NDSU Agriculture

Oil Spill Cleanup

The Environmental Protection Agency, concerned about oil and oil products getting into lakes, rivers and streams, has ordered farms and other facilities that meet certain criteria to have a plan to clean up and mitigate oil spills by Nov. 10.  To learn if you need to develop a plan and what to put in it, check out this fact sheet.

Avoid Livestock Dehydration

Livestock need more water as temperatures rise. Good-quality water is vital for growth, reproduction, digestion and lactation. To learn more, check out "Livestock and Water."

Banded Sunflower Moth Egg Scouting

Economic infestations of the banded sunflower moth are common in North Dakota. If you want to learn how to scout for banded sunflower moth eggs and determine if your sunflower field is at risk, watch a new video on the NDSU Extension Entomology website. 

Helping Producers and Waterfowl

Ducks Unlimited, Bayer CropScience, NDSU and the University of Minnesota have formed a unique collaboration to expand winter wheat acres by developing new winter-hardy, high-yielding and disease-resistant varieties that have good milling qualities. This partnership will help producers increase productivity and profits while benefitting waterfowl at the same time. Read more about it.