June 26, 2003

 

Crop Tours, Irrigation and Pest and Cereal Management to Be Highlighted at Carrington Field Day July 15

Crop variety and production, irrigation management technologies, pest control and intensive cereal management will be discussed at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center’s annual field day, Tuesday, July 15.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. with tours beginning at 9:30.

A crop variety and production review along with a question and answer session will be lead by crop researchers. Crops included are barley, corn, durum, sunflowers, wheat, oats and soybeans.

Tour stops regarding irrigation management technologies will include optimizing pump energy requirements with variable speed motor controls and cycle stop values, misting system design and disease research, soil moisture monitoring and irrigation scheduling, intensive wheat management, pivot control and springer packages and guidance systems for crop management.

Pest management is one of the topics for an afternoon tour which begins at 1 p.m. Specialists will discuss weed control, small grain and broadleaf disease control and insect management.

Intensive cereal management is another afternoon tour option. Topics of discussion include soil management, nitrogen fertility strategies for wheat, intensive cereal management strategies, intensive management of corn and guidance systems for crop management.

The Carrington Research Extension Center is located 3.5 miles north of Carrington on Highway 281. In addition to the crop management, irrigation and management tours, a livestock tour will also be featured. A sponsored noon lunch will be served.

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Source: Myrna Friedt, (701) 652-2951, myrna.friedt@ndsu.nodak.edu
Editor: Rich Mattern, (701) 231-6136, richard.mattern@ndsu.nodak.edu