Postharvest cleanout will be among the topics presented during NDSU’s Dickinson Research Extension Center field day, scheduled for Wednesday, July 14.
The program is set to begin with registration at 8 a.m. at the center’s headquarters in Dickinson and ends with lunch provided by the Dickinson Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee at noon.
Field day topics and presenters are:
• Current agronomic research at the center and soil pH overview - Chris Augustin, soil scientist and center director, and Ryan Buetow, NDSU Extension cropping systems specialist at the center
• Weather, soil, disease and interactions - Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension soil science specialist, and Andrew Friskop, NDSU Extension plant pathologist
• Resistance and issues of concern in broadleaf crops - Sam Markell, NDSU Extension plant pathologist, and T.J. Prochaska, NDSU Extension cropping system specialist at the North Central Research Extension Center
• Combine cleanout, weeds and factors impacting control - Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension weed specialist, and Caleb Dalley, NDSU weed scientist at the Hettinger Research Extension Center
• Current and emerging markets - David Ripplinger, NDSU Extension bioproducts/bioenergy economist
A soil sampling workshop will be held after the field day from 1 to 4 p.m. at the center.
Workshop speakers are Buetow; Augustin; Franzen; Leo Bortolon, NDSU Extension cropping systems specialist; Doug Landblom, animal scientist at the center; and John Breker, AGVISE soil scientist.
For more information, contact Buetow at 701-456-1106 or ryan.buetow@ndsu.edu.
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