July 30, 2003

 

NDSU Field Day set for Aug. 19 Near Oakes

A North Dakota State University field day Aug. 19 at the Oakes irrigation research site will address topics of interest to producers of potato, corn, onions and more specialized crops such as pumpkins and baby corn. Emergent markets for vegetable production will be also addressed.

Activities will start at 9:30 a.m. 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. Morning presentations will include:

• Edible dry bean diseases by Luis del Rio, NDSU Extension Service plant pathologist.
• Planned research to control potato early dying and which crops are best to plant the year before potatoes by Richard Greenland, research agronomist.
• Potato weed control by George Kegode, weed biologist.
• Updates on field corn research by Marcelo Carena, corn breeder.
• Planting potatoes in furrows increases yield and quality by Dean Steele, irrigation and environmental engineer.

There will be a noon meal sponsored by the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District and an after-lunch presentation on GPS guiding systems by John Nowatzki, water quality specialist. The afternoon session will include:

• Weed control in onion production by Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, NDSU high-value crop production specialist.
• Herbicides and cover crop use for pumpkins and response of sweet corn to Aim and Callisto herbicides by Greenland.
• New and emerging marketing opportunities for vegetables by Maynard Helgaas, area commercial vegetable producer.
• Baby corn production Greenland and Leonard Besemann, research assistant.

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Source: Richard Greenland, (701)742-2189, rgreenla@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Editor: Tom Jirik, (710)231-9629, tjirik@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Writer: Scott Lowell, (701)231-7865, slowell@ndsuext.nodak.edu