Poultry Owners and Hunters Be Alert!
Poultry Owners and Hunters Be Alert! The fall migration season is here and with it comes the threat of Avian Influenza. 2023 has been a relatively quiet year for positive case in North Dakota but that doesn’t mean we need to lower our guard. A backyard poultry...
Spraying and Grazing After A Frost
Spraying After A Frost Will fall herbicide applications still provide control of perennial weeds? We had a moderate frost last week with temperatures below the freezing point for several hours. Many of the perennial weeds I’ve looked at since still have...
Fall Garden Tips
Fall Garden Tips Cleaning up the dried remains of this year’s vegetable crops is a good way to start next year’s garden. Plants which were healthy should go onto a compost pile where they can eventually become nutrients for future gardens. If you had...
Agenda
BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA FOR October 3, 2023 APPOINTMENTS Items carried forward from previous agenda** 8:00 - Minutes and approval of bills 8:15 – Ann Taylor Road & Bridge issues 8:45 – Ken Tetrault Road & Bridge...
Remember Those Dandelions?
Remember Those Dandelions? Remember last spring when those pesky yellow flowers kept popping up in your yard? You mowed them off, you sprayed them, and all it seemed to do was make them mad! Now is the time to spray them with a herbicide! But, you...
Grain, Soil, and Weed Seed Samples
Grain, Soil, And Weed Seed Samples For the next couple of weeks I will be traveling around the county collecting spring wheat and durum samples for the North Dakota wheat Commission’s annual quality survey. I will also be collecting soil samples for the...
High Grain Temperatures Affect Storage
High Grain Temperatures Affect Storage As I am writing this article the forecast highs for the next several days are in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Warmer air temperatures mean warmer grain temperatures. Hard Red Spring Wheat and Durum at 15% moisture and a grain...
Drought Conditions Persist
Drought Conditions Persist Much of the upper half of North Dakota continues to have drought conditions. According to the US Drought Monitor, Burke County is split between abnormally dry in the south, to moderate drought through the middle of the county, to...
Agenda
BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA FOR August 15, 2023 APPOINTMENTS Items carried forward from previous agenda** 9:00 - Minutes and approval of bills 9:10 – Marla MacBeth Planning & Zoning 9:20 – Ann Taylor Road &...
How Does Our Government Work? Do You Have A Voice?
How Does Our Government Work? Do You Have A Voice? It’s easy to watch the news and then complain about a new law, regulation, or rule. It’s easy to say “My opinions don’t matter” or “The state should spend our money differently”. I am guilty of not always...
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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.