NDSU’s Langdon Research Extension Center is scheduled to hold its field day on July 22. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon, followed by lunch.
“Local growers will receive the most up-to-date information regarding the many challenges of the 2021 growing season in northeastern North Dakota,” said Randy Mehlhoff, the center’s director.
Topics to be covered and the presenters are:
• Cover crops on saline and sodic field areas, Naeem Kalwar, Extension soil health specialist at the center
• NDSU soybean crop breeding program update, Carrie Miranda, NDSU soybean breeder
• NDSU pulse crop breeding program update, Nano Bandillo, NDSU pulse crop breeder
• NDSU hard red spring wheat breeding program report, Andrew Green, NDSU hard red spring wheat breeder
• Small-grain disease update, Andrew Friskop, NDSU Extension specialist in small grain diseases
• Canola growing season report, Ron Beneda, CHS agronomist
• Insects affecting canola and other crops in northeastern North Dakota, Anitha Chirumamilla, Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Cavalier County
• Canola disease update, Venkat Chapara, center research plant pathologist
• Soybean and dry bean row spacing study, Bryan Hanson, center research agronomist
• Northeastern North Dakota weed problems, Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension weed specialist
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