NDSU President David Cook, center, and others are scheduled to tour the state of North Dakota in conjunction with NDSU Research Extension Center annual Field Days from July 8-18.
NDSU President David Cook, university administrators, deans and others are slated to participate in the annual North Dakota Tour on July 8-18 at locations throughout the state.
During the tour, Cook and other NDSU representatives will meet with alumni, local leaders, legislators, members of the State Board of Higher Education, NDSU Extension employees, agricultural producers and other key stakeholders to support groundbreaking agriculture research in North Dakota, connect with communities across the state and highlight NDSU’s Land Grant mission of human development, research, entrepreneurship, service, outreach and community engagement.
The North Dakota Tour coincides with NDSU’s Research Extension Center annual field days, which highlights groundbreaking NDSU agriculture research at seven Research Extension Centers across the state and the NDSU Agronomy Seed Farm in Casselton, North Dakota. Field days are open to the public and will feature speakers, presentations and tours covering an array of topics.
The statewide tour will kick off with one of two North Dakota Tour Bison Social events that are free and open to the public. President Cook will be joined by NDSU Athletics staff and coaches at the social events.
The first North Dakota Tour Bison Social is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10 in Watford City at the Rough Rider Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The second Bison Social is set for Thursday, July 18 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Grand Forks Country Club in Grand Forks.
Field day dates and locations are:
- July 8 – Central Grasslands Research Extension Center (10 a.m.-3 p.m. CDT)
- July 9 – Dickinson Research Extension Center (8 a.m.-noon MDT agronomy tour)
- July 9 – Hettinger Research Extension Center (3 p.m.-7 p.m. MDT)
- July 10 – Dickinson Research Extension Center (8 a.m.-noon MDT livestock tour)
- July 10 – Williston Research Extension Center (4 p.m.-8 p.m. CDT agronomy and horticulture tours)
- July 11 – Williston Research Extension Center (8:30 a.m.-noon CDT irrigation tour at Nesson Valley Irrigated Site)
- July 15 – Agronomy Seed Farm (5 p.m.-8 p.m. CDT)
- July 16 – Carrington Research Extension Center (9 a.m.-3 p.m. CDT livestock, agronomy, organic and sustainable agriculture, and horticulture tours)
- July 17 – North Central Research Extension Center (8:30 a.m.-noon CDT)
- July 18 – Langdon Research Extension Center (8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. CDT)