poland is such a global pioneer for the industrial hemp plant.
Across the street was an old, run-down building, a synagogue built in the early 1900s. During WWII, it was taken over by German soldiers who turned it into barracks and built a swimming pool. Eighty years later, it was just the way they’d left it, a standing reminder of the destruction and violence the war had unleashed. For the Polish people, it remains a symbol of resilience for a country that’s rebuilt itself many times throughout history.
Grains with tight husks respond very favorably to processing. 10:17 am, May 13, 2021 ×
Producers have options for getting more out of their livestock feed when feed prices become high. NDSU photo
When commodity feed prices become high, consider options for getting more out of your livestock feed.
“Added processing of grain, using totally mixed rations, feed additives and other management changes will improve the digestion efficiency of feed,” says Karl Hoppe, Extension livestock systems specialist at North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center. “Because feed prices have drastically increased in the past year, using other methods to get more nutrients out of the feed is now cost effective.”
Some producers are seeking an alternative feed due to the sky-rocketing price of corn. Written By: Emily Beal | ×
Producers are looking for a cost-friendly feeding alternative to take the place of corn in their livestock s diet. (Emily Beal / Agweek)
Due to the dramatic increase in corn prices, some producers are looking for feeding alternatives.
“When corn is increasing like it has been over the past few months, that has caused our cost of gains to go up, as well as the cost of everything else to go up. So when we start looking for corn alternatives, nothing else is cheaper. It drove the price of everything else up, so that is the challenge people are having right now,” said Karl Hoppe, North Dakota State University livestock systems extension specialist for the Carrington Research Extension Center.
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