This year’s agenda will provide updates on new soybean insect pests to monitor, small grain disease management and more.

Ergot has been found in several parts of North Dakota.

Black grass bugs feed on a variety of grasses, such as crested wheat grass, brome grass, bluegrass and orchard grass, and field crops, such as wheat, barley, ...

Grain stores best when it is cool and dry.

A benefit of planting winter wheat is providing living cover over the winter to hold soil in place and prevent it from blowing.

Stored wheat and barley should be cooled and checked for moisture content to prevent deterioration.

The 2009 crop profit projections are better than expected and are favorable when viewed in a longer historical context.

With few exceptions, all crops show positive returns to labor and management in all regions of North Dakota where the projections were made.

Decreased wheat midge populations in 2020 and 2021 are probably due to drought.