NDSU Extension encourages producers to screen livestock water quality

Having access to good-quality water is one of the limiting factors for cattle in most grazing systems. (NDSU photo)
Having access to good-quality water is one of the limiting factors for cattle in most grazing systems. (NDSU photo)

Due to low spring runoff and below-average precipitation, access to adequate, good-quality water will be a challenge for North Dakota ranchers this spring. Many ranchers in the region still depend on surface water sources such as dugouts and stock dams to provide water for grazing livestock.

North Dakota State University Extension agents and specialists have received several reports of water source…