Design Your Succession Plan for Farm and Ranch Families
Design Your Succession Plan for Farm and Ranch Families Wildrose Firehall: February 13, 20, 27 NDSU Extension Agents from Burke, Divide, and Williams counties are working together to provide farm and ranch families in northwester North Dakota the...
Fake News, Acronyms, and Evaluating Online Information
Fake News, Acronyms, and Evaluating Online Information A couple of days ago the morning coffee group in Bowbells were arguing about whether Dolly Parton had died or not. Someone had seen an online news article about it. I can’t even count the times my wife...
Combination Fruit Trees
Combination Fruit Trees I was recently reading a news release by NDSU Extension forester, Joe Zeleznik, relating to trees holding their leaves into the winter. (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/columns/dakota-gardener/dakota-gardener-still-holding-on). He wrote...
Upcoming Events
Coming Events 2024 Crop Outlook: NDSU Extension Crop Marketing Specialist Frayne Olson and NDSU Extension Ag Finance Specialist Bryon Parman will be featured speakers at the Lignite Community Center for an NDSU Extension program on December 19th...
Coming Events
Coming Events December 11th--North Dakota Crop and Seed Improvement Association (NDCISA) Western Regional Meeting at the North Central Research & Extension Center in Minot. Register at: https://ndcropimprovement.com/annual-meeting-2023/ ...
Coming Events
Coming Events Mark your calendar for the North Dakota Crop and Seed Improvement Association (NDCISA) Western Regional Meeting at the North Central Research & Extension Center in Minot on December 11th. The event will start at 9:15 and no preregistration is needed....
My Christmas Cactus is Blooming!
My Christmas Cactus is Blooming! Actually, both plants in our family room are Thanksgiving Cacti even though one was originally purchased as a Christmas Cactus. The “Christmas Cactus” is also a Thanksgiving cactus, as are most that I see for sale in the...
Income Tax For Ag Producers
Income Tax For Ag Producers Whether you do your income tax planning, preparation, and filing yourself or use a professional accountant or tax professional, understanding changes and options for the tax year can be important. Ron Haugen, NDSU Extension farm...
Winter Is Here!
Winter is here! I’m already tired of moving snow, bad roads, and similar issues. Although the weather forecasters keep telling a warm front is going to follow this cold snap I am afraid we’ve accumulated too much snow and cooled the top few inches of soil...
Agriculture By The Numbers
Agriculture By The Numbers Agriculture by the Numbers is a monthly publication on current issues facing the region's agricultural economy edited by Bryon Parman, Agricultural Finance Specialist with NDSU Extension. Are you interested in why the cattle markets...
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This Weeks Spring Fever Garden Forum
North Dakota State University is offering a series of workshops for gardeners. The Spring Fever Garden Forums will run on Monday evenings, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CT, from March 25 to April 15.
Session 4, April 15th Special Topics
- Bees and Bee Mimics in Gardens
- Crabgrass Management in Lawns
- Mike Who? Fungi That Help Gardens
In person attendees at the Burke County Courthouse Community Room in Bowbells will receive a special gift.
All sessions are free and recorded for future viewing but registration is requested. Please register at https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/spring-fever-garden-forums/
Avian Influenza Found in Cattle! Update!
Confirmed cases of HPAI continue to spread in dairy herds in the US. HPAI is now confirmed in ten herds in six states. The good news is that it appears that most, if not all, confirmed cases beyond the original one in Texas purchased heifers from the dairy in Texas where the first case was confirmed.
This highlights the importance of good biosecurity procedures such as quarantining of newly purchased livestock of any species. While no confirmed cases have been reported in beef cattle it is possible or maybe even probable that beef cattle have been infected.
Decreased herd level milk production; acute sudden drop in production with some severely impacted cows experiencing thicker, concentrated, colostrum-like milk; decrease in feed consumption with a simultaneous drop in rumen motility; abnormal tacky or loose feces, lethargy, dehydration, and fever. Based on these symptoms, beef cattle with mild symptoms may not even be noticed in many beef cattle herds. These symptoms may also be caused by a variety of other viral and/ or bacterial diseases. Initial cases indicated older cows in mid-lactation may be more likely to be severely impacted than younger cows and fresh cows or heifers. Additional data indicates younger cattle have been affected; more data and reporting from impacted producers will help to clarify the range of animals affected.
Livestock producers need to practice good biosecurity including quarantine of newly purchased animals. While it is not possible to completely protect all feed sources from contact with wild birds, keeping feed storage bins and buildings closed and sealed against sparrows, pigeons, and other species of wild birds can lessen the possibility of HPAI transmission and other infectious disease transmission through feed sources.