Row-crop Field Tour Set at NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center for Sept. 2

Farmers, crop advisers and agricultural industry representatives are invited to attend a row crop field tour on Thursday, Sept. 2, at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center. The tour will begin at 3 p.m. and conclude with a sponsored supper.

Participants will view field research trials and receive production recommendations on dry beans, sunflowers, corn and soybeans, according to Greg Endres, NDSU Extension Service area agronomist.

The tour will begin with information on dry beans and sunflowers. Participants will be able to view dry bean varieties being tested at the Carrington REC and receive a review of their performance. Bean production management research being conducted by NDSU, including considerations for direct-harvest of upright varieties, will be highlighted. Also, discussion will include management of bean diseases, such as rust, white mold and anthracnose.

Sunflower information will include an overview of production research. Also, plant protection specialists will discuss pest challenges, including sunflower rust, white mold and head-infesting insects.

Following a short break at the REC headquarters, the tour will continue at 5 p.m. with a focus on corn and soybeans. The discussion on corn will include a seasonal review and late-season plant development. Also, the audience will view corn production trials that include work with plant nutrition and harvest management.

Tour participants will hear presentations and be able to view research trials on soybean varieties, crop establishment and plant nutrition. In addition, plant pathologists will show samples and discuss soybean disease management, including white mold, cyst nematode and other root and stem diseases. These are diseases farmers should be scouting for in their fields before harvest in preparation for future soybean production.

Refreshment and meal sponsors are the North Dakota Soybean Council, National Sunflower Association and North Dakota Corn Growers Association and Utilization Council. Each organization has been invited to provide brief updates on its activities during supper.

Four continuing education credits will be available for certified crop advisers.

Additional information about the tour is available from the Carrington REC at (701) 652-2951 or at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/CarringtonREC/.

NDSU Agriculture Communication