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This time on On Call Medical Radio: Hypertension.  Hypertension is more commonly known as high blood pressure and some doctors refer to it as a silent killer. Here's our Medical Editor Doctor Rick Holm with Doctor Paul Amundson from Dakotacare with more information. (TRT: 3 min 9 sec) MP3

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In this episode of On Call Medical Radio, medical editor Doctor Rick Holm talks about stokes and how they affect function in the body.  Joining him in this discussion is Doctor Judith Peterson from SoDak Rehab in Sioux Falls.  (TRT: 2 min 48 sec) MP3

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Contact: Tami Watson, (605)-688-5620

 

In this episode of On Call Medical Radio medical editor Doctor Rick Holm speaks with orthopedic specialist Doctor John Ramsay about disabilities and impairments.  Doctor Ramsay is from the Avera Brookings Medical Clinic. (TRT: 3 min) MP3

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Contact: Tami Watson, (605)-688-5620

 

AGBIO COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Manure management training session set for Jan. 19 in Howard

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Livestock producers who want the latest information on manure and nutrient management can get it at a Jan. 19 meeting in Howard.

That's according to South Dakota Cooperative Extension Livestock Educator Jim Krantz, who said the meeting offers a wide range of information for producers.

Krantz:  "There's a livestock manure management meeting scheduled for the Howard Legion Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 19, and we start at 10 a.m. in the morning." (TRT: 11 sec) MP3

Krantz:  "Dr. Erik Loe is a feedlot nutritionist, and he works with the South Dakota Feeder Council of the Cattleman's Association, and he organized this meeting a year ago in Sioux Falls, one just like it, and the attendance was really good, and so he decided to organize another one in a different area this year so that more livestock producers, cattle feeders, would have an opportunity to attend." (TRT: 25 sec) MP3

Krantz:  "Well, manure management is a pretty big topic, but record keeping for those individuals and cattle feeders who have over a thousand animal units is particularly important. NR CS will be there that day to discuss a record-keeping spreadsheet that they've got that helps cattle feeders stay in compliance with EPA and monitor their manure applications, and not only does it do that, but it tracks their nutrient levels in the soil and puts a value on those nutrients as well. Additionally there will be some cattle feeders there or consultants that work with cattle-feeding operations, and they'll discuss their roles and what they have to offer to operators who are involved in cattle-feeding operations and help them manage their manure applications." (TRT: 51 sec) MP3

Krantz:  "One additional speaker on that day on the program, research associate Dave German from South Dakota State University will be on hand and he'll discuss some of the concerns that there might be with winter applications of manure. There is some concern about nutrient movement on frozen soils and he's done some research over the last few years that'll give operators a very good handle on some of the management protocols put in place if applications are made to frozen soils." (TRT: 31 sec) MP3

Krantz:  "They can contact me, Jim Krantz, at the Miner County Extension office in Howard. Our phone number is 605-772-4661, or they can e-mail the Miner County Extension office at miner.county@sdstate.edu." (TRT: 19 sec) MP3

Contact: Jim Krantz, 605-480-1056
Author: Jarett Bies, (605) 688-4642

AGBIO COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Thirty-first annual ranching workshop set for Jan. 13 in Mission

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Ranchers can get the latest information on their trade from the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service during the 31st annual rancher's workshop on Jan. 13 in Mission.

That's according to Jones County Extension Livestock Educator Valerie Mitchell, who said the long-standing event in south central South Dakota will focus on finance, natural resources, production, and family topics for ranchers.

Valerie Mitchell: "We have the 31st annual rancher's workshop, taking place Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at the Sinte Gleska University multipurpose building, which is just on the east side of Mission, South Dakota." (TRT: 18 sec.) MP3

Mitchell: "Registration begins at 9 a.m. Central time. In the Mission area, we do run on Central time. You don't have to pre-register for this workshop, you can register that morning. We'll have information booths there, at the workshop. Rolls and coffee of course, and just give you a chance to chat with your neighbors there in the morning, and then we're going to get the program rolling at 9:45 a.m., so if you have chores to do and can't make it in until a little bit later, you won't miss out on anything, you can come and we'll start at 9:45 a.m. Central." (TRT: 35 sec.) MP3

Mitchell: "We always try to cover four topics that are very pertinent to the ranch. That's finances, natural resources, family, and production. We always try to cover those four topics. This year we're going to start out the day with a demonstration on the drought calculator. It's an Excel-based program that you can put in your rainfall from a local station or your own rainfall records, other resources that you have available, your forages, and then you get an idea of your variance from normal. Sometimes we just need a little extra tool to kind of give us an idea if we're heading toward a drought situation and how we're doing. The other topic that will finish out that first 45-minute session is just a heads-up to our producers that we're getting wind of some changing trends in ag financing, specifically in operating loans. So I think that it's important that we kind of discuss that so that we can maybe be prepared for what's coming down the road. And then to finish out our morning session, we obviously out here have had some grasshopper issues and so I think we're going to get some very good information about economic thresholds and maybe some practical management tools that we can use to keep grasshopper numbers under control and that topic is going to be economic impact of grasshoppers on rangeland." (TRT: 1 min. 25 sec.) MP3

Mitchell: "Once the morning session is complete we will take a break for lunch and an animal health update. Lunch is sponsored by a new sponsor that actually purchased Fort Dodge Animal Health, it's Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. So it should be an interesting animal health update from them, and then also they are sponsoring our noon meal. Then we'll head into our afternoon sessions, and because we always try to include a family topic, we'll be talking about households that thrive in today's times, and hopefully get a look at what a household that is handling these kind-of stressful financial times, what the household might look like, and maybe have some good discussions with that. Keeping the family in mind is a very important part of the ranch. Then we'll have a break, and, because of course we have to give everyone some dessert here after we have lunch. And then we'll finish up the afternoon session with a topic "Cap and Trade's affect on agriculture" which we know cap and trade policy is geared more toward factories, other businesses rather than ag, but obviously the agriculture impacts, or inputs, are going to be impacted by that, so it's going to be a good discussion, I think." (TRT: 1 min. 19 sec.) MP3

Mitchell: "We have a committee that coordinates this workshop. The conservation districts, Mellette and Todd County Conservation Districts, our Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, the Cooperative Extension Service, and also our south-central RC and D, resources and conservation district, I believe, is the group that comes together and coordinates this workshop each year." (TRT: 29 sec.) MP3

Mitchell: "You could give me a call if you have questions about this workshop, Valerie Mitchell, my number is area code 605, 669-7101, and we'll try to get you information." (TRT: 13 sec.) MP3

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Contact: Valerie Mitchell, (605) 669-7101
Author: Jarett Bies, (605) 688-4642