For the first time on record, NDSU Extension county agents found zero wheat midge cocoons, potentially reducing farmers' inputs for wheat midge management.

The meetings will provide farmers and ag professionals with an overview of current research findings and practical farm management advice.

This program will provide ag professionals updates on variety performance, pest management and market conditions.

Given this year’s soil moisture, conditions look much better for establishing a strong winter wheat stand than they did in 2024.

Disease management information, updates on new hard red spring wheat varieties and a look at the new NDSU Extension Soil Health Express educational trailer ...

For the fifth year in a row, low populations of wheat midge were present, potentially reducing farmers' inputs for wheat midge management.

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

The majority of soil samples had zero wheat midge cocoons in the soil for the past four years, due to continued dry conditions in northern North Dakota.

The dramatic decrease in wheat midge populations since 2019 is probably due to drought in 2020 through 2022.