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Golden Valley News
April 16, 2015
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Beef Talk
By Kris Ringwall
Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service
A grandmarch
Above: John Summers escorts Brenna Miller during the
Grand March of the Beach High School Prom on April 11.
Below: Chantel Fulton is escorted by Nathan Fischer at the
Beach Prom. Thirty couples participated in the Grand March.
(Photo by Richard Volesky)
Avian influenza presumed in
Dickey County turkey flock
BISMARCK - The State Board of
Animal Health was notified oll April
9 that samples from a commercial
turkey flock in Dickey County tested
by the NDSU Veterinary, Diagnostic
Lab are presumed positive for H5
avian influenza after the flock owner
reported increased mortality.
Samples have been sent to the Na-
tional Veterinary Services Laborato-
ries located in Ames, Iowa, for
confirnlation. If confirmed, this will
be the first case of H5 avian in-
fluenza in North Dakota.
"There is no immediate public
health concern due to this finding.
The risk to people from H5 avian in-
fluenza infections is low despite the
disease olien being fatal for birds."
according to Dr. Tracy Miller, North
Dakota State Epidemiologist with the
North Dakota Department of Health.
No human infections with these
viruses have been detected in the
U.S.
The State Board of Animal Health
and the North Dakota Department of
Agriculture will work closely with
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Animal Plant Health Inspection Serv-
ice (US DA-APHIS) in respon,se. The
premises has been quarantined, and
if the disease is confiruled, birds on
the property will be depopulated to
prevent the spread of the disease.
Birds from the flock will not enter
the food system.
Avian influenza exists naturally in
many wild birds and can be transmit-
ted hy contact with infected birds or
ingestion of infected food and water.
Poultry owners should immedi-
ately report unusual death loss to
their local veterinarian to decrease
the impact avian influenza may have
on the reeion. Owners should restrict
access to their property, keep their
birds away fi'om wild birds and prac-
tice enhanced biosecurity.
"It is in a producer's best interest
to keep their birds away from wet-
land areas where waterfowl and other
wild birds can congregate and to con-
trol access to their buildings," says
Dr. Susan Keller. North Dakota State
Veterinarian.
More information about avian in-
fluenza and biosecurity recommen-
dations is available at
www.nd.gov/ndda/disease/avian-in-
fluenza and from the'USDA-APHIS
at www.aphis.usda.gov.
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A ricultural producers often ex-
perience feelings of uncertainty that
are sourced in many day-to-day is-
sues. The biggest uncertainty is the
weather. Those operations that push
the limit for production will experi-
ence greater uncertainty than those
that target production to the long-
term average.
A long-term grazing plan is criti-
cal for surviving the beef business.
My two-plus decades of experiences
at the Dickinson Research Exten-
sion Center (DREC) taught me. the
ability to survive drought is directly
dependent on rangeland usage that
follows appropriate and correct
stocking rates.
The other day, while visiting with
fellow NDSU Extension Service
livestock specialists, the lack of
moisture was a topic of discussion.
Generally, people talk about the
weather in more of a chit-chat tone.
However. this discussion was more
than just casual talk to pass the time.
Dry weather certainly impacts grain
and forage crops, which directly af-
fects livestock.
After arriving home. I tapped on
the drought map tab on the Internet.
Through the years, I regularly have
visited the drought map at
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ be-
cause drought is not new. In fact.
drought and excess moisture are
very frequent concerns in the agri-
cultural community. This year ap-
pears to be moving in the direction
of dryness.
The drought map indicates some
dryness moving into many parts of
the country. Granted. weather can
My two-plus decades of experiences at the
Dickinson Research Extension Center
(DREC) taught me, the ability to survive
drought is directly dependent on rangeland
usage that follows appropriate and correct
stocking rates.
change quickly, but the drought The local Natural Resources
monitor always has a lingering - Conservation Service and the local
touch of drought somewhere. Also, NDSU Extension Service office are
the lack of moisture tends to spread excellent resources for obtaining the
out until replenishing rains come. correct stocking rate based on local
Like many of the good prediction soil types. As a starter, keep in mind
tools available to cattle producers, a basic assumption that roughly 30
the drought map is a product of a pounds of dry matter per day are
working relationship among the Na- needed for a 1,200-pound cow,
tional Drought Mitigation Center at whether she is grazing or being fed
the University of Nebraska in Lin- out of a haystack. These are rough
coln. the U.S. Department of Agri- numbers that have a significant
culture and the National Oceanic cushion for waste and some carry-
and Atmospheric Administration. over.
The tool needs to be used and inte- Remember that larger cows need
grated into the cattle operation, more, while smaller cows need less.
The first point when assessing a Back to the needs of a 1.200-pound
pending drought impact is to check cow: If a producer can find six
your stocking rate with the grazing months of grazing, then six 1,000-
plan. Ranch operations with effec- pound bales should get baled and
tire grazing systems in place are in hauled home to provide a feed abase
a position to manage through dry for the nongrazmg months.
and wet periods without.upsetting How many acres per co.w per
the focused direction of the opera- month? To answer the question.
tion, The correct stocking rate is each producer needs to visit a range
critical, specialist familiar with the local
landscape to get the correct number
of cow-calf pa rs grazing at the
proper times.
For example, producers ranching
in conditions similar to the DREC
and running 1,200-pound cows
could anticipate a range from low-
land, with good range conditions
and a stocking rate of 1.43 acres per
animal unit month, up to 6.88 acres
per animal unit month in pastures
that are in fair range condition arid
dry, according to Lee Manske.
DREC range specialist,
Typically, DREC upland land-
scapes that are in good range condi-
tion could be stocked at 2.29acres
per animal unit month if the pro-
ducer is running 1,200-pound cows.
or just less than 14 b, cres per cow in
a very generic sense.
Is this going to be a normal year'?
Not sure. but the conservative part
of me is saying let's do some stock-
ing rate checks and potential yield
estimates for the hay land to get the
bale counts. The impact of dryness
can be mediated, but first localize
your needs with your local range ex-
perts to get a plan.
Herd maintenance requires feed.
management and careful input eval-
uation to survive.
May you find all your ear tags.
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Foundation provides grant to help low-income individuals
AIDInc. has received $30,000 in employment applications to in-
grant funds from Walmart Founda- crease access to employment op-
tion to provide services to low-in- portunities. Individuals may also
come, working individuals, enroll in food assistance programs
These services may include in- (SNAP, WIC) at an AID Inc. Self-
formation regarding access to food Help Center.
sources, nutrition education infor- While grant funds are available,
mation, as well as transportation income eligible residents in the l0
and employment training assistance counties of Region VII, which in-
to low income individuals who are clude Burleigh, Emmons, Grant,
currently employed, seeking em- Kidder, McLean. Mercer, Morton.
ployment or between employment Oliver, Sioux, and Sheridan; and
as well as the elderly, veterans, the eight counties of Region VIII,
homeless and those at risk of be- which include Adams, Billings,
coming homeless in 18 south cen- Bowman. Dunn. Golden Valley,
tral and southwestern counties in Hettinger, Slope, and Stark: are eli-
North Dakota. This grant provided gible for the materials and assis-
installation of a touch screen com- tance this grant covers.
puters for on-line job searches and AID Inc. is a non-profit organi-
Kids Health and Safety Fair set for April 23
The Southwest District Health oriented health and safety fair to in-
Unit in collaboration with the South- spire kids to learn while having fun
west Coalition of Safe Communities with their families. The fair will con-
is hosting its 5th Annual Kids Health sist of exhibitors providing free
and Safety Fair. Thursday, April 23. hands-on teaching activities, infor-
at the West River Ice Center from 3 mation and various screenings. There
p.m.-7 p.m. is no fee for kids and their families to
The goal is to create an activity- attend.
zation whose mission is to provide
emergency, temporary assistance to
those working to help themselves.
Its goal is to help families and indi-
viduals stay in their homes and be-
come self-sufficient.
All individuals and families
seeking assistance go through an in-
terview.process to determine eligi-
bility.
Seminar Nine: Entrepreneurship and Leadership
March 12-14.2015 - Dickinson N.D,
Thank you, sponsors,
for making our seminar a success.
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