NEWS for North Dakotans
Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State University
7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665
May 13, 1999
Field Days Scheduled at NDSU Research Extension Centers
A schedule and tentative agenda has been set for each of the annual field-day tours at
the North Dakota State University Research Extension Centers. These field tours are
designed to showcase the latest research being carried out by scientists with the North
Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the NDSU Extension Service.
- June 16—Streeter: The first field day of the 1999 growing season will begin at 6
p.m. (free dinner to follow) at the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center. The
center is located four miles north of Streeter on Highway 30 (or 11 miles south of I-94),
five miles west and a quarter mile south. New NDSU President Joseph Chapman will deliver
opening remarks. Attendees will learn about alfalfa for grazing, self-limiting supplements
for yearling steers, management of flea beetles for leafy spurge control, grazing lands
and soil health, and managing rangelands from a water-conservation perspective. Another
discussion will focus on new research that will attempt to simulate drought and gauge
grazing effect on grasslands under stress. For more information, call (701) 424-3606.
- June 30—Casselton: Field day events will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Agronomy Seed
Farm, located one mile south of Casselton and one mile west on the frontage road which
parallels I-94 on its north side. Varietal plot tours will focus on hard red and hard
white spring wheat, durum, two- and six-rowed barley, and oats. There will also be
discussions on various aspects of weed control and mechanized technology. A noon luncheon
will follow the tours. For more information, call (701) 347-4743.
- July 6—Hettinger: The field day at the Hettinger Research Extension Center will
include a discussion of alternative crops, beginning at 3 p.m. MDT, and a small grains
tour at 5 p.m. MDT. The center is located on the west edge of Hettinger along U.S. Highway
12. There likely will also be a weed-control tour that day. A number of off-station tours
are also scheduled for mid-summer. For more information, call (701) 567-4323.
- July 7—Dickinson: Field day events at the Dickinson Research Extension Center will
begin early—with a sunrise tour of the grounds focusing on the Outdoor Wildlife
Learning Sites (OWLS) project. The center is located about three-quarters of a mile north
of I-94 in the northwest corner of Dickinson. Eastbound traffic (coming from the west)
should take Exit 59, and westbound traffic should take Exit 62. Agronomy tours will be
available throughout the day at the center. The morning tours will feature small grain
varieties, and the afternoon tours will include topics such as making crop production
profitable, replacing wheat-fallow with intensive cropping systems, and integrated
crop-livestock systems. Lunch will be served at the center for those involved with morning
crop tours. Meanwhile, a tour of the station's ranch headquarters at Manning will begin at
9 a.m. MDT. Transportation to the site will be provided. This program will feature
farm/ranch techniques involving Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), which can
help beef enterprises produce a high-quality, safe products. Also at Manning will be
discussions about range and swine research, which will be followed by lunch and travel
back to the center. Starting at 3:30 p.m. MDT, the horticulture tour will feature herbs
and vines, as well as discussion of efficient water utilization. The day's events will
conclude with a sponsored barbecue beginning at 5 p.m. MDT. For more information, call
(701) 483-2348.
- July 8—Williston: Beginning at 8:30 a.m. CDT, the field day at the Williston
Research Extension Center will include morning and afternoon plot tours. The center is
located 4½ miles west of Williston on U.S. Highway 2. Morning tours are likely to focus
on small grain varieties, weed control and horticulture. Following a noon luncheon,
afternoon tours will include discussion on oilseed and alternative crops, with one focus
being canola and canola research. The field day will conclude by mid-afternoon. For more
information, call (701) 774-4315.
- July 13—Carrington: The program at the Carrington Research Extension Center will
begin at 9 a.m., with morning tours commencing at 9:30 a.m. Afternoon tours, starting at
1:15 p.m., will follow a sponsored lunch. Both morning and afternoon tours are
subject-matter specific. The tentative topics are cereal and broadleaf crop variety
reviews (to include a discussion of germplasm), crop pest management and control, soil and
water management, crop production practices, and a research review of livestock production
for beef and bison. The center is located 3.5 miles north of Carrington on Highway 281.
For more information, call (701) 652-2951.
- July 14—Minot: Activities at the North Central Research Extension Center, located
one mile south of Minot on U.S. Highway 83, will begin at 9 a.m. Tour topics will include
cereal grain varieties, alternative crops, oilseeds and weed control. A pest-management
clinic will be conducted throughout the morning. Following a noon luncheon, a
ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house will take place at the new Technology Transfer
Center. For more information, call (701) 857-7679.
- July 15—Langdon: The field day at the Langdon Research Extension Center, located a
mile east of Langdon, begins at 8:30 a.m. The morning tour will focus on small grain
production and 1999 production problems or potential problems. Following a sponsored
lunch, the afternoon tour will involve discussion of oil and broadleaf crops and a
continuation of the talk on production problems. For more information, call (701)
256-2582.
- July 21—Sidney, Mont.: The field day for the Eastern Ag Research Center, located
one mile north of Sidney on U.S. Highway 200, will begin at 8:30 a.m. MDT. Tours will run
from 9 a.m. to noon MDT and a sponsored lunch will follow. Tour topics will include
sugarbeets, potatoes, transgenic sugarbeets, malting barley, safflower, durum, alternative
irrigated crops and value-added alfalfa. For more information, call (406) 482-2208.
- Aug. 17—Oakes: Activities are tentatively scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., conclude
by 4 p.m. and include morning and afternoon tours as well as a noon luncheon. The Oakes
irrigation research site is located about 67 miles south of the I-94 Highway 1 exit (west
of Valley City), about 4.5 miles south of Oakes on Highway 1. During the morning field
crop tours, subjects likely to be discussed include white mold control in dry edible
beans, nightshade control in dry edible beans and review of a soybean performance trial.
Vegetable crops will be the focus of the afternoon tours, and the topics may include
barley as a cover crop in cabbage, weed control in onions, planting rates for carrots, and
the pros and cons of using beds in carrot production. Additional talks tentatively
scheduled include nitrogen fertilization of carrots and spraying carrots in storage with
Benlate fungicide for control of white mold. For more information, call (701) 742-2189.
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Source: Agriculture Communication (701) 231-7881
Editor: Dean Hulse (701) 231-6136