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A Need for Feed

Published January 2, 2020

Livestock producers in portions of North Dakota are in need of feed. Excessive moisture, flooding and the early October snowstorm halted corn harvest and hay production. "With excessive moisture, it's been a challenge to get hay out. If it was…
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Extension Expert Offers Tips for Reducing Hay Waste

Published December 20, 2019

The challenges of 2019 have left many livestock producers facing a shortage of hay. NDSU Hettinger Research Extension Center livestock systems specialist Janna Block says there are ways to stretch feed supplies this winter. "We often feed cows to their…
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ND Feed Loan Program Approved

Published December 18, 2019

In response to the extreme weather this past year, the North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved a new livestock feed loan program to help farmers and ranchers. This program is through the state-owned Bank of North Dakota, but producers can…
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Fall Cattle Run Picking Up Pace in the Northern Plains

Published November 22, 2019

The fall run of cattle is starting to heat up at Northern Plains auction barns. Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange at Dickinson, North Dakota had over 4,400 head at Thursday’s sale. The 600 to 700-pound steers sold for $140-to-$153 per hundredweight. The…
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Livestock Industry Continues to Push for ELD Implementation Delay

Published November 19, 2019

Although the Dakotas and Minnesota have a hefty number of cattle, but a lot of those animals are fed in the Central and Southern Plains. "When electronic logging devices were implemented for livestock haulers, problems started to arise," says Jara…
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Hours of Service Legislation Introduced

Published October 31, 2019

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to provide flexibility and relief from Hours of Services rules for agricultural haulers. The Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act adds the same 150-air-mile radius to the back end of a hauler’s destination,…
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