June 30, 2005

Field Day at NDSU’s Agronomy Seed Farm Set for July 11

The annual field day at North Dakota State University’s Agronomy Seed Farm is scheduled for Monday, July 11, at 5:30 p.m.

To start the event, participants will have an opportunity to meet and interact with D.C. Coston, newly named vice president for NDSU Agriculture and University Extension. Ken Grafton, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station director will follow Coston with an update on NDAES activities.

Vern Hofman and Ken Hellevang, NDSU Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, will present information on grain drying and aeration, fan selection, static pressures, the effect of heat applied to the airflow and related topics pertinent to proper grain storage.

Kirk Howatt and Rich Zollinger, NDSU weed scientists, will present information on what's new in weed control, such as new weeds shifting into the local weed spectrum, why they are becoming a problem and how to control them.

Howatt and Zollinger also will discuss which chemicals are hard to find and how to deal with shortages. They will present information on new combinations of old chemicals and if there are new compounds on the market to assist in the control of crop weeds.

Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension Service agronomist, will give an overview of the research recently done relating to the intensive management of wheat, such as high seeding rates and split applications of nitrogen used in the Opticrop Management system.

Brian Otteson, NDSU Agronomy Seed Farm, will report the results of his research on the benefits of intensive management practices on different wheat genotypes and environments during the last three years.

Since the primary function of the NDSU ASF is seed propagation of new varieties, several plant breeders will be on hand to discuss new varieties that NDSU has developed and released and new varieties from other public and private breeding programs. These include several spring wheat, durum, barley and oat varieties.

The tour will conclude with refreshments and a complimentary NDSU Carnivore Catering roast beef/pork dinner furnished by the Agronomy Seed Farm and the Cass County Crop Improvement Association. All area farmers, seedsmen and interested people are invited to attend.

For more information, contact the NDSU Agronomy Seed Farm at (701) 347-4743 or e-mail Thomas.Teigen@ndsu.edu. The Agronomy Seed Farm is a mile south of Casselton and a mile west on the frontage road that parallels I-94 on its north side.

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Source: Tom Teigen, (701) 347-4743, Thomas.Teigen@ndsu.edu
Editor: Rich Mattern, (701) 231-6136, richard.mattern@ndsu.edu

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