Grassland - Range			Beef
	Waste Management			Agronomy
	Horticulture			Station Information

AGRONOMY RESEARCH

• Ley Farming: A Systems Approach to Integrating Crop and Livestock Enterprises
  P. M. Carr, J. Krall, K. Kephart, and W. W. Poland
  
• Adding Value to Field Peas: Understanding the Rotation Benefit
  P. M. Carr, G. B. Martin, B.. A Melchior
  
• Crop Rotation Benefits of Annual Forages
  P. M. Carr
  
• Wheat Cultivar Performance on Certified Organic Fields in Minnesota and North Dakota
  P. M. Carr, H. J. Kandel, P. M. Porter, R. D. Horsley, and S. F. Zwinger
  
• Integrating Crops and Livestock by Ley Farming in the northern Great Plains
  P. M. Carr
  
• Spring Wheat Seed Treatment Demonstration-Dunn and Stark Counties, North Dakota
  R.O. Ashley, D. Barondeau, and G. Martin
  
• Spring Wheat Seed Treatment Demonstration – Taylor, ND 2004
  R.O. Ashley, D. Barondeau, and G. Martin
  
• Spring Barley Seed Treatment Trial, Hettinger County, North Dakota, 2005
  R. O. Ashley and G. Martin

VARIETY TRIAL INFORMATION

• 2005 Durum - Alfalfa burn down
• 2005 Glen Ullin Durum Recrop
• 2005 Hannover Durum Recrop
• 2005 Oat - Alfalfa burn down
• 2005 Barley - Alfalfa burn down
• 2005 Glen Ullin Hard Red Spring Wheat Recrop
• 2005 Hannover Hard Red Spring Wheat Recrop
• 2005 Winter Wheat - Recrop

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BEEF RESEARCH

• Effect of field pea-flaxseed blends on receiving calf weaning performance, immune response, feedlot performance, carcass quality, and economics - Progress Report
  D.G. Landblom, D.K. Olson, and C.J. Wachenheim
  
• Effect of Hay Feeding Methods on Cow Performance, Hay Waste, and Wintering Cost
  D.G. Landblom, G.P. Lardy, R. Fast, C.J. Wachenheim, and T.A. Petry
  
• Does Prebreeding Fat or Protein Supplementation Improve Rebreeding Performance?
  D.G. Landblom, G.P. Lardy, C.J. Wachenheim, and T. Petry
  
• Effects of Weaning Date and Retained Ownership on Cattle Performance and Forage Disappearance in Spring Calving Beef Systems
  D. G. Landblom, S. Paisley, P. Johnson, R. Gates, S. W. Fausti, and H. H.Patterson
  
• Does Hay Feeding Method Effect Cow Performance, Hay Waste and Wintering Cost?
  R. Fast, D.G. Landblom, C.J. Wachenheim, T. Petry, G.P. Lardy
  
• FOUR-STATE RUMINANT CONSORTIUM - Integrating Crop and Livestock Production with Annual Forages
  W. W. Poland
  
• Changes Overtime in Dry Matter Yield and Forage Quality of Swathed Oat, Baled Oat, and Standing Corn (ABSTRACT)
  P. Russell, A.J. Johnson, Andy Johnsrud, W.W. Poland
  
• Effect of Alternative Manage ment Systems on Wintering Beef Cow Performance in Southwest North Dakota (ABSTRACT)
  A. Johnsrud, W. Poland, A. Johnson, P. Russell
  
• Effect of alternative winter feeding methods on cow performance and production costs
  S. Turbiville, W. Poland, K. Schulz and L. Tisor
  
• Effect of time on dry matter yield and forage quality of swathed oat and unharvested corn forages
  K. Schulz, W. Poland, L. Tisor and S. Turbiville
  
• Effect of Time on Dry Matter Yield and Forage Quality of Swathed Oats and Millet (ABSTRACT)
  A.J. Johnson, A. Johnsrud, P. Russell, and W. Poland
  
• Effects of Forage Treatments on Feedlot Performance (ABSTRACT)
  B. E. Johnson, J. E. Transtrom, W. Poland and P. Carr
  
• Effects of Grazing Alfalfa and Birdsfoot Trefoil on Yearling Steer Performance in Southwestern North Dakota (ABSTRACT)
  J. E. Transtrom, B. E. Johnson, W. Poland and P. Carr
  
• Effect of Livestock Grazing or Feeding on Cropland Soil Compaction and Nutrient Deposition (ABSTRACT)
  N. Thompson, B. Whitney, W. Poland
  
• Effects of Sampling Date on the Forage Quality and Quantity of Stockpiled Native Range in Southwestern North Dakota
  W.W. Poland, B.A. Porter and L.J. Tisor
  
• Utilization of Field Pea and Sunflower Meal as Dietary Supplements for Beef Cows
  W.W. Poland, L.J. Tisor, C. Smith, T. Transtrom and A.S. Bartlett

2005 BEEFTALK ARTICLES

Written by Dr. Kris Ringwall,
Animal Scientist and Director of the Dickinson Research Extension Center

• Tagging Cattle Challenges Time Management Concept
• Overhead Costs Loom Big in Working Cattle on Range
• EPDs - Understanding the Basics
• Beef production - Are you in the game, on the bench or in the stands?
• Don't hesitate, now is the time to order calf ear tags
• Ear tags - The key to the future, don't throw away the key
• Take a look, it's in your hands
• Currently, out of every 100 calves entering the marketing system, 15 are lost
• Tracking, backtracking and retracking - the saga continues
• North Dakota Stockmen's Brand Inspection Service Adds 15 Percent
• Cut-out ear tag is a 9 on the Richter scale
• Individual tracking system not ready for prime time
• Long-term value is better than short-term premium
• Beef Producers Need a Green Thumb
• Before the bulls go out, Ask "Is this the right time?"
• A Tale of Four Calves; Retain Common Sense
• Make Way for the Little Guy, He's Paying His Bills
• Beef Industry Needs Cooperation
• A Defining Moment: 22 Pages of Details in the NAIS Plan
• Seen Any Tag Fairies Lately?
• The NAIS Animal ID Plan, Multiple Purposes, But a Single Focus???
• The National Animal Identification System's Key Components
• Nurturing Is Key Part of Rural Circle of Life
• Grass and Fairy Rings Create Opportunities
• Tracking cattle requires more than an EID ear tag
• Manual tracking outdoes electronic tracking to date
• $20 per calf covers identification, data management and traceback
• Do you know what AFO means?
• New Words for an Old Business; Brace Yourself
• Be Careful When Signing Age and Source Verifiable Contracts
• Data Is the Power Behind the Ear Tag
• Pain Has No Value
• 500 Pounds Weaned Per Cow Exposed, A New CHAPS Benchmark
• Ear tags produce numbers that can evolve into data
• The 21st century has started with good calving percentages
• Calving Distribution is an Excellent Trait to Evaluate Reproduction
• Calf source verification must happen at the source
• Calf Growth Makes the Beef Business
• Thinking is more important than talking
• Sound Production Practices - Animal Identification and Waste Management
• Are Your Cows On a Weight-control Program?
• Be Proactive, the Bite is Better if it Isn't Out of One's Own Rear
• CalfAID - A USDA Process Verified Program
• Change and Productivity Should Move In Unison
• Can You Compete?
• No Error Is Greater Than Life
• Cha-ching - Management Systems Impact Dollars
• The Sum of the Parts Makes Up the Whole
• Feedlot Data Linked to Quality Data on the Rail
• Yield Grade Can be Confusing in Calculating Value
• Let's Check the Bull Pen
• Bulls Are Valuable Assets, and Now Is the Time to Evaluate the Old Bulls

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GRASSLAND RESEARCH

• Western Snowberry Biology
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
• Biological Management of Western Snowberry
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
• Burning Management of Western Snowberry
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
• Mechanical Management of Western Snowberry
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
• Chemical Management of Western Snowberry
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
• Evaluation of Western Snowberry Management Practices: A Study and Demonstration
  Curtis J. Hullick and Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
• Environmental Factors that Affect Range Plant Growth, 1892-2005
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD
  
• Forage Plant Nutrients Produced on the Land Are the Primary Unit of Production in the Beef Industry
  Llewellyn L. Manske PhD

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HORTICULTURE RESEARCH

• 2005 Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants (PDF; requires Adobe Acrobat)
  B.A. Laschkewitsch and R. C. Smith

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WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Spreading Systems and Containment Ponds for Livestock Waste Management
  Unal Kizil
  
• APEX Feedlot Water Quality Simulation
  J.R. Williams, W. L. Harman, M. Magre, U. Kizil, J.A. Lindley, G. Padmanabhan, E. Wang
  
• Verification of Nutrient Transport Modeling of a Bison Feedlot
  U. Kizil, J. A. Lindley, G. Padmanabhan
  
• Development of a Software for Feedlot Hydrology/Nutrient Management
  Unal Kizil, James A. Lindley

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STATION INFORMATION

• Livestock Inventory (PDF)
• Veterinary Intern Information (PDF)
• Web Site Stats (PDF)

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