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Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 2000, Agricultural Experiment Station, Plant Science Department Dec 2000

Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 2000, Agricultural Experiment Station, Plant Science Department

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 2000 annual progress report for the Northeast Research Station in Watertown, South Dakota. This report is issued by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the South Dakota State University Plant Science Department. This report includes information on the 2000 crop season, including: precipitation summary, small grain performance testing, corn hybrid trials, soybean variety performance trials, canola variety evaluations, flax variety trials, alfalfa trials, winter wheat breeding, oat research, spring wheat breeding, fungicide trials, weed control, soybean breeding, and fertilizer influence on corn yields.


West River Ag Center Crops And Soils Research Annual Progress Report, 2000, Agricultural Experiment Station Dec 2000

West River Ag Center Crops And Soils Research Annual Progress Report, 2000, Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 2000 progress report of the West River Crops and Soils Research Projects, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. This document includes reports on: weather and climate, wheat and grain variety trials, management and tillage, and weed and pest control.


Central Crops And Soils Research Station Highmore, South Dakota: Annual Progress Report, 2000, Agricultural Dec 2000

Central Crops And Soils Research Station Highmore, South Dakota: Annual Progress Report, 2000, Agricultural

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This document highlights 14 crop and soils research projects conducted at the Central Crops and Soils Research Station at Highmore in 2000. It is published by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the Plant Science Department at South Dakota State University. Information in this document includes: weather and climate data, field evaluation of woody plant materials, Switchgrass Biofuels project report, weed control evaluation test, fertilizer and soil test effects on wheat yields, small grain performance tests, alfalfa production, influence of planting dates on winter wheat, oat research, and sunflower hybrid performance trials.


Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report, 2000, Agricultural Dec 2000

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report, 2000, Agricultural

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This publication is the fortieth Annual Progress Report, featuring many of the crop and livestock research and demonstration projects conducted at the Southeast Research Farm in 2000. This document includes 26 reports on topics such weather data, crop rotations, soybean and corn yields, corn row spacing, increase in alfalfa relative feed value due to potato leafhoppers, using aerial imagery to diagnose defoliation caused by pest of soybeans, phosphorus studies, fertilizer tests, soybean seed treatments, weed control and livestock management.


2001 Winter Wheat Budgets For South Dakota, Department Of Economics Oct 2000

2001 Winter Wheat Budgets For South Dakota, Department Of Economics

Economics Pamphlet Series

No abstract provided.


Future Directions For Joint Agricultural-Environmental Policies: Implications Fo The United Kingdom Experience For Europe And The United States, Thomas Dobbs, Jules Pretty Aug 2000

Future Directions For Joint Agricultural-Environmental Policies: Implications Fo The United Kingdom Experience For Europe And The United States, Thomas Dobbs, Jules Pretty

Economics Research Reports

Major agri-environmental programs tried in the United Kingdom (UK.) since the mid- 1980s are examined in this report. Special attention is given to the Environmental Sensitive Areas (ESA) scheme, the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS), and schemes to promote organic agriculture-first the Organic Aid Scheme and, following that, the Organic Farming Scheme. Several major studies and reviews of these and other agri-environmental schemes in England, Scotland, and Wales have been conducted in recent years. These studies and reviews are drawn upon to examine both the successes and shortcomings of various schemes in drawing farmers into more environmentally sound farming practices and …


South Dakota Fisheries: An Evaluation Of A Chemical Immersion Marking Technique For Juvenile Yellow Perch And Application To A Stocking Assessment Of Marsh-Reared Yellow Perch Into Eastern South Dakota Lakes, Michael L. Brown, Todd St. Sauver, David O. Lucchesi, Jennifer L. Glib, M. Elizabeth Reinhart Jun 2000

South Dakota Fisheries: An Evaluation Of A Chemical Immersion Marking Technique For Juvenile Yellow Perch And Application To A Stocking Assessment Of Marsh-Reared Yellow Perch Into Eastern South Dakota Lakes, Michael L. Brown, Todd St. Sauver, David O. Lucchesi, Jennifer L. Glib, M. Elizabeth Reinhart

Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications

Currently, yellow perch Perca flavescens stocking needs in South Dakota are met by intensive trap and transfer of juvenile and adult perch. The success of these stocking efforts is largely undocumented, primarily due to problems in distinguishing yellow perch produced within the recipient water body and stocked perch. We first developed a transfer-tank marking protocol to determine immersion duration and optimal concentration of oxytetracycline (OTC) hydrochloride needed to produce an effective mark. Then we validated the protocol for adult yellow perch and determined the persistence of OTC in edible muscle tissue. Marking results indicated that satisfactory OTC marks may be …


Corn And Soybeans Basis Patterns For Selected Locations In South Dakota: 1999, Bashir Qasmi May 2000

Corn And Soybeans Basis Patterns For Selected Locations In South Dakota: 1999, Bashir Qasmi

Economics Research Reports

For successful marketing and merchandising in commodity markets, it is important to understand the relationship between cash and futures contract prices. The principal measure for relating these prices is local cash basis.


Herbicide Movement And Dissipation At Four Midwestern Sites, S. A. Clay, R. H. Dowdy, J. A. Lamb, J. L. Anderson, B. Lowery, R. E. Knight, D. E. Clay May 2000

Herbicide Movement And Dissipation At Four Midwestern Sites, S. A. Clay, R. H. Dowdy, J. A. Lamb, J. L. Anderson, B. Lowery, R. E. Knight, D. E. Clay

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

This study was conducted to evaluate atrazine (2‐chloro‐4‐ethylamino‐6‐isopropyl‐1, 3, 5‐triazine) and alachlor (2‐chIoro‐N‐(methoxymethyl)acetamide) dissipation and movement to shallow aquifers across the Northern Sand Plains region of the United States. Sites were located at Minnesota on a Zimmerman fine sand, North Dakota on Hecla sandy loam, South Dakota on a Brandt silty clay loam, and Wisconsin on a Sparta sand. Herbicide concentrations were determined in soil samples taken to 90 cm four times during the growing season and water samples taken from the top one m of aquifer at least once every three months. Herbicides were detected to a …


The Structure Of South Dakota Agriculture Changes And Projections, Matthew Diersen, Larry Jassen, Paula Loewe Feb 2000

The Structure Of South Dakota Agriculture Changes And Projections, Matthew Diersen, Larry Jassen, Paula Loewe

Economics Research Reports

Agriculture in South Dakota has changed greatly in the second half of the 20th century and many more changes will occur in the next 20 to 50 years of the 21st century. ''The technology, organization, and structure of agriculture are dynamic, and future changes may dwarf past ones. The evolution of agriculture will have important impacts on farmers and society at large." (Hallam, 1993, pg. 1 ). The purposes of this report are: (1) to examine and explain key changes in the organization and structure of South Dakota's farm sector, (2) to provide a contemporary profile of farm business and …


A Pilot Study Of The Impact Of Metaphylactic Treatment At Processing On Lung Lesions At Slaughter, W. B. Epperson Jan 2000

A Pilot Study Of The Impact Of Metaphylactic Treatment At Processing On Lung Lesions At Slaughter, W. B. Epperson

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

The utility of metaphylactic antibiotic/anti-inflammatory treatment in prevention of cattle lung lesions was examined. Sixty-nine, single source, ranch direct, fall weaned steers were allocated to treatment or no treatment groups at feedlot arrival in February, 1999. Treatment consisted of single subcutaneous administration of NuflorTM (florfenicol, Schering-Plough Animal Health) at 18 mg/lb bodyweight and BanamineTM (flunixin meglumine, Schering-Plough Animal Health) at 1 mg/lb bodyweight. All steers were weighed, vaccinated with a modified live IBR/PI3 vaccine, implanted, and identified by ear tag. Cattle were fed for maximum gain on a corn-based diet. At harvest, after 133 days on feed, lungs were observed …


Defining Failure Of Passive Transfer In South Dakota Beef Calves, A. K. Courtney, W. B. Epperson, T. A. Wittig, R. J. Pruitt Jan 2000

Defining Failure Of Passive Transfer In South Dakota Beef Calves, A. K. Courtney, W. B. Epperson, T. A. Wittig, R. J. Pruitt

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

Failure of calves to ingest and absorb immunoglobulin from colostrum is a risk factor for illness and decreased performance. Blood samples were taken from 752 calves at three SDSU research units. Total protein in blood, closely correlated to colostral immunoglobulin absorption, was determined and calf health records were collected. Using this data, a classification table of sensitivity and specificity was constructed to determine the relationship between total protein and calf illness and to classify calves as having adequate colostral absorption or inadequate colostral absorption (failure of passive transfer). Along with sensitivity and specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios were calculated …


Steps For Warner-Bratzler Shear Force Assessment Of Cooked Beef Longissimus Steaks At South Dakota State University, K. W. Bruns, D. M. Wulf, R. H. Pritchard Jan 2000

Steps For Warner-Bratzler Shear Force Assessment Of Cooked Beef Longissimus Steaks At South Dakota State University, K. W. Bruns, D. M. Wulf, R. H. Pritchard

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

This article outlines the current protocol for measuring tenderness of cooked beef longissiumus steaks at South Dakota State University using a Warner-Bratzler shear machine.


The Influence Of Body Weight And Marbling Epd On The Relationship Of Intramuscular Fat Content And The Value Of Lean Retail Product In Serially Slaughtered Angus Steers, K. W. Bruns, R. H. Pritchard, D. L. Boggs Jan 2000

The Influence Of Body Weight And Marbling Epd On The Relationship Of Intramuscular Fat Content And The Value Of Lean Retail Product In Serially Slaughtered Angus Steers, K. W. Bruns, R. H. Pritchard, D. L. Boggs

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

It is unclear how age, physiological maturity, and genetics affect intramuscular fat (IM) desposition in cattle. The study used beef cattle of known age and parentage to study the development of primal cuts, total carcass fat and IM fat depots as part of the growth process. Selecting cattle for marbling with the use of paternal grandsire's EPD for marbling was not indicative of differences in the onset or the rate, of development of marbling. Greater differences in EPD for marbling may be needed to observe phenotypic differences. Harvest group affected the level and extent of marbling (P<.10), however there was no harvest group x marbling group interactions indicating no differences occurred in the pattern of marbling development due to marbling EPD. Carcasses expressed a Small degree of marbling between the hot carcass weights of 550 and 650 Ibs. and at a back fat depth of approximately .30 in. In this study utilizing non-implanted steers of the same breed, we found that as days on feed increased, hot carcass weights, back fat depth, and percent carcass fat increased along with marbling score as well as percent 12th rib lipid content. No differences were observed in the weight of the primal cuts when expressed as a percentage of the chilled carcass between marbling groups at each of the five end points. As HCW increased across harvest groups, primal weight increased without a change in the percentage of the carcass represented by the middle meats (sirloin, shortloin, rib).


Effects Of Breed-Type And Breeding System On Efficiency Of Weaned Calf Production, D. M. Marshall Jan 2000

Effects Of Breed-Type And Breeding System On Efficiency Of Weaned Calf Production, D. M. Marshall

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of cow breed-type (two-breed rotations of Simmental x Hereford, Angus x Hereford, and Tarentaise x Hereford) and breeding system (rotational vs terminal sires) on production efficiency to weaning. Cows were limit fed in drylot for one year to simulate weight change of range cows. Both cow breed-type and sire type significantly affected efficiency of weaned calf production (weaning weight divided by cow and calf creep feed ME intake). However, there was an interaction of cow breed-type with breeding system for efficiency of weaned calf production. In particular, Hereford-sired Simmental-Hereford cows had …


Associations Of Beef Production Traits With Polymorphisms In The Growth Hormone Gene And Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Gene, D. M. Marshall, J. Kim Jan 2000

Associations Of Beef Production Traits With Polymorphisms In The Growth Hormone Gene And Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Gene, D. M. Marshall, J. Kim

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

The effects of cow and (or) calf genotype for two candidate gene markers [growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) genes] on production traits were evaluated in a beef cattle herd. The GH polymorphism is located in exon V of the GH gene and is associated with a leucine/valine amino acid substitution. The IGF-1 polymorphism is located in the 5' flanking region of the IGF-1 gene. Cow GH genotype was not significantly associated with cow production traits (milk yield, average weight, hip height, and condition score) or progeny weight at birth or weaning. The regression of weaning weight on …


Comparison Of Estradiol-Trenbolone Acetate Implant Programs For Yearling Steers Of Two Genotypes, Robbi H. Pritchard Jan 2000

Comparison Of Estradiol-Trenbolone Acetate Implant Programs For Yearling Steers Of Two Genotypes, Robbi H. Pritchard

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

Yearling steers (n = 400) were used to evaluate relative payout periods for implants when feeding high grain content diets. Implant treatments included (1) control (nonimplanted), (2) Synovex Plus, (3) revalor-S, and (4) Ralgrorevalor-S. The Synovex Plus (2), revalor-S (3) and Ralgro (4) were administered on day 1. The reimplant with revalor-s (4) was administered after 56 d on feed. Steers were managed in two groups. Initial BW and days fed were 782 Ib, 131 d (Group I), and 661 Ib, 145 d (Group 11). Implants increased production rates and efficiencies, increased carcass size and reduced marbling when compared to …


West River Ag Center Crops And Soils Research Annual Progress Report, 1999, Agricultural Experiment Station Jan 2000

West River Ag Center Crops And Soils Research Annual Progress Report, 1999, Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 1999 annual progress report of the West River Crops Soils Research and Extension Center, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. This report includes a weather summary, winter wheat variety trials, spring and durum wheat variety trials, oat and barley variety trials, safflower variety trials, field pea variety trials, soybean variety testing, management and tillage practices, fungicide, herbicide and insecticide studies.


An Evaluation Of Three Trm Feed-Mixing Wagons, B. J. Johnson, R. H. Pritchard, S. L. Bjornson, W. M. Cerkoney Jan 2000

An Evaluation Of Three Trm Feed-Mixing Wagons, B. J. Johnson, R. H. Pritchard, S. L. Bjornson, W. M. Cerkoney

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

Three mixer wagons, three-auger, reel-type auger, and four-auger, were used to evaluate the adequacy of mix of a grower diet. All three mixers were considered in good mechanical condition. The grower diet contained 12.4% rolled corn, 23.7% wet corn gluten feed, 42% soybean hulls, 15.8% grass hay, and 6.19% liquid supplement on an as-is basis. Monensin was added to the diet at 28glton on an as-fed basis. Samples were obtained after 2, 4, 6, and 8 minutes (min) of mixing. Following the 8-min mixing time, the feed was unloaded as a windrow onto a concrete pad. Samples were obtained from …


Effect Of Calving Time And Weaning Time On Feedlot Performance - A Preliminary Report, R. J. Pruitt, B. J. Johnson, W. B. Epperson, B. D. Rops Jan 2000

Effect Of Calving Time And Weaning Time On Feedlot Performance - A Preliminary Report, R. J. Pruitt, B. J. Johnson, W. B. Epperson, B. D. Rops

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

Cows grazing native range year round at the SDSU Cottonwood Research Station were allotted to 3 management systems; Group 1) a calving season starting in mid March with calves weaned in late October, Group 2) a calving season starting in mid March with calves weaned in mid September, and Group 3) a calving season starting early May with calves weaned in late October. Following weaning the steer calves are transported to the Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm. For two calf crops the steer calves have been fed a high grain diet for maximum gain from weaning to harvest. Group 2 …


Relative Feed Values For High Fiber Corn And Conventional Corn Silage For Growing Steers, C. J. Mueller, R. H. Pritchard, Z. W. Wicks Iii Jan 2000

Relative Feed Values For High Fiber Corn And Conventional Corn Silage For Growing Steers, C. J. Mueller, R. H. Pritchard, Z. W. Wicks Iii

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

The relative feed value of a corn variety developed for the primary purpose of corn silage production was evaluated using a 70-d steer growing trial. The high fiber corn (CSV1) and conventional corn (CSV2) varieties were planted in adjacent plots and harvested at approximately 30% DM. Silage varieties were stored in separate bunker silos and allowed to ferment for 52 d. CSVl yielded 5.4 T/acre while CSV2 yielded 4.7 T/acre (DM basis). Variety affected (P<.001) NDF (43.3% vs 38.6%), ADF (24.1% vs 20.2%), lignin (5.7% vs 4.6%), starch (18.69% vs 30.18%) and CP content (7.37% vs 6.89%) of CSVl and CSV2, respectively. IVDMD was not, different (P>. 10) between varieties. One hundred sixty steers were divided into light (516 ± 7.1 Ib.) and heavy (595 ± 9.7 Ib.) BW groups. Steers …


Influence Of Dietary Mp On The Production Rates And N Usage By Steers Fed High Grain Content Diets, R. H. Pritchard, K. W. Bruns, S. J. Bierman Jan 2000

Influence Of Dietary Mp On The Production Rates And N Usage By Steers Fed High Grain Content Diets, R. H. Pritchard, K. W. Bruns, S. J. Bierman

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

An experiment was conducted to determine if dietary metabolizable protein (MP) could be manipulated to reduce N content of feedlot effluent without compromising production rates in yearling steers fed high grain content diets. Three feeding programs included: LO) 11 % CP fed throughout; HI) 13% CP fed throughout; and LHL) 11 % fed from d 1 to 35, 13% CP (HI) fed d 36 to 94 and 1 1 % CP (LO) fed from d 95 to 1 17. An estradiol-trenbalone acetate implant was administered on d 35. There were 5 pens of 8 steers (BW=7561b) assigned to each treatment. …


Field Peas In Finishing Cattle Diets And The Effect Of Processing, C. P. Birkelo, B. J. Johnson, B. D. Rops Jan 2000

Field Peas In Finishing Cattle Diets And The Effect Of Processing, C. P. Birkelo, B. J. Johnson, B. D. Rops

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

Field peas are usually grown for human consumption. However, quality problems can make them available at times for feeding to livestock. Field peas contain a moderate amount of protein (20-29%) which is highly rumen degradable. They are high in starch (41- 54%) and low in fiber (<9%) suggesting fairly high energy content. The few cattle feeding studies conducted to date have focused on their use in dairy cows and growing calves. No feeding trials have apparently been conducted with finishing cattle fed high-energy diets. The objectives of this study were 1) to evaluate yellow field peas as a replacement for soybean meal and corn grain in a high energy finishing diet and 2) to determine whether or not rolling altered their feeding value.


The Effects Of Energy Sournce And Yeast (Biosaf Sc47) On Feedlot Performance During The Receiving Period, B. J. Johnson, B. D. Rops Jan 2000

The Effects Of Energy Sournce And Yeast (Biosaf Sc47) On Feedlot Performance During The Receiving Period, B. J. Johnson, B. D. Rops

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of soyhulls and Biosaf yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on feedlot performance during the receiving period of newly weaned calves. Two energy sources; corn and soyhulls were fed with or without Biosaf yeast (10g/hd/d). We utilized 154 head of newly weaned steer calves (BW=509 Ib). Energy source had no effect (P>.10) on feedlot performance during the 35d receiving period. Inclusion of Biosaf yeast had no effect on feedlot performance during the 35d receiving period. Consequently, feed cost of gain ($/cwt) was identical for all treatments. Those results indicate soyhulls can replace corn in …


Evaluating The Agronomic Feasibility Of Planting Late Season Corn For Feedlot Cattle, W. M. Cerkony, R. H. Pritchard, Z. W. Wicks Iii Jan 2000

Evaluating The Agronomic Feasibility Of Planting Late Season Corn For Feedlot Cattle, W. M. Cerkony, R. H. Pritchard, Z. W. Wicks Iii

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

Yield, Ib/acre, bushel weight (BD), Ib/bu, relative maturity (RELMAT), chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) were used to screen corn varieties In = 20) of varying maturities grown under the stress of a shortened growing season. Corn varieties were planted in late June of 1996. Whole shell corn (WSC) and ear corn (EC) were harvested. Bushel weight was quantified on WSC. Yields for WSC, and EC were 1941 + 706 and 2307 ± 997 Ib DM/acre, respectively. Whole shell corn and EC were sorted into yield (YGP) groups. Whole shell corn yields were 2942 ± 248, 2305 …


Interpreting Experiment Results, D M. Marshall Jan 2000

Interpreting Experiment Results, D M. Marshall

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

No abstract provided.


Dairy Digest 2000, South Dakota State University Dairy Club Jan 2000

Dairy Digest 2000, South Dakota State University Dairy Club

Dairy Digest

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Calving Time And Weaning Time On Cow And Calf Performance - A Preliminary Report, R. J. Pruitt, B. Epperson, B. Johnson, D. Zalesky, R. Haigh, D. Young Jan 2000

Effect Of Calving Time And Weaning Time On Cow And Calf Performance - A Preliminary Report, R. J. Pruitt, B. Epperson, B. Johnson, D. Zalesky, R. Haigh, D. Young

South Dakota Beef Report, 2000

Cows grazing native range year round were allotted to 3 management systems: 1.) A calving season starting in mid March with calves weaned in late October; 2) A calving season starting in mid March with calves weaned in mid September; and 3) A calving season starting early May with calves weaned in late October. After 2 years of the study, pregnancy rate and calving interval were not affected by management system. Average weaning weight was the highest for the March calving/October weaned group in both years. In the first year of the study, severe winter weather caused a lower calf …


Precision Farming Protocols. Part 2. Comparison Of Sampling Approaches For Precision Phosphorus Management, David E. Clay, Jiyul Chang, C. Gregg Carlson, Doug Malo, Sharon A. Clay, Mike Ellsbury Jan 2000

Precision Farming Protocols. Part 2. Comparison Of Sampling Approaches For Precision Phosphorus Management, David E. Clay, Jiyul Chang, C. Gregg Carlson, Doug Malo, Sharon A. Clay, Mike Ellsbury

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

Research is needed to compare the different techniques for developing site‐specific phosphorus (P) recommendations on a field‐wide basis. The objective of this study was to determine the impact different techniques for developing site‐specific P recommendation maps on yield and profitability. Enterprise analysis combined with a crop simulation model and detailed field characterization was used to estimate the value of spatial P information in a system where N was not limiting. The systems evaluated were continuous corn (Zea mays) and corn and soybean (Gfycine max) rotations where sampling and fertilizer applications were applied annually and semi‐annually, respectively. The sampling techniques tested …