NDSU Schedules Getting It Right Soybean Production Meetings

Soybean producers interested in intensive soybean management should plan to attend one of four Getting it Right meetings scheduled for Wyndmere, Carrington, Cando and Valley City.

At the meetings, North Dakota State University Extension Service faculty and staff will discuss soybean research and 2011 production.

“These are soybean educational meetings that can help producers with soybean production decisions and answer questions about soybean management for 2011,” says Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension agronomist.

The meeting dates are:

• Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Wyndmere Community Center
• Wednesday, Jan. 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Carrington Research Extension Center meeting room
• Thursday, Jan. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Cando Armory
• Friday, Jan. 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Valley City Eagles Club

Sam Markell, NDSU Extension pathologist, will provide an update on the disease outlook for 2011 and results from field research conducted in 2010. Two topics covered will be an update on soybean cyst nematode and how to manage white mold in soybeans. Markell will team-teach with Michael Wunsch, NDSU plant pathologist at the Carrington REC. Kandel will address variety selection, the latest information about iron chlorosis prevention, importance of good nodulation, fertility issues and water management.

Greg Endres or Lionel Olson, NDSU area Extension specialists/cropping systems, will discuss intensive soybean management, no-till and strip-till versus conventional-till planting rates, planting dates, plant populations, seed sizes, different soybean production products on the market and weed management issues. NDSU Extension county agents Julie Hassebroek (Wyndmere), Joel Lemer (Carrington), Crystal Martodam (Cando) and Randy Grueneich (Valley City) will be the hosts and provide local crop updates.

The programs and lunches are sponsored by the North Dakota Soybean Council, which oversees promotion, research and marketing programs funded by soybean check-off dollars.

The programs are free and open to the public. Preregistration is not necessary.

NDSU Agriculture Communication – Dec. 27, 2010