Submitted by: agcomm,  Thu Dec 18 12:35:24 1997


                        December 18, 1997
 
Dry Bean, Field Pea and Soybean Meeting Set Jan. 16 at Carrington 
 
     North Dakota State University's Carrington Research
Extension Center will host it's annual grain legume production
meeting on Friday, Jan. 16, to assist growers in deciding what to
grow in 1998 by providing them with details about the production
and economics of raising dry edible beans, field peas and
soybeans.
     Registration and refreshments begin at 8:30 a.m.  Concurrent
sessions on field peas and soybeans begin at 9, and concurrent
sessions on dry beans and soybeans will be offered at 1:30.  All
sessions will include discussions of cultivar selection, stand
establishment, pest management and harvest techniques.  Growers
will talk about production techniques and expriences.
     From 11:45 to 1:30, general sessions on the benefits, risks
and economics of putting legumes in a rotation will be presented.
     Speakers at the meeting include NDSU extension agents and
agronomists, industry representatives and south-central North
Dakota farmers.  The event is free and open to the public.  For
more details, contact the Carrington Center at (701) 652-2951 or
the Stutsman or Wells county offices of the NDSU Extension
Service.
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NDSU Agriculture Communication
Source: Greg Endres (701) 652-2951
Editor: Barry Brissman (701) 231-7866