Dickinson Research Extension Center Field Days set for July 16 and 17

The North Dakota State University Dickinson Research Extension Center (DREC) will host a ranch/livestock-focused field day on July 16 and agronomy field day on July 17.

The July 16 event begins at 9 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) at the Manning Ranch Headquarters in Manning, North Dakota, and will conclude with a provided lunch.

Presenters and topics for the livestock tour are:

• Drought forage options – James Rodgers, North Central Research Extension Center interim assistant director and Extension forage systems specialist
• Fly management – Doug Landblom, DREC associate Research Extension Center specialist
• Low mineral nitrogen in rangelands - Llewellyn Manske, DREC rangeland research scientist
• Livestock stress – Rachel Gibbs, Extension livestock systems specialist at the Hettinger Research Extension Center and Lisa Pederson, Extension livestock specialist at the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center
• Ranch finance trends – Thomas Wood, Bismarck State College farm business management education program director
• Soil health demonstrations – Chandler Gruener, NDSU Extension soil heath specialist

The July 17 event begins at 4:30 p.m. (MDT) at the North Dakota State University Dickinson Research Extension Center. 

A ribbon-cutting highlighting the opening of the new Wardner Agricultural Laboratory at the DREC and a BBQ supper will kick off the agronomy tour.

Presenters and topics for the agronomy tour are:

• Robot weeder – Eshkabilov Agrimechatronics Research Group, NDSU Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Herbicide-resistant weed management – Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension weed specialist
• BioChar – Krishna Katuwal, DREC research agronomist
• Veris demonstration – Josh Hammond, FarmAssist Consulting 
• DREC crops research update – Victor Gomes, Extension cropping systems specialist at the DREC
• Spring wheat varieties – Andrew Green, NDSU spring wheat breeder
• Barley varieties – Rich Horsley, NDSU Department of Plant Sciences head
• Management of forages and cover crops for drought adaptation – Rodgers
• Soil health trailer – Carlos Pires, NDSU Extension soil health specialist and Chandler Gruener, Extension soil health specialist at the NCREC

For youth ages 5 to 13, STEM activities and an ice cream-making workshop will be available during the agronomy tour.

For more information, visit the DREC event page at ndsu.ag/drecevents or contact Chris Augustin, DREC director, at 701-456-1103 or chris.augustin@ndsu.edu.

NDSU Agriculture Communication – June 25, 2025

Source: Chris Augustin, 701-456-1103, chris.augustin@ndsu.edu

Editor: Kelli Anderson, 701-231-6136, kelli.c.anderson@ndsu.edu