The North Dakota State University Research Extension Centers’ annual field days are set. The annual events at NDSU's Research Extension Center sites across the state will feature speakers, tours and field demonstrations for farmers, ranchers, crop advisers, landowners, horticulturalists and local stakeholders.

“The agricultural research conducted at our NDSU Research Extension Centers provides research-based solutions that advance agricultural production systems in a variety of areas, including agronomy and crop production, livestock and rangeland management, precision agriculture and value-added activities," says Greg Lardy, the Joe and Norma Peltier Vice President for NDSU Agriculture. "During the NDSU Field Days, our researchers showcase the work they’ve invested in developing timely, practical solutions for agriculture in North Dakota and across the region.”

The dates and locations for the field days are the following:

July 7 – Central Grasslands Research Extension Center – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT

July 8 – Hettinger Research Extension Center – 5 to 8 p.m. MDT

July 9 – Dickinson Research Extension Center – 4:30 to 9 p.m. MDT

July 10 – Williston Research Extension Center – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT

July 13 – Agronomy Seed Farm – 5 to 7:30 p.m. CDT

July 14 – Carrington Research Extension Center – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT

July 15 – North Central Research Extension Center – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT

July 16 – Langdon Research Extension Center – 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT

Aug. 5 – Nesson Valley Irrigation Station – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT

Aug. 6 – Oakes Irrigation Research Site – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT

More information about field days can be found at ndsu.ag/Field-Days-26.

The sites' events will include observing the 100th anniversary of the Ceres spring wheat variety, which was the first spring wheat bred and released at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Ceres has had a major impact on wheat production in North Dakota over the last century, providing agricultural stability in the northern Great Plains.

“When L.R. Waldron released Ceres wheat in 1926, its yield and rust resistance made it a dominant spring wheat and established a genetic foundation that still shapes wheat breeding today,” says Richard Horsley, head of NDSU’s Department of Plant Sciences.

NDSU is an R1 research institution as defined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

NDSU Agriculture Communication – June 10, 2026

Source: Greg Lardy, 701-231-7660, gregory.lardy@ndsu.edu

Editor: Dominic Erickson, 701-231-5546, dominic.erickson@ndsu.edu