Submitted by: agcomm,  Thu Dec 11 09:42:28 1997


                         December 11,1997
 
Western Dakota Crops Day to Feature Alternative Crops, Dec. 18 
  
     The Western Dakota Crops Day, sponsored by North Dakota
State University's Hettinger and Dickinson research extension
centers, will feature alternative crop production and marketing
strategies, as well as global positioning satellite technology
for today's farmer.  The one-day presentation is free, and begins
at 9 a.m., MST, on Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Hettinger Armory in
Hettinger, N.D.
     Steve Edwardson, crop management specialist with Minn-Dak
Growers Ltd. of Grand Forks, will discuss marketing strategies,
contracts and market trends for alternative crops such as
buckwheat, canola, sunflowers and crambe.  Eric Eriksmoen,
research agronomist at the Hettinger Research Extension Center,
will discuss results of research being conducted on more than 40
crops that might be adapted to southwestern North Dakota.  Pat
Carr, Dickinson Research Extension Center agronomist, will
present results of research on integrating various alternative
crops into dryland cropping systems.
     Carl and Janice Mattson, wheat farmers at Chester, Mont.,
will present an update on how farmers can use global positioning
satellite technology. 
     For more information on the Crops Day, call the Hettinger
Research Extension Center at (701) 567-4325.
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NDSU Agriculture Communication
Source: Erik Ericsmoen (701) 567- 4325
Editor: Barry Brissman  (701) 231-7866