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All poultry owners, regardless of flock size, should practice appropriate biosecurity to protect from HPAI.

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Avian influenza risks increase with fall migration

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Take measures to mitigate the spread of HPAI as a flock owner or a hunter.The fall migratory bird season has arrived, bringing an increased risk of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza to domestic birds.On Sept.

Recordkeeping is the only way producers can reference historical information when investigating how a change impacted production or profitability.

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NDSU Extension develops interactive cow-calf record book

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

The resource helps visualize trends and changes within a herd throughout a production season.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Higher rates require a change in thinking – The Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates another quarter point, the first interest rate increase in three years. NDSU Farm Management Specialist Bryon Parman said interest rates have effectively doubled in the past few years.

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Echoes from the past |September 24- September 30

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

A look back at national, state and local history from this week in years past.By Emily Carpenter, Pembina County Historical SocietyNational History various sourcesSept.24, 1789: George Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789.

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Bowesmont lives

Saralee Hoselton

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

On Monday, Phyllis Holter had dinner at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizens’ Center and afterwards attended the monthly Sugar Bowl business meeting.

Along the way | Angel animals

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Along the way | Angel animals

Christine Jensen

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Life has a way of setting a person up with the perfect healing combination of love and acceptance that can transform a mood and liberate stress with a single salutation of trust and safety. In those moments of awareness, we are granted peace beyond the chaos and grace along the way.

Prairie Fare: Tomatoes have a twisted history

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Prairie Fare: Tomatoes have a twisted history

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

By Julie Garden-Robinson, North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist Whether you call them fruits or vegetables, tomatoes have had an impressive journey around the world in relatively recent history.

Prairie Doc Perspective: Shingles vaccines

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Prairie Doc Perspective: Shingles vaccines

Dr. Kelly Evans Hullinger

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Too many people know the pain of having shingles. Shingles, or Zoster, occurs when a Herpes virus, the same one that caused chickenpox in childhood, reemerges from dormancy in a spinal nerve.

Unlike many fungal diseases, powdery mildew does not require water on the leaves to infect the plant. NDSU photo

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Dakota Gardener: One plant you should clean up this fall

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Powdery mildew, which is common in plants grown in the shade, can affect many different plant species.I typically leave all my perennials, and even annuals, standing over the winter to provide cover for overwintering insects and to collect snow for winter protection.

Seniors Hope Patterson, Maddox Oihus, and Mikala McCoy dress as Toy Story characters Jessie, Buzz Lightyear and Woody during Character Day. Photo by Jamie Rarick

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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