The decrease in wheat midge can be attributed to the drought, which may have prevented wheat midge larvae from dropping out of the wheat heads in late summer.

Only 7 percent of soil samples show a moderate to high risk for wheat midge infestation.

National Hard Spring Wheat Show has taken on a different look this year with the incorporation of the Best of the Best program.

Wheat remains unharvested in parts of North Dakota.

These fields probably were infected last fall and the warm weather this spring has increased mite development and virus spread.

A concern with ACRE is the ""if"" questions.

Cool-season cereal grains fared better than warm-season grains during this year’s drought conditions.

Establishing a winter cereal for grazing next spring will allow producers to delay pasture turnout, giving drought-stressed pastures more time to recover.

Top-dressing should begin as soon as practical.