Carrington Research Extension Center 2021 Annual Report

NDSU Extension Webinars Facilitate Adaptation of Drought Management Strategies ............................ 5
Development of Hardy White Grain Sorghum Cultivars ............................................................................ 7
Optimizing Row Spacing and Seeding Rate for Improved Pinto Bean and Kidney Bean Agronomic
Performance Under White Mold Disease Pressure ............................................................................... 9
Digital Applications for In-Field Scouting of Weeds and Pests ............................................................... 12
Variation in Soybean Variety Oil Content................................................................................................ 14
Expanded Applications of GIS for CREC Field Management ................................................................. 16
Experiences Using Distiller’s By-products as a Fertilizer in Corn and Spring Wheat ............................. 18
Impact of Soil K Test and Smectite/Illite Clay Ratio on K Fertilization .................................................... 22
Update on CREC Corn Starter and Foliar Fertilizer Research: Phosphorus and Zinc ........................... 25
Optimizing Fungicide Application Interval Relative to Soybean Maturity for Improved White Mold
Management in Soybeans ................................................................................................................... 26
Effects of Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers on Corn and Wheat Grown Under Irrigation ........... 28
Impact of Sulfur and Nitrogen as Starter and Topdress Applications on Canola .................................... 30
Summary of NDSU Extension 2021 Crop Surveys in South-Central North Dakota ................................ 32
Roughage Source Impacts on Feedlot Performance, Ruminal pH, and
Ruminal Fermentation in Steers .......................................................................................................... 33
Discovering Value in North Dakota Calves: Dakota Feeder Calf Show XX ........................................... 38
Exploring Feeding Performance of Yearling Angus Cattle – ND Angus University Feedout .................. 40
SARE Discovery - Providing Experiences for Educators ........................................................................ 42
Northern-Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project: Drought Persists, SWD Absent .............................................. 43
Weather Summary .................................................................................................................................. 47
Agronomic Research Trials..................................................................................................................... 48