The economic threshold for soybean aphids in the upper Midwest is 250 per plant in 80 percent of a field.

The only time yield loss is noticeable is when larvae burrow into unopened buds, which prevents proper head development.

A significant new provision of the 2008 farm bill is the agricultural disaster relief trust fund and supplemental agricultural disaster assistance program.

The total annual business payroll in North Dakota was $8.4 billion in 2006.

NDSU's George Flaskerud presented the Distinguished Service Award by the North Dakota Association of Ag Educators.

North Dakota’s total oil production in 2007 of approximately 45 million barrels comprised 2.4 percent of the nation’s total production.