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Communication: Importance of Social Support in Agriculture
Maintaining open communication and seeking social support can help producers get through difficult times.
Youth Research: Where to Begin
Whether working on a science fair project, writing a class report, or just looking for general information on a topic it is a good idea to become familiar with the basic practices of conducting research.
Presenting Scientific Information: Display Boards
For youth participating in scientific discovery, posters and display boards are a very common form of communicating scientific information.
Importance of Good Record Keeping: The Science & Engineering Notebook
Scientists and engineers use special notebooks or journals to make daily logs of what they are doing and what they have learned.
Black Hills Stock Show® Youth Day Results & Recognition
The Black Hills Stock Show® Youth Day is held each year in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Feeding at the Right Price
Managing feedstuffs efficiently becomes more important during drought conditions or low revenue years.
Early Weaning as a Drought Management Strategy
Successfully managing drought conditions requires balancing the amount of forage demanded by grazing livestock with the amount produced.
Economic Considerations for Early Weaning
There is an excellent reason why ranchers use early weaning as a drought management tool: Weaning calves early reduces the amount of feed required to maintain the cow.
How Are You Empowering Others as Leaders or Employees?
You will be amazed how well people can perform as employees or leaders when you take the time to establish job expectations and then empower them to accomplish them.
Pig Barn Turnover Rates: Challenges & Costs
Employee turnover is inevitable, but how managers respond to it and learn from it determines the resiliency of a pig barn’s future and the level of productivity that is achieved.