Farm Research; 40:3; Nov/Dec 1982https://hdl.handle.net/10365/277452024-03-29T12:17:45Z2024-03-29T12:17:45ZA Glance at Selected Research Projectshttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/48192019-08-15T14:11:03Z1982-01-01T00:00:00ZA Glance at Selected Research Projects
The article is composed of several sub topics: the economics of no-till crop production, the feasibility of the establishment of agricultural processing plants in North Dakota, pesticide residue, basic leafy spurge, grasshopper control, calf scours, ovine progressive pneumonia testing, fruit tree breeding, nitrogen fixation and tractor pull efficiency,
1982-01-01T00:00:00ZBean Research: Against the Oddshttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/47412019-08-15T14:11:03Z1982-01-01T00:00:00ZBean Research: Against the Odds
The article concerns bean research at the North Dakota State University under Dr. Ken Grafton and Dr. Glen Weisner. They were undertaking a new program in the hopes of creating bean varieties with these characteristics: uright, high protein (quality and quantity), nitrogen-fixing, low flatulence, high yield, disease resistant or tolerant, adapted to a short growing season and that is does not discolor. The article discusses their efforts using a new procedure in the crossing of varieties in greenhouses to produce their desired results.
1982-01-01T00:00:00ZHorse and Wagon to Unit Trains: A New Grain Marketing System Evolveshttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/47382019-08-15T14:11:03Z1982-01-01T00:00:00ZHorse and Wagon to Unit Trains: A New Grain Marketing System Evolves
The objectives of the focus of this article were to identify cost characteristics of he then existing country elevators system and it's potential for subterminal elevators, to evaluate the transportation and merchandising system for North Dakota grain, to describe and to analyze the marketing system in the state and to determine the impacts of size and location on the efficiency of North Dakota country elevators, including subterminals. The analysis indicated that there were opportunities for substantial cost savings with subterminal elevators. However, the larger the size of the subterminal plugged into the computer model, the smaller the number of suberterminals appeared in the least cost scenario generated by the computer. Several other elements of grain handling and marketing systems were investigated by the North Dakota State University, including analysis of grain movements from the state, costs and charactoeristics of the trucking industry, shipper-owned equipment, possible development of short line railroads, delayed pricing and grain merchandising. The producer shapes the marketing system opting with a truck instead. Where they choose to market their grain determines the final shaped of the grain marketing system.
1982-01-01T00:00:00ZSeedstocks: The Multimillion Dollar Connectionhttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/47352019-08-15T14:11:03Z1982-01-01T00:00:00ZSeedstocks: The Multimillion Dollar Connection
This paper is an overview of the Seedstocks Project in the Department of Agronomy at the North Dakota State University in it's various projects, successes and contributions.
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