BISMARCK
– U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded
North Dakota State University (NDSU) two grants totaling $600,000 to promote
innovative work in nutrition and reproduction of beef cattle.
- $300,000
to study the impacts of providing vitamin and mineral supplementation to
beef heifers throughout gestation, compared to unsupplemented heifers.
- $300,000
to study and develop nutritional strategies to improve heifer development
and calf performance, thereby improving production efficiency of the
cow-calf industry.
