July 3, 2003

 

Carrington Field Day Featuring Cereal Crop and Pest Management

North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center's annual field day on Tuesday, July 15 includes numerous crop and livestock educational sessions. During the afternoon (1 to 3:45 p.m.), the event will feature a choice of tours on cereal crop management or crop pest management

Intensive cereal management will include wheat and corn. Topics include soil management using a soil pit as a discussion tool, nitrogen and phosphorus fertility strategies for wheat, intensive wheat management recommendations and current research highlights, intensive management of corn, and field equipment guidance systems. Speakers include Dave Franzen, extension soils specialist; Greg Endres, extension area agronomist; Paul Hendrickson, research specialist/irrigation and agronomy, Joel Ransom, extension cereal crop specialist; and Vern Hofman, extension ag engineer.

The crop pest management tour will provide participants with current updates on weed, small grain and broadleaf disease, and insect management. NDSU Extension Service crop specialists Carl Bradley, Phil Glogoza, Marcia McMullen, and Richard Zollinger will be the presenters. Tour attendees also will be able to participate in a question and answer session.

Field day registration begins at 9 a.m. with tours beginning at 9:30.

A sponsored noon lunch will be served. Also, continuing education credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisors. The Carrington Center is located 3.5 miles north of Carrington on Highway 281.

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Source: Greg Endres, (701) 652_2951,gregory.endres@ndsu.nodak.edu
Editor: Rich Mattern, (701) 231_6136, richard.mattern@ndsu.nodak.edu