ANIMAL SCIENCES

Sheep Out Baaaaaaaaaack At KVRR

Student from NDSU Sheep Program tells us what it's Like to Raise Sheep

  NDSU Junior Kacey Koester joins Adam Ladwig and Emily Welker to talk about what it’s like to raise sheep with the NDSU Sheep Program. She brought a two-year-old sheep and her twin two-month-old baby ewe lambs to the KVRR studios. Koester talks about the round-the-clock care sheep need at NDSU, and the importance they serve in the local ag…

NDSU Working on Helping Ag Producers Through Drought

Organizers say hay is crucial to many farmers in the region and they're grateful to lend a helping hand

FARGO, ND — NDSU is teaming up with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture to provide relief to livestock producers affected by the drought. Both organizations have set up a location near the university to accept hay donations which will be distributed to farmers and ranchers in need during a hay lottery. So far, more than 400 bales of hay…