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61. Dealers
947 966 New Town - Farmers Union Oil 241 West Main New Town, ND 58763 701-627-3636Northwood - Northwood coop Box 398 South dakota. Phone 1-800-232-3639 ext.
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Ada Red Power IH 2491 State Hwy 200 Ada, MN 56510 218-784-2321 Belle Plaine Belle Plaine Coop 820 E. Main St. Belle Plaine, MN 56011 952-873-4244 Breckenridge Farmers Union Oil Rt. 2 Box 4 Breckenridge, MN 58623 643-2651(218)

62. Converted Document
No. w465., 14 Agr 12 coop. ext. Serv., Univ. 7. In Lorenz, R. (ed.), Proceedings,leafy spurge annual meeting, June 27-28, 1984, Dickinson, North dakota. 37.
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/IPM/natparks/spurge.html
Leafy Spurge
This module is intended to serve as a source of basic information needed to implement an integrated pest management program for leafy spurge. Any pest management plan or activity must be formulated within the framework of the management zones where it will be implemented. Full consideration must be given to threatened and endangered species, natural and cultural resources, human health and safety, and the legal mandates of the individual parks. Recommendations in this module must be evaluated and applied in relation to these broader considerations.
Introduction
Leafy spurge ( Euphorbia esula L.), a member of the family Euphorbiaceae, is a herbaceous, deep-rooted perennial weed of disturbed lands. Pastures and fields left fallow for long periods, tree rows, waste areas, roadsides, and rangelands or open grasslands are all susceptible to infestation by leafy spurge. Leafy spurge commonly occurs along railroad rights-of-way, water courses, and gullies. It is sometimes found in cultivated lands where infested land has been broken for crop production. Leafy spurge rarely invades fields that have been under cultivation for several years, but long-lived roots can regenerate at any time. The single greatest direct impact of leafy spurge is the reduction of populations of native grasses and legumes and associated ecosystem changes caused by the superior competitive abilities (rapid growth and allelopathic properties) of this species (Steenhagen and Zimdahl 1979).

63. National Weather Service Forecast Office - Springfield, MO : Road Conditions
Arizona, (602) 2521010 ext 7623. South dakota, (605) 367-5707. National Weather ServiceSpringfield Weather Forecast Office 5805 West Highway EE Springfield, MO
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64. State Resource Directory
Rhode Island South Carolina - South dakota - Tennessee - Texas Point, WI 54481 Phone(715) 345-7600, ext. developmentservices.com Web site www.cdsus.coop/.
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65. Life Smarts State Involvement
Fax 970491-5108 Email cummings@coop.ext.colostate.edu. Albany, NY 12212-5118 Phone800-342-9835, ext. North dakota Joan Mork ND Attorney General's Office
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Bernice Wilson
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Phone: 256-858-4969
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Email: bbwilson@acesag.auburn.edu Arizona Diane Low AZ Attorney General Terry Goddard 's Office Phone: 602- Fax: Email: Diane.Low@AG.State.AZ.US California Sophia Azar Department of Consumer Affairs Phone: 916-322-2551 Fax: 916-323-9335 Email: sophia_azar@dca.ca.gov Colorado Sue Cummings Colorado State University, 4-H Extension Phone: 970-491-7883 Fax: 970-491-5108 Email: cummings@coop.ext.colostate.edu Connecticut Rosemarie Syme Tolland County Extension Center Phone: 860-875-3331 Fax: 860-875-0220 Email: rsyme@canr.uconn.edu

66. Communications Office - Weekly Report - August 29, 2002
to 1,000 coop stations during the coop modernization process. (Contact Shawna Bell,NCEP, 301763-8000, ext. Survey offices in Minnesota, North dakota and the
http://205.156.54.206/com/weekly/wk082902.htm
NWS Input to NOAA's Weekly Report - August 29, 2002 HOT ISSUES I. KEY DEPARTMENT NEWS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Weather Service and Arkansas Department of Emergency Management to Sign Memorandum of Agreement. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Weather Service and Florida State and Federal Agencies Collaborate to Get Additional Data. The NWS, working in collaboration with the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT), NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) and Forecast System Laboratory (FSL), and Florida Weather Forecast Offices, is working to enhance weather analyses and forecasting through the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) sites throughout Florida. The Florida DOT plans to install 50 GPS sites around the state to improve its geophysical observation and mapping capability. Once installed, the GPS system will help provide atmospheric moisture content measurements that may be accessed at any time (currently upper air weather balloons capture those data only twice a day). This is an important asset in increasing efficiency and effectiveness of NWS forecasting capabilities. Since GPS signals are affected by atmospheric water vapor, the FSL has developed a technique to derive Integrated Precipitable Water estimates (moisture content from the Earth's surface to the top of the atmosphere) from the GPS data. A few GPS sites are currently operational in Florida and are already providing the NWS with high resolution real time IPW estimates. All 50 GPS sites are expected to be operational within the next two years. (Contact: Ron Trumbla, W/SR, 817-978-1111, ext. 140)

67. ODJ States Gear Up Hot Lines, Web Sites To Help Locate Hay
Her email address is rwillson@coop.ext.colostate.edu. Web site is http//www.ext.colostate.edu/links/haylist sellersalso list hay on the North dakota Web site
http://www.globalweatherservices.com/hay_hotlines.htm
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Hay market reports from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service can be found on the Web at http://www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm . Click on Livestock, Meats, Grain and Hay, then on Hay. The USDA also has a page called "USDA Ag Market News, Feedstuffs and Hay Reports." As can be the case with government offices when the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing, this page contains some duplicate information. The address is http://ianrwww.unl.edu/markets/feeds.htm Here is an updated list of most private and public hot lines and web sites. The Hay Page http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/haypage.html . It is maintained by Successful Farming. Internet Hay Exchange: http://www.hayexchange.com/hay.htm . A free service with several sponsors. It has places for hay listings from all states, Canadian provinces and some other countries. It boasts a hay locator and a hay auction and connections to hay transport and forage testing, among other services.

68. National 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation
Earle Robbins Penn State coop extension 118 Main St Kathy Reeves 4H Youth SpecialistSouth dakota State University 4900 Logan, UT 84322-4900 rossj@ext.usu.edu
http://www.4-hshootingsports.org/index.asp?wpID=stateContacts

69. Databases
from Annuals to Yard Waste Management South dakota extension Horticulture PublicationsMaryland coop. ext.Grounds and Gardens Publications Univ.
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database with other OSU horticultural resources to provide a free, integrated search tool for gardeners. In addition to more than 60,000 pages of fact sheets from U.S. and Canadian universities, this site now includes images, videos, a glossary of common horticultural terms, and FAQs:
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Contains geographic and ecological distribution information for California's vascular plants.
Native Orchids of Canada
A database with photos, organized by genus. Compiled by the Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG).
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A searchable database of Pennsylvania.
Tropical Plant Database
Info and education on the important plants of the Amazon rainforest.
Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature
A database of references relevant to the taxonomy of flowering plants, gymnosperms, and ferns.

70. NACAA Other Links
Alabama cooperative extension service University of Alaska cooperative extension SouthDakota cooperative extension Station, Wisconsin UC coop ext, San Joaquin
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/coext/regions/southeast/cumberland/NACAA/OtherLinks.

71. Adventure GPS Products - Customer List
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72. Composting Programs In U.S.A., Selected States
Mr. John Bartok coop ext Specialist University of Connecticut Dept Testing LaboratoryBox 2207A South dakota State University the web at http//www.ext.usu.edu
http://www.mastercomposter.com/local/otherus.html
Local Composting Programs in Other States in U.S.A.
Connecticut
The University Cooperative Extension Composting Contact (below) was contacted on May 22, 1998. We have not yet received a reply. Mr. John Bartok
Coop Ext Specialist
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-4087
FAX 860-486-5408
Jbartok@canrl.cag.uconn.edu We requested information from the individual below on July 13, 1998. We will post the reply when we receive it: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Waste Management Bureau/Recycling
Kim Trella, State Recycling Coordinator
79 Elm St.
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
PH: 860-424-3365 FX: 860-424-4060 For soil pH and nutrient analysis, contact: Univ. of Connecticut Soil Nutrient Lab Agricultural and Experiment Station Box 1106 New Haven, CT 06504 www.canr.uconn.edu/plsci/stlab.htm Also the University of Massachusetts Soil Testing Lab does offer a compost test. You can reach them at (413) 545-2311. We don't have all the equipment we need to test compost except for pH, soluble salts, available nutrients and 4 micronutrients. UMass can do C:N ratios and heavy metals. I also received this information Jan 2000 from Connecticut: We test soil only for Connecticut residents and there is no charge for the service. We have a laboratory in New Haven, CT

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State University, cooperative extension service Administration, Room 1, Ft. Collins,CO 80523. Phone (970)4916281. E-mail mrewerts@coop.ext.colostate.edu.
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List of all other leadership programs in the U.S. and other countries that you can reach. Alabama Dennis Evans, Director, Alabama Agriculture and Forestry LEADERS Program. Auburn University 204 Duncan Hall-ACES Auburn , AL 36849-5635. Phone (334)844-5552. E-mail: devans@acesag.auburn.edu Arkansas Dr. Joe Waldrum, Director, The LeadAR Program. University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service, PO Box 391, Little Rock, AR 72203. Phone (501)671-2076.
Fax (501)671-2046. E-mail: jwaldrum@uaex.edu Arizona Everett Rhodes, Executive Director, Project CENTRL, Center for Rural Leadership, University of Arizona, 820 E. Cottonswood Lane, Casa Grande, AZ 85222. Phone (520)316-0909. Fax (520)836-1750. E-mail: erhodes@ag.arizona.edu Australia Mike Beckingham, Executive Director, Australian Rural Leadership Program, PO Box 298 Deakin West-ACT 2600, Australia. Phone 02-6281-0680. Fax 02-6285-4674. E-mail: arlp2interact.net.au Canada Dr. Scott McLean, Director, Canadian Agriculture Lifetime Leadership Program, University of Saskatchewan , 117 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK Canada S7N 5C8. Phone (306)966-5591. Fax (306)966-5567. E-mail: scott.mclean@usask.ca

74. Why White Wheat
With input from the North dakota Wheat Commission, NDSU is determining if new whitewheat varieties should be developed for a domestic Kansas State coop. ext.
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/berzonsk/breeding/White Wheat.html
What is white wheat? Why is white wheat a possible alternative to red wheat? The possible advantages of white wheat over red wheat are associated with end-use and not necessarily agronomic performance. Some millers point out that white bran permits them to obtain a higher flour extraction. With fewer phenolic compounds and tannins in the bran, white wheat also imparts a less bitter taste and a more favorable appearance to the final product. The U.S. stands to capture a greater share of the wheat export market, especially with respect to Asia, if white wheat production increases. In fact, a preference for white wheat products in Asia has contributed to a decline in the export of U.S. red wheat to this rapidly growing region of the world. What white wheat varieties will be developed for North Dakota, and how will they be released? Argent How should white wheat production be managed? When there is rain at harvest, white wheat has tended to be more susceptible to sprouting in the head compared to red wheat. Therefore, Argent and all white wheat varieties should be harvested as soon as possible to avoid excessive pre-harvest sprout damage. The NDSU breeding program is concentrating on developing varieties with a whiter seed coat and on incorporating pre-harvest sprout resistance into these varieties. The primary focus of additional NDSU white wheat research is to identify specific end-use products within existing markets and to determine the production practices needed to meet end-use quality requirements.

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F. Ana E. FalconEmmanuelli, The Ohio State University. Terril D. Faul, LouisianaCoop. ext. service. J. Diane H. Jackman, North dakota State University.
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Wildflowers, Grasses Other Plants of the Northern Plains and Black Hills. Universityof South dakota. 1992. ISBN. UNL coop. ext. NebGuide G941219-A.
http://www.esu13.org/soar/epa/agbooks.html
Agriculture Books , Scholastic, Inc., 1991, ISBN 0-590-44891-9 Description: Wacky and fun facts about snakes and reptiles. 175 Amazing Nature Experiments , Random House, 1991, ISBN 0-679-82043-4 (pbk.). Description: Explore the natural world with hands-on activities, games, and experiments, both indoors and out. A Centennial Garden . Geil Elementary School, Gering Nebraska. 1987. Description: Activities that lead up to the planting of a garden to commemorate Gering's 100th anniversary. A chronology of this project, along with activities and concepts. A Home for Pearl Description: An instructional guide to be used in conjunction with the video "A Home for Pearl." A Prairie Alphabet . Tundra Books. 1992. ISBN 0-88776-323-5. Description: An alphabet book, about people living and working on the prairie. A Teachers' Guide to Arbor Month . North Dakota Forest Service. 1990. Description: Activities, experiments, and background information designed for use by teacher concerning trees. A Wildflower Year . NEBRASKAland Magazine. 1990. ISSN 0028-1964. Description: Information and color photographs about wildflowers.

77. Search Our Site About This Site Computed Tomography Contact CRCPD
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78. E-912 - Chapter 13 - Red And Gray Sunflower Weevil
(Slide courtesy of DK McBride, and top caption courtesy North DakotaCoop. ext. service.). Figure 25. Red and gray sunflower weevil.
http://www.okstate.edu/OSU_Ag/agedcm4h/pearl/e912/ch13/ch13f25.htm
Red and Gray Sunflower Weevil
Category: NOLI
Minimum Life Cycle: One year.
Distribution: Areas with sunflower farming, especially the Dakotas. Not injurious to stored grain. Two species: red and gray sunflower weevil.
Biology:
Eggs -
Deposited in immature sunflower seeds in late summer.
Larvae - Develop inside sunflower seeds. Infested seeds are often harvested. Larvae drop from the infested heads and pupate in the soil.
Adults - Emerge the next summer and feed on foliage and pollen. Do not reinfest stored products. Red and Gray Sunflower Weevil (Smicronyx fulus and S. Sordiadus). The red sunflower seed weevil adults are reddish-brown, and the gray sunflower seed weevil are slightly larger and gray in color. The larvae of both species are small, cream colored, legless, and C-shaped in appearance. Seed weevil adults emerge in mid-summer and feed on sunflower buds. As the sunflower matures, the adults feed on pollen, and, as the seeds mature, eggs are deposited within the seed. After developing in the seed, the larvae drop to the ground, overwintering in the soil. The insect is univoltine in North Dakota, cannot survive in storage, and is not a stored-product pest (Figure 25). (Slide courtesy of D. K. McBride, and top caption courtesy North Dakota Coop. Ext. Service.)

79. STATE MASTER GARDENER COORDINATORS
Fax (970) 4917745 E-mail dwhiting@coop.ext.colostate.edu. Specialist South DakotaState Univ., Box 2140-A NPB 662) 325-8742 E-mail sskelly@ext.msstate.edu.
http://www.themastergardenershow.com/State_coordinator/
STATE MASTER GARDENER COORDINATORS Compiled by The Master Gardener Show
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The Master Gardener Show web site strives to present accurate and timely information as general assistance for the farmers, consumers, agriculturists, homeowners, master gardeners and other constituents of the world. If Your Master Gardener Coordinator has changed, we would like to know about it so we can update this list. Please Contact Us. ALABAMA Mary Beth Musgrove
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80. CoOp Observer Tasks
plastic or metal raingauge to a full coop station with call Mark Ewens at 701772-0720ext 327 for the National Weather Services Eastern North dakota Office in
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fgf/coop/cpm.htm
The National Weather Service (NWS) has been tasked with the issuance of severe weather watches and warnings designed to protect life and property. To this end, the collection of timely and accurate surface weather data is vital. In addition to the protection of life and property, the Department of Commerces' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (of which the NWS is a part) has been given the job of maintaining a database of climatic weather information. This too is used by the NWS in preparing medium and long range forecasts. These two jobs have the Cooperative Observer Program - Co-Op Program in short- in common. The Co-Op Program is the backbone of the United States Climatological database. Co-Op observers frequently act as both as severe storm spotters, phoning in reports of hazardous weather in the winter and summer. What is the job of a Co-Op observer? Being an NWS Co-Operative observer can be a demanding job. To provide accurate and complete weather data, observations are required seven days a week 365 days a year. This does not mean that someone has to be monitoring the "weather" all the time; instruments are provided to monitor temperature and precipitation. Yet someone should be available to record the daily maximum and minimum temperature, the precipitation, and snowfall. This generally is done around 7a.m., but observation times can be shifted to fit the observers schedule.

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