The North Dakota State University Agronomy Seed Farm field tour will be held Monday, July 18, starting at 5:30 p.m. The farm is one mile south and one mile west of Casselton.
Crop tours will be conducted to view research trials and receive crop production information. Crop variety performance, fertility management in wheat and corn, water management issues, combine yield monitor calibration and weed control information will be highlighted.
The tour will include a review of barley cultivars by Rich Horsley, NDSU barley breeder, and spring wheat cultivars by Mohamed Mergoum, NDSU spring wheat breeder.
Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension Service soil scientist, and Joel Ransom, Extension agronomist, will discuss some of the reasons for the yellowing in corn and small-grain fields that many producers have experienced this spring. They also will discuss possible remedies.
Marcia McMullen and Sam Markell, NDSU Extension plant pathologists, will give the latest information on crop diseases in grass and broadleaf crops and what can be done to diminish the effects of those diseases.
Richard Zollinger and Kirk Howatt, NDSU Extension weed scientists, will discuss this season's weed management challenges and issues. They also will review weed control in conventional soybeans.
John Nowatzki, NDSU Extension agricultural machine systems specialist, will
present information relating to combine yield monitors and how producers can obtain accurate information from them.
Entomological information will be presented by Jan Knodel, NDSU Extension
entomologist.
All of the NDSU Extension specialists from various disciplines will answer
questions from producers regarding specific production problems.
Following the field tour, participants will be served a dinner provided by the Agronomy Seed Farm and Cass County Agricultural Improvement Association.
For more information, contact the Agronomy Seed Farm at (701) 347-4743.
